Turn your work into a portfolio and a career: case studies, Behance, PDF portfolio, freelancing platforms, pricing and job hunting.
Graphic Design Diploma – Module 8: Portfolio & Freelance. Part of the Master Graphic Design Diploma by Up Academy, and also available as a standalone course.
Course Curriculum
| 0. Starter Brand Kit | |||
| 0.1 Starter Brand Kit – work on a ready brand Details | FREE | 00:05:00 | |
| 1. What Is a Case Study? | |||
| 1.1 Problem → Process → Solution → Result Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 1.2 Showing your thinking, not only final images Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 1.3 Before/after posts as proof of growth Details | 00:04:00 | ||
| 2. Building Your Behance Project | |||
| 2.1 Creating a Behance profile Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| 2.2 Project layout: cover and story Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 2.3 Project layout: process and final work Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 2.4 Professional mockups Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| 2.5 Presentation images Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 2.6 Writing the case study text with AI Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 2.7 Publishing and tagging the project Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 3. PDF Portfolio for Job Applications | |||
| 3.1 Choosing your best work Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| 3.2 Portfolio layout in InDesign Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| 3.3 Designing the pages Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 3.4 File size and sending tips Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 4. Freelance Websites | |||
| 4.1 Mostaql Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 4.2 Khamsat Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 4.3 Upwork Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 4.4 Fiverr Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 4.5 A profile that gets clients Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 4.6 Your portfolio on freelance sites Details | 00:04:00 | ||
| 4.7 Writing proposals with AI Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 4.8 Writing gig descriptions with AI Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 5. Pricing Your Work | |||
| 5.1 Hourly vs. project pricing Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| 5.2 Prices in Egypt vs. the Gulf Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 5.3 International pricing Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 5.4 Building service packages Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 6. Working with Clients | |||
| 6.1 Contracts Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 6.2 Deposits Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 6.3 Number of revisions Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 6.4 Scope creep Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 6.5 Organizing final files Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 6.6 The handover Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 7. Getting a Job | |||
| 7.1 CV for designers Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 7.2 LinkedIn profile Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 7.3 Posting your work on LinkedIn Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 7.4 The design interview Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| 7.5 The design test Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 8. What's Next? | |||
| 8.1 Career paths after the diploma Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 8.2 Specializations: UI/UX, motion, packaging, art direction Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 8.3 Keeping up with design and AI tools Details | 00:08:00 | ||
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