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Competition & visual

Clerestory Portfolio Template

Light soft serif and copper; warm and atmospheric. Built for: competition & visual portfolios. Every page sits on a 12 x 12 grid, so text, captions and data are in the same place on every page and a reviewer can find them without searching.

  • Pages13
  • FormatsA3 landscape, A4 portrait
  • Opens inInDesign, Affinity Publisher
  • FontsFraunces, Inter Tight

Every page

Both formats have the same pages in the same order, so you can decide late or make both.

Landscape A3 420 x 297 mm
Portrait A4 210 x 297 mm

Page by page

What goes on each page, and what a reviewer looks for there.

PageWhat goes hereWhat a reviewer looks for
01 CoverFull-bleed image with your name on a panelGraphic identity; image quality at full size
02 StatementA short design statement, portrait and contentsConcept and narrative across the whole portfolio
03 Project opener - P1Text on the left, hero image bleeding off the rightConcept and narrative: idea stated before the images
04 Full-bleed image - P1One image across the whole page with a short captionRendering and visualisation at full size
05 Axonometric - P1One centred drawing with generous white spaceDiagramming and analysis; drawing as the main event
06 Detail - P1Construction detail with supporting imagesTechnical drawing quality; how it is built
07 Project opener - P2Text on the left, hero image bleeding off the rightConcept and narrative: idea stated before the images
08 Text & image - P2A longer piece of writing next to one imageConcept and narrative in your own words
09 Elevations - P2Three elevations or sections stackedTechnical drawing quality; consistent scale
10 Project opener - P3Text on the left, hero image bleeding off the rightConcept and narrative: idea stated before the images
11 Site analysis - P3Site plan with three analysis diagramsDiagramming and analysis; context
12 Curriculum vitaeCV with portrait and contact in a side columnSubmission fit; easy to scan
13 Back coverCentred name, contact and QR codeEasy to reach you

Type and colour

Paragraph styles

Display
Fraunces LightYour name on the cover
Number
Fraunces LightProject numbers on opener pages
Title
Fraunces LightProject and section titles
Lead
Fraunces LightThe one-sentence idea of a project, statements
Heading
Fraunces RegularSub-headings, contents entries
Body
Inter Tight RegularRunning text
Label
Inter Tight Medium capsSmall section labels
Data
Inter Tight RegularProject data, CV entries
Caption
Inter Tight RegularImage captions
Folio
Inter Tight Regular capsRunning header and page numbers

Colours

  • Paper#F4EEE8
  • Ink#1E1A17
  • Grey#7E746B
  • Accent#B06A3B

Recolour the whole document by editing one swatch. All fonts are free under the SIL Open Font License and come in the download.

What is in the download

  • Editable InDesign IDML for both formats: master pages, paragraph styles, swatches and labelled frames. Opens in InDesign CC 2019 or later and in Affinity Publisher.
  • Preview PDF and page images of both formats, to see the layout before you open anything.
  • The fonts, free under the SIL Open Font License.
  • A user guide: the grid, styles, filling it in and exporting the PDF.

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