now it's one of the most difficult
challenges for any graphic designer you
have the skills and you've got the
knowledge but you haven't really got
much in your portfolio that is of any
worth to any potential clients so today
I'm gonna show you several different
ways you can actually build a portfolio
of work that's going to impress clients
without having many previous pro
projects in your failure the very first
thing you need to do is to tailor your
portfolio of work to the kind of client
that you want to work with so are they
going to be a fashion designer are they
a small business owner maybe they're
makeup artists just think about who they
are and what they represent and then you
can tailor your portfolio to that
specific type of style or projection now
the second great idea is to take into
consideration the design competitions
these offer real-life briefs that you
can adhere to learn skills on how to
work with clients and of course add
works here portfolio a great bonus would
be actually winning the competition
which you know would be really really
awesome and that can go in your
portfolio too there are so many online
competitions that I'm gonna link some
down below but this is a great way to
add additions to your portfolio of work
where they're actually using clients
competitions are great but less funds
from other ways to add some work to your
portfolio redesigning existing products
is an innovative and an interesting take
on your creativity and your inspiration
graphic designers redesign existing
products all the time with redesigns of
logos and so forth now this provides a
great learning experience and it
challenges your brain to see things from
a creative perspective but make sure you
acquire their written permission first
before you do anything because you do
want to land yourself in legal trouble
when you're redesigning an existing
design but yeah the point here is that
if you can share you can take a design
an existing sign and then redesign it to
something were improved and
if the viewer of the portfolio is going
to be wowed the next edition that you
can add to your portfolio of work is
work for charities now come up with some
innovative designs that showcase your
skills these charity events are perfect
grounds for networking and meeting other
people and if you do a good job the
event organizers are definitely going to
recommend you to other people and
word-of-mouth that does spread charity
work they give you a stage to express
your view on the cumin seed and charity
work does give way to a great portfolio
addition and you have peace of mind of
designing something for a good cause and
speaking of good causes here are small
ways to add some work to your portfolio
of work you can always try and
collaborate with local graphic designers
or online graphic designers too this is
gonna help sharpen your design skills in
an environment that enhances teamwork
then add some the best projects that you
work on together into your portfolio if
you do a good job the established
graphic designer that you're working
with
might even subcontract you in the future
for future projects I always suggest
that you keep the quantity of your
portfolio lower and the quality being
higher so refine your work down and make
sure it's the best that it can be now I
think one overlooked option in designing
and printing is actually printing area
business cards or design brushes now
that you've got a good portfolio in
place make sure you've got a good
business card that portrays that passion
and a portfolio let the business card
speak for you and your work business
cards are special folio items that leave
your clients with a sense of uniqueness
some designers and people think business
cards are dying and they're redundant
but for actual designers and clients who
are serious about their business the
industry this could not be further from
the truth
printed media is appreciated more than
ever as it stands out from the digital
medium that we're currently experiencing
an influx of I'm having physical copies
of something that you can actually
handle is more effective a more
influential to potential clients so just
make sure that you can also find work
from a family or friends as it's often
someone or somebody you need something
graphic design related made for them in
a shoe it's your best quality and get a
second opinion from people on the
internet or other designers - and these
are ways that you can get design
projects into your portfolio without
actually sourcing worth clients you can
use freelance websites like Fiverr or
people per hour but they're raised
saturated and often you're selling
yourself short especially without a
strong portfolio if you want to keep
learning essential skills about how to
make it in the graph assign industry how
to sharpen your skills in the realest
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