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- MICAportfolios*: MICA Portfolios is an exclusive network for MICA students, alumni, and faculty only. MICA Portfolios runs through Behance and can also be linked to your account there. MICA Portfolios is a free service and a great way to stay connected and up to date with what other MICA students, alumni, and faculty are creating. The home page features selected projects, and yours can get featured too! The Career Development Office often sends recruiters here who are looking for students to work with, so it's an easy way to be discovered by potential clients! Even as you transition over to a more customizable site, it is recommended that you keep your account updated and use it as a resource to connect with your peers.
- Behance / Prosite*: Behance is a free site with a large network of artists and creative job listings. It isn't very customizable and there's only one layout to show your work unless you upgrade to Prosite, but it is a great site to find work from other artists and look for jobs!
- Coroflot*: Coroflot works similarly to Behance. There isn't a whole lot of customization available with portfolios, but there are lots of perks otherwise. Many employers look for people to hire via this platform, and it has job postings and alerts. Another neat feature is the Coroflot Design Salary Guide, which is a great resource if you are curious about what you should be getting compensated for your work.
- Adobe Portfolio: Adobe Portfolio has a simple editor with a few themes designed for portfolios. You also have access to Typekit fonts, the ability to sync projects from Behance, and the option to connect your own domain name. For an upgrade, you also get access to Photoshop and Lightroom!
- Cargo Collective*: Cargo Collective offers free customizable sites and is one of the most popular platforms for portfolios. You have to be approved in order to get a site, but all you have to do is write a little about the work you do and then voila! your site is approved in less than 24 hours. Cargo Collective features artists on their homepage and allows you to follow anyone else on the site. The free site allows CSS customization, 200 mb of space, up to 12 projects, and plenty of themes to choose from. Upgrading gets you a lot more storage space, unlimited projects, and html access. There are no blogging capabilities, but you could link a page to another site. It's also one of the cheapest options out there if you decide to upgrade.
- Wix: You can build many kinds of sites with wix. It’s easy to customize, using the drag and drop method, and there are hundreds of templates available. You can also connect your domain name for a small upgrade!
- Virb (first year free for students): Virb has lots of different page options to build the site you need, like gallery, blog, store, and contact pages. It also offers CSS & html access and domain connection. Virb can also integrate music and sound from other apps like Instagram and Soundcloud.
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- Squarespace (first year 1/2 off for students): Squarespace is another popular site for portfolios, and also includes blogging and eCommerce capabilities. There is no free option for this platform, but your purchase includes a domain name and students get their first year half-off. There are many customizable themes and CSS access.
- Carbonmade: Carbonmade has a few customizable themes to choose from. Their basic plan allows for ten projects, and another upgrade allows for 50 projects, plus domain binding and many more features. Check out their examples page to get an idea of what you can create with this platform!
- Fomat: Format’s most basic plan is inexpensive and includes a enough to get started, including domain connection. If you’re looking for more storage for images and HTML, CSS, and Javascripti access, then their professional plan is right for you. Check out their spotlight page for portfolio examples.
Didn't find what you were looking for? Other options
- XPRS: free for students and artists, always
- Krop: templates & job finder
- Indexhibit: play the demo!
- Other People’s Pixels: for fine artists
- Viewbook: for photographers