PORTFOLIO GUIDE
- Keep it simple
Simplicity Is the ultimate sophistication. Make your portfolio simple and easy to use. Avoid making it cluttered and complicated. Skip all the unnecessary features and add-ons and instead keep the essential things in your portfolio: your work.
- Mention Previous Job Experience
Have you had any jobs previously, or were you working as an intern? You can add these experiences to your portfolio. Mention things you had learned and any relevant information. Make sure it's appropriate to your field.
- Present Only Your Best Work
You can put as many projects as you want. Still, people reviewing your portfolio won't spend their time reviewing all the projects, so you have to decide which projects are your best and only present them in your portfolio.
- Downloadable Resume
You should make it simple for potential employers to download a copy of your resume and print it out if they want to. Because many people still use hard-copy resumes today. So please add it.
- Make Sure to add links to your projects & code
Add live links to your projects; it's a great idea to show your clients the best work you've done so that clients can understand what you're capable of
- Include Testimonials or Reviews
Having testimonials or reviews from previous clients is best. Clients can naturally trust each other more than they trust just marketing collateral, so that testimonial adds more weight to the decision they're trying to make.
- Share About Yourself
Add some personality to your portfolio. You can make a descriptive “About” page to learn more about you, your background, & your education. Also, make sure to link to your LinkedIn.
- Stay Consistent in Design
Consistency in design is about making elements uniform — having them look and behave the same way, for example, consistent navigation, consistent page layouts, or consistent control elements. That consistency helps constantly prove a user's assumptions about the user interface, creating a sense of control, familiarity, and reliability.
- Show Your Awards & Acknowledgments
Have you ever been recognized for something outstanding? Share it in your portfolio. The awards/recognition can be anything
- Include a Contact Form
The most important part of your portfolio, apart from your work, is a contact form. People should be easily able to get in touch with you. You can include a generic contact form on your website, and you should also add a way the visitors can get in touch with you—whether it's an email address or a phone number.
- Keep the User Experience Some project ideas to put in your portfolio in Mind
I have seen a lot of portfolios where loading animation appears, and it lasts more than 15 - 30 seconds, and it's not a good user experience. Like that, there are many things you should take care of, such as easy navigation, good background and text contrast, good call to action buttons, etc.
I hope this will help :>
- Keep it simple
Simplicity Is the ultimate sophistication. Make your portfolio simple and easy to use. Avoid making it cluttered and complicated. Skip all the unnecessary features and add-ons and instead keep the essential things in your portfolio: your work.
- Mention Previous Job Experience
Have you had any jobs previously, or were you working as an intern? You can add these experiences to your portfolio. Mention things you had learned and any relevant information. Make sure it's appropriate to your field.
- Present Only Your Best Work
You can put as many projects as you want. Still, people reviewing your portfolio won't spend their time reviewing all the projects, so you have to decide which projects are your best and only present them in your portfolio.
- Downloadable Resume
You should make it simple for potential employers to download a copy of your resume and print it out if they want to. Because many people still use hard-copy resumes today. So please add it.
- Make Sure to add links to your projects & code
Add live links to your projects; it's a great idea to show your clients the best work you've done so that clients can understand what you're capable of
- Include Testimonials or Reviews
Having testimonials or reviews from previous clients is best. Clients can naturally trust each other more than they trust just marketing collateral, so that testimonial adds more weight to the decision they're trying to make.
- Share About Yourself
Add some personality to your portfolio. You can make a descriptive “About” page to learn more about you, your background, & your education. Also, make sure to link to your LinkedIn.
- Stay Consistent in Design
Consistency in design is about making elements uniform — having them look and behave the same way, for example, consistent navigation, consistent page layouts, or consistent control elements. That consistency helps constantly prove a user's assumptions about the user interface, creating a sense of control, familiarity, and reliability.
- Show Your Awards & Acknowledgments
Have you ever been recognized for something outstanding? Share it in your portfolio. The awards/recognition can be anything
- Include a Contact Form
The most important part of your portfolio, apart from your work, is a contact form. People should be easily able to get in touch with you. You can include a generic contact form on your website, and you should also add a way the visitors can get in touch with you—whether it's an email address or a phone number.
- Keep the User Experience Some project ideas to put in your portfolio in Mind
I have seen a lot of portfolios where loading animation appears, and it lasts more than 15 - 30 seconds, and it's not a good user experience. Like that, there are many things you should take care of, such as easy navigation, good background and text contrast, good call to action buttons, etc.
I hope this will help :>
