10 Website Portfolio Tips To Get Hired As A Graphic Designer

Many designers are actively searching for new projects making the market a highly competitive one. In this video, we share 10 tips to create an effective design portfolio.
0:00 Intro
1:06 Let them find you
3:05 Stop pretending
4:12 Sleek doesn't sell
5:39 Don't display your web design skills
6:30 Who is going to hire you?
7:01 Quality not quantity
7:48 Keep it simple
8:35 Be clear
9:32 How can I contact you?
10:35 SEO
#portfolio #graphicdesigner #graphicdesignportfolio

[@moistpotato8917]

I was literally just thinking about rebranding as a "studio". Haha thank you for telling me this.

[@BS23Designs]

Not a web designer specifically, but some of your tips really helps me as a graphic designer in general. Thank you for sharing, I hope you will keep making these useful videos!!

[@djart4715]

Omg thank you so much for your video! I really love how simple and cohesive your tips are! I am a student and I didn’t know where to start and this really helped!

[@sliceofspring7723]

Thank you so so much for making this video! I’ve been pretty back and forth with updating my portfolio on squarespace (really didnt know what was the best way to go about it) and you really helped answer a lot of the questions I had in mind!! I’m quite a recent subscriber and I’m so glad to have found your channel (you really deserve more recognition and I love your honesty a lot!) I’ve really gained so much insight re: the industry along with ways to grow as a designer and I’m so thankful for that! Looking forward to more of your videos! :)

[@designthescenes]

thank you so much! glad to hear I have been to help you... more videos coming up, usually on wednesdays ; )

[@Mouserocksnerd]

This has been probably the most valuable video I've ever seen on portfolio creation. I am doing probably seven out of 10 of those things wrong already haha. And I've been wondering why I can't get any clients! This is absolutely the best advice I've ever received. You definitely got an instant follow here! Thank you thank you thank you hopefully I can implement these this weekend and improve my site and ultimately my business!

[@edo2470]

This is a great video. Thank you for your insights! Keep it up!

[@Brianmuchiri]

This was a critical video I needed to watch glad KZbin knows me so well... Thanks 🙏

[@edwardrocca]

This video deserves more views :). Thanks for the tips! I'm putting together my portfolio for an internship right now and this definitely helps!

[@designthescenes]

Thanks Edward, and I hope this helps for your internship. I agree this video can be helpful to many, considering doing a shorter version at some point soon. Good luck!

[@cher8067]

Thank you so much for the do's and don'ts! I am going to check my portfolio and definitely there are a lot to be improved! Thanks for sharing your experience and look forward to more great contents!

[@designthescenes]

You are so welcome!

[@Swati.CreativeHandEmbroidery]

Great video with a excellent clarity. Thanks.

[@alphakokak7695]

Thankyou so much for this! ❤

[@pangyadora]

Very useful tips! Thank you for sharing.

[@TemidayoOlatunji]

Thanks so much I really appreciate your tips , they are so effective.

[@oceanetiphaigne1756]

Each of your video is a delight, thank you for sharing your experiences : super valuable!!

[@designthescenes]

Thanks Oceane!

[@jozef_s]

Great video! Thank you.

[@reflectrue]

Fist of all thanks for sharing this! as a beginner or mediocre I find it really helpful to be reminded again and again how to be reminded the basics :)

[@designthescenes]

Even myself need to be reminded of the basic ; ) glad it helped!

[@kavishkayasindu1852]

Thank you sir! Its really helps me lot.

[@ensarabdullahu1972]

Opened my eyes, thank you!

[@thomasparsons8587]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@user-xf4lt5jq4t]

Thank you very much. Easy presentation of information to the viewer.

[@oswaldomarcano6197]

Excellent video! Thanks

[@nafimulabir]

Loved the video! The videos I watched before about portfolio making were all about the design aspect and how to present your work, but yours really punches us to the reality and practicality of it all.

[@designthescenes]

Thank you friend!

[@nafimulabir]

@@designthescenes You're welcome! You're really nice to take the time to reply to us all!

[@bboylils3742]

Thank you very much for the great video.

[@ManojPrasanna]

great. thank you for sharing.

[@neyreoliveira2811]

Loved the tips.

[@bancroftberlin]

Nr. 4 is the most valuable advice and a real pitfall. I guess many make their portfolios look sleek to show that they can bring value to the client, not knowing that they are doing a disservice to themselves.

[@designthescenes]

Yes, unfortunately a lot of designers fail to see this.

[@julious3603]

Very good points!!!

[@artbyash-ashleypower4122]

For YEARS I have been contemplating changing my business name to something "more creative", instead of my name. Now I can stop contemplating...haha LOVE this video

[@KASIXCREATIVITY]

A lot of value here!

[@do-user-6502]

nice ! very technical but nothing to difficult

[@sylviamojica2625]

Have learned a lot from this video!m Thanks a lot!

