10 portfolios that get right to the point

I’m not a fan of online portfolios. Why? Because most sites bury the actual work under layers of splash pages, flash animations, clunky page navigation, and jargony copywriting.

These gimmicks show technical prowess and cleverness but reek of overcompensation. When designing your next online portfolio, don’t get too fancy. Just get to the point, and show your goods up front.

Here are 10 portfolios that do just that. Instead of a traditional slideshow or storybook format, they collect all the work on one page. Simple, straightforward, and much more impressive.

1. Kind Company

2. Edwin Tofslie

3. Seth Weisfeld

4. Commonbrand

5. OkapiStudio

6. Allen Antonelli

7. Jon Quirindongo

8. Robert Scully

9. Serial Cut

10. Spike Press

Many of these examples came from One Page Folios.

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