Free design portfolio

Present your creative work the way clients and agencies expect to see it. The Portfoliobox free plan gives you a genuine design portfolio — not a countdown trial. Upload your best projects, arrange them in layouts built for designers, and send the link to art directors, studios, or potential clients.

Start your free portfolio No credit card. No time limit.

What your free design portfolio includes

Everything you need to get your creative work online and in front of decision-makers. Not a watered-down preview. A real portfolio with real tools.

5 pages

Room for a project showcase, about page, contact, services overview, and a journal. The core pages every designer needs to establish credibility and attract inquiries.

30 images

Showcase your strongest case studies across branding, UI, print, and illustration. Thirty images is enough to demonstrate range and leave a lasting impression.

Portfoliobox subdomain

Your site lives at yourname.portfoliobox.com. A professional link you can include in job applications, Dribbble profiles, or emails to creative directors.

Drag-and-drop editor

The exact same visual editor available on paid plans. Position elements, reorder projects, and build pages without touching a single line of code.

Mobile-responsive site

Hiring managers and clients check portfolios on the go — between meetings, on the commute. Your design portfolio adapts to every screen size automatically.

SSL security

Your site displays the padlock icon in the browser by default. Visitors see a secure, trustworthy portfolio from the start.

Gallery layouts

Grid views, masonry arrangements, and lightbox displays tailored for visual work. Present a branding project differently than a UI case study.

Basic SEO tools

Meta titles, descriptions, and clean URLs so potential clients can discover your work. Appear when someone searches for a designer in your specialty or city.

Customer support

Real people who answer real questions. Support is available on the free plan too.

Free design portfolio examples

These design portfolios were created on the free plan. Same editor, same templates, same level of quality. A free portfolio can still look world-class.

Sofia Rinaldi portfolio
Sofia Rinaldi Built on the free plan
Kenji Matsuda portfolio
Kenji Matsuda Built on the free plan
Astrid Hallberg portfolio
Astrid Hallberg Built on the free plan

Free vs paid: when to upgrade

Launch with the free plan. Move to a paid plan when your design career demands more. No pressure, no expiration date.

Free plan is for you if...

  • You are assembling your first design portfolio — straight out of school or transitioning into a design career
  • You want to try Portfoliobox with a real project before making a commitment
  • You need a polished link to include in job applications or share with recruiters
  • You are a design student preparing work for critiques, internships, or graduate showcases
  • You want to experiment with different layouts to see how your case studies come across

Time to upgrade when...

  • You want your own domain (yourname.com)
  • You want to sell digital assets like UI kits, fonts, or templates
  • Clients need to book consultations or discovery calls through your site
  • You want to send branded invoices and proposals after a project kickoff
  • You need a professional email address at your own domain
  • You have outgrown 30 images and 5 pages

Who is a free design portfolio for

The free plan is not a stripped-down afterthought. It is the launchpad thousands of designers use to get their work seen by the right people.

Design students

Design students

You need a portfolio for degree shows, internship applications, or agency submissions. The free plan gives you a proper website you can keep refining — not a class exercise that vanishes after the semester.

Junior and emerging designers

Junior and emerging designers

You are taking on your first freelance briefs, building a visual identity, and reaching out to studios. A sharp design portfolio is the first thing creative directors evaluate. Start here, upgrade when the projects roll in.

Hobbyists and side projects

Hobbyists and side projects

You design for the love of it — lettering, icon sets, personal branding experiments. You want a dedicated space to collect and share your creative output. The free plan handles that perfectly.

Designers on a tight budget

Designers on a tight budget

Between contracts, investing in tools and typefaces instead of hosting, or just starting out. The free plan gives you a credible design portfolio right now. Upgrade when the workload justifies it.