[@frankuvlkan]

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[@maitemorales5172]

You're amazing!!! Thank you for making this vid and sharing your experience... Will definitely check mi portfolio to make some improvements, thank you so much again for the help!!! Saludos :)

[@designthescenes]

Glad it was helpful!

[@yulose9]

Thank you!!!!

[@tomatokosir]

Good tips, as always, Alex. I will share it to my ex students. Best regards from Ljubljana! (*)

[@designthescenes]

Thank you, glad it helps!

[@bluejeans5496]

thanks for this!!!!

[@frankuvlkan]

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[@tylergibson2724]

Great video!

[@designthescenes]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@graphicmania9509]

Thanks a million

[@optimist_yashu]

Thankyou so much

[@roop11650]

Thank you so much, these tips are so great to crack an overseas job as I am trying for the past few months. god, bless you.

[@designthescenes]

You got this!

[@colina1197]

Nice tips, straight forward is the way

[@designthescenes]

Thanks! I was afraid video was too long but it was hard to keep it shorter ; )

[@frankuvlkan]

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[@TemidayoOlatunji]

Please make a step by step tutorial on how to start creating a portfolio and the best website to do so.

[@ShirinNMonfared]

Thank you.

[@frankuvlkan]

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[@sureshthammineni]

Great! This video deserves trending in graphic design Thanks for the help. Can you help me with your portfolio link.

[@designthescenes]

Glad it helped! I removed my site since I only got spams and weird requests.

[@odysseyofthelinecalligraph4195]

Question: I just started my portfolio and your advice is awesome. The part that stuck with me in this video is Keep it simple! So, I make surface patterns and am looking to purchase a fabric mock up bundle to showcase my patterns on my portfolio. My question is, am I overcomplicating things by doing this? Do companies want to see the patterns on products? Or should I just keep it really simple and post the patterns as a picture on my portfolio? Thank you

[@designthescenes]

Mockups are always helpful to display your work! start first with your pattern work, even if you have sketches on the process (1 to 3 images) then add a section: examples of usage. Then add the mockups and see how it looks. The buyer would want to see how it looks on something, and this will help sell it better.

[@artmate7263]

Great video, I only disagree with the first one 😅😂 not everyone have a short "sexy" name, my name is a long compound name... terrible for a domain name. I decided to go with a fantasy name for my domain... Keep it up the good work!

[@designthescenes]

oh yeah you are right, didnt consider long names, but maybe an abbreviation or a short version I would say, but hope it works for you and it is easier to remember!

[@artmate7263]

@@designthescenes Yes, it works, sonar so good 👌🏼

[@DailyDaze]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA IVE LITERALLY PURCHASED A STUDIO DOMAIN LIKE 10 MINS BEFORE WATCHING YOUR VID AAAAAAAAAAAAA PAIN - Appreciate the tips, I'll redo that and will just go with my name instead now

[@lalapashayeva1107]

Omg thank you so much for this video. I have been in doubt for the last 6 months about how to create my website and showcase of my work. It is just every day I'm surfing muzli websites, and there are such cool websites out there. With animations & transitions and all of that. I would love to have them on my website too, but to be honest me wanting to capture the attention of my future clients & people comes from the thought that maybe my works are not that cool to them, so my website can be a substitute.... but as you said, my portfolio is not another project. It does not have to be perfect.

[@designthescenes]

Yes, your website is not just another creative project, your website is just a project of conversion: converting your portfolio into an interview.

[@frankuvlkan]

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[@HalftoneHareem]

How do you conceptualize a project to add to your portfolio? How can I know what to make when I haven’t done any client work before

[@designthescenes]

you need to study first and learn many other things before, the projects you get from school can become part of your junior portfolio

[@jordan_styla7655]

Hi im Jlee,a 1st year graphic design student and i wanna know the best tip for student graphic designers.

[@dcabral00]

How about a situation where you held a job for over 21 years! However, your work is very niche to the company. Basically, I personalized certificates and created forms, stationery, and business cards for the staff. I am very functional in my job, but there is very little variety in projects I've been involved.

[@designthescenes]

Then would you say you are more a production designer? then you have to present yourself as production, you got to rely more on your CV and have a nice presentation website but your angle is not really about variety because you dont have.

[@dcabral00]

@@designthescenes You're right. I agree. Thank you.

[@atamatamian4916]

what r the designers u mentioned ? around 9 min of ur video

[@voodazz]

Where is your portfolio link?

[@designthescenes]

Cant put links here to avoid spammers, you just need to dig a bit. Go on the design the scenes .com and in the books I wrote you will find my name.

[@Omnitrix8]

Another mistake in many portfolio's is rating your skills. It is a NO NO!!

[@designthescenes]

oh yeah that definitely is a NO, well spotted!

[@ziolp]

why

[@Omnitrix8]

@@ziolp becaue you are highlighting your weakness. And quite frankly, it holds no relevance.

[@chriscorbart]

Let your work do the talking.