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What should a portfolio website include to interest people/potential employers? How many pieces of art/projects should be included?

George Dartrey
George Dartrey
Illustrator

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  • Ida Henrich
    Ida Henrich
    Illustrator
    My best advice is to have a look at the websites you like and break them down.

    -One of the most important pages is your about page. People want to know who you are.
    - Write about your work - this will help with your SEO
    - Photoshop your work onto magazine/ packaging so that less creative people can easily imagine it.
    - Between 10-25 artworks is probably a good thing to work towards. But you can always start with less and build it up. Having 10 good images is probably better than 25 medium ones. :-)
    -Choose a design/template which makes you art look best! Large images and lots of space to enjoy them.

    I hope this helps. My website is idahenrich.com - Let me know if you have any questions. :-)

  • Justin Poulter
    Justin Poulter
    Senior Illustrator and Art Director
    Hi George. The way you present your work is more important than the amount of work. Good descriptions, context and even some process images help potential clients understand the way you work more than just a single image per a project.
  • Kayode Allen-Taylor
    Kayode Allen-Taylor
    Creative conceptual art director and UX design
    Perhaps work out your own USP (Unique Selling Proposition)
    It may help to center you thoughts and process

    Eg: Your strongest skills - Really good at illustrating children
    Best idea - The one where they are playing catch
    Most passionate about - What colours used

    Then use the best pieces of works which exploits this in your portfolio
    They're not just looking at portfolio but your personilty too should come across


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