What are the portfolio dimensions?

The size of the portfolio is A4 size. This size will produce two different versions, both horizontal and vertical, depending on personal preference.

A work in the portfolio should not exceed 10 pages, and the number of pages in each work should not differ too much, so that the entire work should be around 100-200 pages. The format of the collection should not exceed A3. In fact, many colleges and universities require that it should not exceed A4. A4 or so is a more suitable format for reading.

In a portfolio, the order and layout of each work is very particular, and the framework structure of the entire portfolio requires careful consideration. From the first page to the last page of the portfolio, we must remember the principles and purposes of making our portfolio - to be able to explain our design projects clearly and efficiently.

The so-called "story-telling" ability. As we mentioned before, if you look at a collection of works as a work, then the readers are your users. You must always consider how people who read your collection will feel.

Style and layout of the portfolio:

We mentioned earlier that a portfolio should have a unified style. As a design student with little practical experience, the best way we can express ourselves in style is visual style.

For students with good graphic design skills, you can boldly use your own advantages and innovate your own layout. For students who are troubled by typesetting, I suggest you look for some basic typesetting theories, such as the classic grid system, the relationship between layout ratio and white space ratio, etc., so that you will have an updated understanding of typesetting. At the same time, you can find more good portfolio cases to analyze the advantages of other people’s layouts that you can learn from and refer to. What size of font should be suitable for reading, and what proportion of pictures will produce what kind of visual effect. We all know these. Study it carefully.

Finally, we suggest that you don’t get too entangled when making a portfolio, think about and keep pushing forward during the actual implementation process, and don’t stagnate due to meaningless fantasy and anxiety. We hope that You can learn something useful from this article, and I hope you can create a satisfactory portfolio.