It’s August, which likely means you’re reading this on vacation (though you should really turn off your email notifications). However, if you are still at the office, this summer month can typically be a slower one, making it the perfect opportunity to spruce up your portfolio or create a new one!
In this special issue we’ve rounded up 5 tools to help you design, build and publish your design portfolio. They’ll make the job of showcasing and presenting your design work much easier, so you can have a stunning design portfolio in no time and without leaving Figma.
1. figma.to.website
Design and publish your portfolio right from Figma.
Creating a website for your portfolio has not typically been easy or cheap, often involving multiple tools and a large investment of both time and money… Well, those days are over!
With figma.to.website, you can design and publish your portfolio entirely and directly from Figma. If you’re unsure where to start, the plugin comes with a resume template that’s ready to edit and publish. You’ll get a high-performance, responsive portfolio site with built-in SEO features and the ability to add your custom domain.
Design your portfolio in Figma as you normally would, add auto layout to make it responsive, run the figma.to.website plugin and click “Publish”. You’ll get a live, hosted portfolio site without ever leaving Figma 🚀
🎁 FREE for a 10-page site 💰 PRO plans from $5/month
🪄 Publish your portfolio to the web without leaving Figma
🚀 Fast, professional portfolio site directly from your designs
2. Figma Slides
Turn your portfolio into a presentation.
We know it’s not a plugin, but it’s an exception we had to make, as Figma Slides comes built-in with a portfolio template that’s ready to edit and go! Complete with slides for projects, results, your intro and work experience, it’s a great slide deck for when you need to present your design work in person. Take advantage while it’s in beta so you can try it for free!
🎁 FREE trial in beta 💰 Might require paid plan in future
📽️ Create a slide deck to present your work right in Figma
⏱️ Use the portfolio template to get started quickly
3. Linky
Short links for your Figma files.
Some recruiters may ask to see your work directly in Figma, and the plugin Linky is perfect for this! You can create short links for as many files as you want, with the option to customize them or generate them at random. This way you can avoid sending super long URLs to clients or recruiters, masking them with clean short links. Plus, you can track the views for each link in the plugin so you know how many people are looking at your work 👀
🎁 FREE
🔗 Customizable short links for your Figma files
📊 Trackable link views
4. Mockuuups Studio
Turn frames into stunning mockups.
If you’re at the stage of adding those final touches to your portfolio, and want to showcase your design work in professional mockups, then Mockuuups Studio is perfect for this. It comes with a library of over 4000 different device mockups and is probably the most complete mockup generator available in Figma. Not all mockups are free, but you can use the search bar to quickly find the ones that are. There’s the option to either place the mockup directly in your Figma canvas or export it as a separate document.
🎁 Generous FREE library 💰 Premium mockups from $11/month
💎 Attractive, high-quality mockups for your portfolio
📱 Wide variety of devices, 4000+ mockups
5. pdf.to.design
Import an old PDF resume/portfolio to edit it.
It’s common to have an old resume or portfolio in a static PDF format that you wish you could quickly edit and update in Figma. If that’s your case, then pdf.to.design is the plugin for the job. Use pdf.to.design to import your PDF resume or portfolio into Figma and you’ll get fully-editable designs that you can then change as much as you want. No recreating an old portfolio from scratch ever again!
🎁 FREE
📥 Import a PDF portfolio to edit it in Figma
⏰ Big time-saver, no re-doing from scratch
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