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Final direction picked! I love when brands use custom illustration as the main way to communicate with their audience.
Direction discovery should not take more than one week and it should be full of personality! Ready to upgrade your brand?
Impressive :)
I get asked a lot how I get beauty and skincare clients, so here is what has helped me most:
📚 A portfolio that shows the work you want to get hired for. No real clients yet? Make passion projects for dream brands.
🎯 Apply only when your portfolio matches the job. Clients are very visual, and a product design portfolio won’t win a packaging project.
🔍 Research a lot. Follow the brands, learn how they talk and who they speak to.
💬 Apply to jobs that resonate with your skills and share related projects to potential clients.
🧴 Buy the products and analyze the packaging. Typography, finish, weight, how the label sits. You’ll notice things you can talk about in your pitch ✨
What would you add?
a portfolio that shows the work you want to get hired for is the best advice here. passion projects for dream brands really work
A product page should make the next decision clear: which colour, which size, and what happens next.
For WORKSET, my self-initiated Shopify fitness concept, I kept those decisions together:
Product details, colour and size sit beside the main image.
The closer view uses the selected colour’s own photo.
Fitting guidance opens beside the selection, with cm/inch switching and a return to the same choice.
The forest-green palette and warm neutrals give the store its character. The layout gives shoppers a clear path through the product.
This is a working portfolio concept with illustrative products and original AI-assisted imagery, not a client sales result.
Have one Shopify page that needs a clearer layout or stronger product presentation? My Focused Shopify Page Improvement is $750 for one agreed template, up to five standard sections. Send your store URL and the problem you want to solve; I’ll confirm fit before any commitment. Custom interactive features are scoped separately.
Very nice