Are people sending out their portfolio in PDF still, or it is obsolete?
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- Thanks for the question! In addition to the above, I’ve also been experimenting with various ways of presenting the portfolios. Although PDFs have been a fixture for many decades, it is also critical to keep in mind that there are other better options available which could be more matched to the contemporary requirements and technology. Thus, I thought it would be very interesting to join the discussion and provide a reference that might benefit those who plan on using different formats. I found https://pdfflex.com/pdf-to-png that provides an easy conversion of the PDFs to PNG images. This could especially come in very handy when highlighting single portfolio items or posting photo content on the websites that focus more around image-based formats.
- I get asked weekly for my folio in pdf form even though I always send website to start with.I think your pdf folio should be geared to client specifically, where as website is an overall insight into all my work
- Just my two cents but if you are going for digital work I think its much better to see someones work on a website. It shows your understanding of users, digital formats etc and also it helps people find you, if you don't have a website your reliant on constantly sending out email portfolios, also a link its much easier to share compared to an PDF portfolio which can quickly sink the bottom of the inbox.For any portfolio digital or PDF I always love to see the process, rather than just the perfect end result. It shows your creative proces.
- @Stephen Pappas I agree; a website requires more interaction from clients or recruiters, whereas PDFs are a quicker and direct tool to showcase work.
- @Kojo Marfo Thanks
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- PDF for sure with a weblink.
- Hi Leonardo,As people have said before, it allows for flexibility in placing the relevant projects for that company and is a lot easier to curate as opposed to tailoring a website each time to match that company. I think it is also a good opportuniity to show some editorial skills of compiling a professional document which may be very relevant to the company you are applying for. And lastly not all hirers/clinets want to navigate a portfolio website for each candidate, especially if there are a lot of applicants. A pdf simply gets straight to the point. Hope this helps!
- @Ali Can Elagöz Hi Ali, thank you for your advice, I have an online portfolio, and I agree with you; a PDF format is an excellent tool to contact new clients.
- @ɐɹoᗡ ɐuu∀ ˥ Thank you for your reply, I thought so PDF is a good format that allows to present, curate and edit our work.
- Thank you so much for your replies, and it seems like the PDF format is going strong still.
- Actually I prefer mostly PDF's. Because you can collect for a niche. In this way, you do not show a construction company the cosmetic packaging you have made. An online portfolio is absolutely necessary. But if you have direct contact with a customer, it is important to be clean and lean in the portfolio, as in everything else.
- forget pdf, I use google slides or Keynote
- Hi Leonardo,A pdf portfolio is quite useful when you work with agencies as they prefer a pdf. Also, it's easier to curate it for jobs so put in just relevant projects.Disclaimer, I don't use it myself and push back if agencies ask for as it gives them opportunity curate my work or so. Hope it helps!
- Some companies specifically ask for a PDF, which can be hard to curate and put together, I usually send the link to my online portfolio as well as a backup.
- I use adobe spark and I curate each one to each job description/studio
- I still do but definitely want to move to website in the next few months or so!
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