My number one piece of advice is to make work that doesn’t have a specific purpose — take time to just make work that calls to you without putting pressure on it to be something you can market. Explore lots of different styles and techniques until your own signature style starts to emerge, and have fun with this phase! Taking this time will benefit you moving forward. I have a free guide on this topic as well as a Skillshare class!

I’m also a huge fan of Bonnie Christine’s Immersion Course. This changed my life and had a huge impact on the growth of my business.

I have a list of my favorite tools and resources that you can get here.

I have only ever had MacBook Pros and an 11” 64GB iPad Pro. And I love them, so that’s my best recommendation. If you’re wondering about another computer or iPad, I would advise talking to Apple, or Googling minimum system requirements for the types of programs you want to be able to run.

I do not offer portfolio reviews at this time. Here are two artists who do:

Lissie Teehee

Studio Xhico

I don’t work with texture in my work, so I don’t have much advice on this unfortunately. But here’s a good Skillshare class on this topic!

I have a bonus lesson in my InDesign Your Portfolio course that covers this exact topic, called How to Pitch Your Portfolio. I also have a free guide that has some great advice on this topic.

Please visit indesignyourportfolio.com

Enrollment for InDesign Your Portfolio reopens in 2025. Join the waitlist here.

The course is $497 or you can do a 3 month payment plan of $189 per month.

InDesign Your Portfolio comes with 6 weeks of support. If you’d like more support, alumni will have an opportunity to re-enroll at a highly discounted rate to receive the latest version of the course as well as 6 more weeks of support when the course launches again.

Absolutely! With the tools you will learn in this course, you can make wholesale catalogs, guides/e-books, and much more! Past students have gotten graphic design jobs with the knowledge from this course.