Resources for Web Development Students @ Robin’s Blog

By the time you complete the ROP Web Design and Development Program you should have created several live Web sites to share with employers via projects that are required during the course. Web Designers/Developers, artists, and photographers create Web-based portfolios to showcase their work. You may find it difficult to get started creating your own portfolio, so here are some portfolio sites to help you with ideas and inspiration for creating your own Web portfolio.

14 Quick and Slick Portfolio Templates (via ThemeForest) – Having an online portfolio is pretty much a no-brainer these days. But all too often it’s the old story of the cobbler’s children who have no shoes – or in our case the designer who has no time for their own portfolio. Whether it’s because there’s too much work on, or because you can’t settle on a design, or because you’re somewhere in the middle of building the “perfect” portfolio, sometimes you just need to get something together, and fast.

Five steps to a better design portfolio – Excellent article on best practices for developing a portfolio.

50 Beautiful And Creative Portfolio Designs – In this showcase, you’ll find a variety of beautiful, unique and highly creative portfolio designs. The aim here is to stimulate your creativity and inspire you to create your own portfolio or re-think your existing one. You’ll see portfolios from a wide range of fields, including Web design, product design, illustration, photography and even animation. So, we now present to you 50 beautiful and creative portfolio designs.

Creating A Successful Online Portfolio – Creating a successful portfolio is easier than you think. Focus on simplicity, ease of use, hitting your objectives, professionally managing the project, and you’ll end up with a successful portfolio. In this article we’ll review 5 pitfalls that commonly plague portfolio design. Then we’ll cover Portfolio Tips that if carefully considered and well executed will deliver quality results for your portfolio.

The One Page Graphic Design Portfolio Guide – An article on creating a one page portfolio site with a lot of useful information.

Graphic Design Portfolio Projects – Some ideas on how to gain experience and portfolio pieces.

Web Design Stuff Portfolio Showcase – Real designers portfolios that have been rated by users. Lot’s of inspiration at this site.

24 Kick Ass Portfolio Designs – More inspiration, many of these are one page portfolio sites.

Tips for Building Your Graphic Design Portfolio – Five simple tips for creating a portfolio.

DesignFirms Portfolio Showcase – Thousands of portfolio sites for inspiration and ideas.

Promote your skills online – Good, basic advice for building a portfolio site.

How to Make Your Portfolio Site More Effective by Adding a Blog – This article discusses why you would want to add a blog to your portfolio site.

101 Awesome Portfolio Sites – 101 Awesome Portfolio Sites for inspiration. Also check the related links at the bottom of this page.

Edit 2/13/09 – 7 Tips For Improving Graphic Design Portfolios

Edit 8/18/09 – The Remedies For A Great Designer Online Portfolio With 25 Impressive Showcases

Edit 9/15/09 – 99 Creative And Beautiful Looking Portfolio Designs

Edit 9/15/09 – 60+ Helpful Resources for Portfolio Design

Edit 9/15/09 – 10 Solutions to Easily Create Your Online Portfolio

Edit 9/16/09 – 12 Tips for Creating a Great Portfolio Site

Edit 9/16/09 – Create a Professional Portfolio Design in 17 Easy Steps

Edit 9/16/09 – Wordpress portfolio layout

Edit 9/16/09 – Create a grunge personal portfolio layout

Edit 9/16/09 – Design a breath-taking portfolio layout

Edit 9/17/09 – Portfolio Design Study: Design Patterns and Current Practices

Edit 9/17/09 – Great Tips for Creating Your Own Personal Creative Portfolio

Edit 9/21/09 – Showcase of Case Studies in Design Portfolios

Edit 9/30/09 – Approaches to Showcasing Work in Your Portfolio Site

Edit 10/2/09 – How to design a simple and sleek web Portfolio

Edit 10/5/09 – Create a Very Simple Portfolio Web Layout with Photoshop

Edit 10/13/09 – Design a Clean Portfolio Site in Photoshop and How to Code a Clean Portfolio Design (Plus Free Five-Page Template)

Edit 10/30/09 – Design a Minimal and Modern Portfolio Layout with Photoshop

Edit 11/24/09 – How to design a simple and sleek web Portfolio

Edit 11/24/09 – Creative And Clever Single Page Portfolio Websites, 40 Stunning Examples

Edit 11/24/09 – 69 Sexy Portfolio Designs To Inspire You

Edit 12/3/09 – The Key Ingredients of a Great Single Page Website

Edit 12/8/09 – 25 Photoshop Tutorials for Designing Portfolio Sites

Edit 12/8/09 – Design a Clean Portfolio Site in Photoshop

Edit 12/9/09 – Design an Attractive One-Page Portfolio Using Photoshop

Edit 12/9/09 – How to Design a One-Page Portfolio in Photoshop