Digital Portfolio Design for Creatives

A course by Mark Brooks , Graphic Designer and Art Director

Graphic Designer and Art Director. New York, United States.
Joined February 2021

Promote yourself and attract new opportunities using digital tools that present your work in its best light

98% positive reviews (99)
2,929 students
Audio: English
English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch

Promote yourself and attract new opportunities using digital tools that present your work in its best light

Attention to detail is what differentiates good design from great design, and it’s something graphic designer and art director Mark Brooks specializes in. His clean, thoughtful, and simple style of design has attracted clients like Adobe, Lufthansa, Martini, The New York Yankees, and Audi.

In this course, he shares his expertise to help you build a portfolio that showcases your work in an efficient, attractive, and comprehensible way. Learn how to share your creative journey and promote your projects to attract new professional opportunities.

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What will you learn in this online course?

10 lessons & 15 downloads

The Planning Stage
11 minutes, 47 seconds
Develop Your Brand
4 minutes, 31 seconds
Basic Principles
5 minutes, 12 seconds
Project Curation
6 minutes, 15 seconds
Project Presentation
8 minutes, 20 seconds
Portfolio Cadence
5 minutes, 39 seconds
  • 98% positive reviews (99)
  • 2,929 students
  • 10 lessons (1h 7m)
  • 15 additional resources (0 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: English
  • English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

Design a website to showcase your portfolio of work and attract new professional opportunities.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

This course is for creatives, professionals, students, or anyone with a portfolio looking to showcase it professionally online.

Requirements and materials

Basic knowledge in Photoshop, Illustrator, and some understanding of website design is required. You also need a body of work to include in your portfolio and a computer with Photoshop and Illustrator installed.


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Mark Brooks

A course by Mark Brooks

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Graphic Designer and Art Director

Mark Brooks is a New York-based graphic designer and art director who specializes in branding, editorial design, typography, and illustration. Mark was born in Barcelona and studied at public design school before moving to New York in 2007 to hone his craft. There, he is currently the brand director for Behance and the Creative Director for 99U.

He has worked for clients including Adobe, Lufthansa, Martini, The New York Yankees, Audi, Estrella Damm, Xtreme Barcelona, Club Razzmatazz, and Margo Cardona and has delivered guest lectures and workshops at the likes of the European Institute of Design and the University of Barcelona.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • About Me
    • Influences
  • U2

    Foundations to Building a Solid Portfolio

    • The Planning Stage
    • Develop Your Brand
  • U3

    Assembling the Bulk of Your Portfolio

    • Basic Principles
    • Project Curation
    • Project Presentation
    • Portfolio Cadence
  • U4

    Let’s Go

    • Let’s Go Live
    • Reflections
  • FP

    Final project

    • Digital Portfolio Design for Creatives

What to expect from a Domestika course

  • Learn at your own pace

    Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.

  • Learn from the best professionals

    Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.

  • Meet expert teachers

    Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.

  • Certificates
    Plus

    If you're a Plus member, get a custom certificate signed by your teacher for every course. Share it on your portfolio, social media, or wherever you like.

  • Get front-row seats

    Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.

  • Share knowledge and ideas

    Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.

  • Connect with a global creative community

    The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.

  • Watch professionally produced courses

    Domestika curates its teacher roster and produces every course in-house to ensure a high-quality online learning experience.


FAQs

Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.

All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.

The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.

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Digital Portfolio Design for Creatives. Design course by Mark Brooks

Digital Portfolio Design for Creatives

A course by Mark Brooks
Graphic Designer and Art Director. New York, United States.
Joined February 2021
  • 98% positive reviews (99)
  • 2,929 students