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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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50 Creative Personal Portfolio Websites for Inspiration

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To a prospective client, you as a freelance web designer are often perceived only to be 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. David Hellmann.

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Van Saiyan's incredible retro illustrations draw on special moments from his childhood

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But after studying for an illustration degree in Madrid, he decided to prepare a portfolio and contact illustration agencies, advertisers and magazine publishers. This led me to contact new clients in Spain, to work with Anna Goodson Illustration Agency and new international clients."

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Do All of the Projects in Your Portfolio Look the Same? That’s OK.

SpeckyBoy

All creative professionals can benefit from having an online portfolio. They’re great for attracting new clients and can even provide a trip down memory lane – letting you reminisce about what you’ve learned over time. Still, it’s possible to obsess over a portfolio a little too much. How Project Variety Affects Your Portfolio.

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16 frequently asked questions answered to help you become a graphic designer

Creative Boom

In practice, a graphic designer typically works with various media, including both print and digital, to create designs that meet the needs of their clients or employers. Most freelance graphic designers will start with a lower rate and raise their rates over time as they build their portfolio and reputation.

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Inspired by memories of Taipei, David Huang's illustrations are a colourful, expressive delight

Creative Boom

With clients including The New Yorker and Quartz, his work is typically colourful, expressive, vibrant, and loud. In his last year of college, he secured a few editorial jobs and got a foretaste of working with clients and art directors. "I His client list today is impressive, but it took a while to get there. "I'd