9 Free Online Portfolio Sites
Are you looking for a free place to show off your work with a professional-looking portfolio?
Below is a list of 9 of the best sites designed just for this purpose, in no particular order. Some are strictly portfolio sites, and some also have additional components such as artist communities, forums, and print shops. I’ve listed some of their basic features, but it’s really up to you to explore them and decide which ones work for you.
So, post a portfolio at each one or pick and choose your favorites and get your work online!
If you have any suggestions for free portfolio sites that didn’t make the list, feel free to add them to the comments below.
Features: Multi-media portfolios, Tip exchange, Job List, Artist network
Features: Multi-media portfolios, Google analytics
Features: Traffic reports, Groups, Job alerts, Employer directory
Features: Job boards, News, Artist network
Features: Chat, News, Artist network, Print shop, Forum
Features: High Definition images, PDF profiles
Features: Image editing, Privacy settings, Print shop, Networking
Features: Sleek portfolio design, Job board
Features: Groups, Artist Network
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a couple more:
Design Taxi
and
Krop
Thanks for the links. I recently updated the list with Krop, and Design Taxi looks interesting as well.
Maybe it’s just me but I couldn’t find any portfolio in Design Taxi, it’s just a blog ?
Ended up going with Crevado which is definitely worth a look http://crevado.com/
Take a look at ArtId, http://www.artid.com. Portfolio, blog, networking and more
I plum forgot about this one I just joined recently: http://www.planetillogica.com – very pretty.
It’s not a portfolio site per se, but you can get links to your website if you submit to: http://freshartz.com/
Another to add is http://cghub.com/ Some awesome work here, blogs, forum etc and lots of pro’s showing their stuff.
Thanks Wayne. I’ve got that site in the Communities section of the Resource Library, but I wasn’t aware that you could have a portfolio there as well.
Cheers,
Thomas
I appreciate all of your information and support! I’m just getting back into the field after raising kids and need to get my portfolio online! Thanks!
There are a lot of free online model/photographer portfolio sites, I have started one. My goal is to make it the best, the fairest and the coolest. http://www.modelhighway.com sign up today for your free online portfolio with chat feature.
I’m considering where I should publish my work online (except for my own blog/site). So I also offer a list of sites that offer free or paid portfolios. http://www.emisfard.com/?p=506
Emi
Thanks Emi. Great list!
Hi Thomas, all,
Actually what I was hoping to get somewhere a discussion running about the actual effectiveness of these online portfolios. It seems that everywhere people are recommending these online tools (and other new online tools like facebook and twitter) but at the same time people are not that open as to the results. It would be nice to have some open discussions about results.
For example, some of the online portfolio tools (like flickr and deviantART) seem to be so crowded that I wonder if it’s actually effective to spend time exposing work there.
Let me know your thoughts….
Emi Sfard – Illustrator
http://www.emisfard.com blog/website
Hello Emi,
Thanks for your question. In my view, each portfolio site has its own set of features, so it’s a good idea to try them out to see what works for your style and approach. As for your closing thought about which one might offer the most exposure, I feel that your portfolio site itself won’t necessarily bring exposure. Instead, you have to do the legwork and get out there and promote yourself to direct people back to your portfolio where you hopefully inspire them to contact you.
I hope this helps.
Thomas
Interesting post. Thanks, Thomas.
Your readers might also like to visit:
http://www.cgsociety.org
http://www.culturehall.com
http://www.designrelated.com
http://www.wix.com
http://www.artbistro.monster.com
I’m currently researching the adoption of online portfolio social network sites by High School educators in South Africa. Part of my research is developing an understanding of the wide variety of portfolio sites that are out there; for artists, designers and other visual-creatives.
Your readers can view all the ones I’ve visited and tagged at http://www.diigo.com/user/travisnoakes/online+portfolio. This a page which searches my Diigo (social-bookmarking) account and shows all results containing the tags “online” and “portfolio”.
Best wishes,
Travis
i also like society6.com – you can sell your work there too, easy to post new work, comment, vote, sell, buy, keep in touch.
This IS a really great list..
One thing that I learned or got feedback on was that Flickr, although a really great site for uploading photos and newtorking…, is not such a great place to brand yourself.
You can’t really customize Flickr with your style at all or change backgrounds etc.
Again though, it IS a great place to upload photos for a quick show…etc.
Just my $.02
A great addition to this list is Paspartout:
http://paspartout.com
It combines a portfolio, blog and shop in one package. There is a free license so check it out!
there’s this new portfolio community called http://www.6dportfolio.com check it out
There is a new Dutch portfolio website called http://www.vybez.nl. Specialized for Dutch creative professionals. Launched this weekend.
I have my portfolio with Crevado, which is missing from his list http://crevado.com/ – they offer free and paid accounts, clutter free and easy to use.
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We have just launched a brand new site for free modeling portfolios and modeling agencies. Take a look at ZAP Model: http://www.zapmodel.com.