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Showcasing illustration work: how to create your best portfolio

Creative Boom

How do you create a successful illustration portfolio? Most importantly, consider who will look at your portfolio and – crucially – how long they're likely to spend on it. So how you put your portfolio together should recognise that essential fact. Also, ensure you've added all the details a portfolio needs to contain.

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Cherish to flourish: how to build a lasting relationship with your clients

Creative Boom

Image licensed via Adobe Stock We celebrate International Client Day by sharing some tried-and-tested tips for growing and nurturing your relationships with clients. Happy International Client Day! International Client Day was started in 2010 by Russian and Lithuanian businesspeople and has since spread around the world.

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Balancing Client Needs vs. Your Portfolio

SpeckyBoy

Are you putting your client’s needs first? Is showing off the project in your portfolio a motivating factor? And they’ll keep their focus entirely on client needs. Sure, they can enhance our portfolios. Are we focused on our clients or ourselves? And I know that my client will love the aesthetic.

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Successful creatives share how they won their first client (so you can too)

Creative Boom

And right at the start, you may not even have a single client to your name. So how do you land your first client? My first freelance clients were my old full-time employers," she explains. Now, 16 years later, they are still a client!" My first client was my old non-creative job," she explains.

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Print's not dead: the best magazines for graphic design inspiration

Creative Boom

Spread from the latest Type 01 magazine. Image courtesy of publisher Sit back, relax and reacquaint yourselves with the joys of devouring a beautifully designed print magazine. When was the last time you read a printed magazine? Eye Magazine Eye Magazine delves deep into the world of graphic design and visual culture.

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40 Creative Portfolio Websites for Inspiration in 2024

SpeckyBoy

To a prospective client, you, as a freelance designer, are often perceived only to be as good as your portfolio. The point is that having a great portfolio can significantly increase your chances of gaining more work, building your client list, building your brand, and ultimately earning more money.

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15 Paper Portfolio Layout Ideas and Examples

Creative Market

Portfolios are vital in showcasing one’s work and experiences to potential clients and or future employers. Whether you are a graphic designer, artist, or creative director, having a portfolio can help you present a compilation of your masterpieces visually. Tips on Making a Printed Graphic Design Portfolio.

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