A Good Portfolio Layout takes into consideration the relationship between audience and creator. If the creator is a website designer, then it's more effective to make the portfolio interactive like a website than, say, a book. It also integrates the elements of design to make it easy to understand. Take these helpful tips that illustrate what those are: Here's an example of a layout that was "popular" in 2016, according to this website ; I think it'd still be quite popular today, too. Here are some examples of documents that aren't portfolios, but incorporate those elements of design, like repetition, hierarchy of colors and typefaces. A sense of unity is key to creating a good portfolio. If the folios were separated, it would be easy to put them back together because they look similar. I like these in particular because From left to right: Lone Wolf mag , Erica Kitamura ,...