A portfolio that started generating more sales. When you, as an illustrator or designer, decide t...

A portfolio that started generating more sales. When you, as an illustrator or designer, decide t...A portfolio that started generating more sales. When you, as an illustrator or designer, decide t...

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Mark Pavlyshyn

pro

• Sep 4

A portfolio that started generating more sales. When you, as an illustrator or designer, decide to strengthen your portfolio and create a showreel. Usually, showreels feature case studies, but we decided to also showcase the artist so that people could get to know her while watching the video.

As a result, after posting the video on freelance platforms, the artist’s conversion rate for inquiries increased by 40%.

Digital illustration Video Production Adobe After Effects Adobe Illustrator Figma promovideo promotionalvideo showreel Illustration

Muhammad Muzahir

• Sep 19

nice work

Kyle Panilan

max

• Sep 21

Project back from December 2025: Secret City designed the HealthEx website and hired me to build it in Framer.

View the case study

P.S. they've gone through several site restructures since then (so it looks different from my snapshots), but it goes to show how easy Framer makes it for clients to manage and update their site independently.

Figma Framer Framer Website Design

Nilkanth Devani

pro

• Sep 22

Awesome😍

Rahman Rahe

• Sep 22

Meriot Netherlands-based product designer portfolio

I explored a portfolio website for Meriot, a product designer based in the Netherlands who wanted a digital presence that felt more personal, editorial, and design-focused.

The challenge was to avoid the typical portfolio formula and create something that communicates personality within the first few seconds.

The direction

→ Bold editorial typography → Strong personal photography → Minimal black-and-white foundation → Warm orange accent for CTAs → Simple, structured navigation → Clear positioning as a product designer → A portfolio experience that feels like a personal brand

The idea was to make the website feel confident without being complicated.

Rather than leading with a long introduction, the hero immediately communicates who Meriot is, what he does, and where the visitor should go next.

Brand Design UI Design Web Design Figma Framer