Studio Marlo · Illustrator and designer

Portfolios

About the Studio Marlo template

A bold, colorful portfolio with a lot of personality. Big project tiles show the work, followed by the services on offer, how a project runs, a friendly about and a form to start a project.

Studio Marlo is the opposite of a quiet portfolio. It's loud, colorful and a little cheeky, starting with the headline Pictures that refuse to whisper in a chunky display font. Big project tiles come first, each one a different client and a different kind of work: an editorial series, a restaurant identity, a wall mural and a weekly newspaper column. The bright blocks of color make it feel like the illustrator's own sketchbook rather than a corporate showcase.

A services section lists what's on offer in plain terms, from editorial illustration and book covers to packaging, murals and brand identity. Four steps explain how a project goes, from the first hello through rough sketches and color to the finished piece out in the world, which helps clients who have never hired an illustrator before. A friendly about section, written in the first person, introduces Marlo, and the project form asks for the type of project, a budget and a timeline, so every enquiry arrives with what's needed to reply. A budget range up front also saves both sides an awkward conversation later.

To make it yours, replace the four tiles with your best recent work and give each one a single line about the brief. Trim the services list down to what you really want to be hired for, since people tend to ask for whatever they see first. The palette is easy to change if your own work leans toward softer colors. It suits illustrators, graphic and brand designers, letterers, animators and small studios who want their site to feel like their work.

What's on it

• Selected projects
• Services
• How a project works
• About the designer
• A project request form

Making a website like this one? Read the guide Portfolio website: what to put on it, with requests ready to build.