Our latest Portfolio Showcase comes from graphic designer Victoria Pater. For a closer look, click on the screenshots to visit the respective area of her portfolio at victoriapater.com.
Tell us a little bit about yourself.
I’m a full-time freelance graphic designer living in (and loving) Chicago. I design for both print and the web, but like to think I specialize in logos & branding. I’m also slightly obsessed with typography and Twitter.
How long have you had an online portfolio?
I launched my online portfolio in November. It’s gone through one massive redesign since then, but my main goal for ’09 was just to get my blog and portfolio up at victoriapater.com. This year I’ll focus on loving how it looks!
What was your design process?
My portfolio site runs on Squarespace, so I picked an extremely minimal theme and designed around that structure. There were a few elements I had to add manually, such as the Twitter feed header. By tweaking existing code, I ended up customizing a lot of the site. Overall, the design was kept simple to showcase a wide range of work.
Do you have any advice for other designers about creating online portfolios?
My suggestion would be to find a platform that works for you (whether if be WordPress, Indexhibit, Cargo, or Squarespace), then customize it. They have all the main elements you need, plus the social and community aspects are already built in.
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