What is Portfolio?
The short answer
A portfolio is a collection of past work that shows what a designer, developer or agency can do; for websites, live links beat screenshots.
Portfolio, explained
The strongest portfolios show real, working sites with the problem each one solved.
Questions people ask about Portfolio
What is Portfolio?
A portfolio is a collection of past work that shows what a designer, developer or agency can do; for websites, live links beat screenshots.
Related terms
A case study tells the story of one project, covering the problem, the approach and the outcome, as evidence that the work gets results.
AwwwardsAwwwards is an international web design award platform where juries score sites on design, usability, creativity and content, awarding Site of the Day, Month and Year.
Web design agencyA web design agency is a company with designers, developers and strategists who plan, design and build websites for clients, usually on a quote-based project fee.
Freelance web designerA freelance web designer or developer is an independent professional hired per project or per hour to design or build a website.
Part of the Web Encyclopedia by Apex Flow Digital. Definitions are general knowledge, kept current, with no invented statistics.