Graphic Design Portfolio Projects

Buld a graphic design portfolio even when you have little real world experience and no clients. Complete the projects listed here both as a way to hone your desktop publishing page layout and overall design skills and as a way to create samples for your graphic design portfolio. These projects come from the About.com Graphics Software Challenges and the About.com Desktop Publishing Makeover Projects.

Graphic Design Portfolio Projects are arranged by type of document. Projects with ^GS take you away from the About.com Desktop Publishing site. Each individual example provides specs on the size, quantity, printing, or other specifications required - much like projects the designer will encounter on the job. Some graphic design portfolio projects provide only the specs. Some provide additional material (text or graphics) and a starting design to work from. The Graphics Software Challenges are generally more freeform and deal with graphics project. They are good for developing your creativity skills.

Graphic Design Portfolio Projects by Type of Document

Book Cover / Box Cover / CD Cover

• Poetry Book

• CD Case Sleeve

• My Debut Album^GS

• Windows Vista Cover ^GS

Brochures

• Marketing Business Tri-fold

• Travel Brochures^GS

Business Card

• Skincare Products Company

Calendar

• Book Club

Cards and Invitations

• Humorous Christmas Card

• Season's Greetings^GS

• Wedding Invitation

Labels

• Product Warning Label for Animals^GS

Logo

• Bowling Team

• Visual Puns^GS

Newsletter / Journal / Scrapbook

• Let's Go Scrapping^GS

Packaging

• Box for Bar of Soap

Postcard

• Postcard from Home^GS

Poster

• Hot Dog Cart

• International Art Festival

• Movie Posters^GS

Web Design

• 404 - File Not Found^GS

Miscellaneous Other Projects

• Collage^GS

• Tattoo^GS

• Black and White^GS

• Black and White to Color^GS

• The Color Red^GS

• The Color Yellow^GS

• More Graphics Challenges^GS

Doing Desktop Publishing & Graphic Design
Training, Education, Jobs:	Careers in Desktop Publishing
In the Classroom:	Back to School With Desktop Publishing
Jobs:	How to Find an Entry-Level Design Job or Internship
Business:	How to Start a Freelance Desktop Publishing or Graphic Design Business
Pick Your Path to Desktop Publishing
Get Started:	Basic Guidelines and Requirements for Desktop Publishing
Choose Software:	Desktop Publishing and Design Software
Make Something:	Things to Make Using Desktop Publishing
Tips & Tutorials:	How to Do Desktop Publishing
Use Templates:	Templates for Print and Web Publishing