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Competition & visual

Eave Portfolio Template

Syne capitals with mono labels on terracotta. 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
  • FontsDM Mono, Syne

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 CoverSix project images as a grid, name besideCuration: range of work at a glance
02 StatementA short design statement, portrait and contentsConcept and narrative across the whole portfolio
03 Project opener - P1Dark page, framed hero image, title and data belowRendering and visualisation; a deliberate pause between projects
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 Models - P1Four model photos in a gridProcess and iteration through physical models
07 Project opener - P2Dark page, framed hero image, title and data belowRendering and visualisation; a deliberate pause between projects
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 - P3Dark page, framed hero image, title and data belowRendering and visualisation; a deliberate pause between projects
11 Image pair - P3Two equal images compared, with captionsRendering and visualisation; before / after or day / night
12 Curriculum vitaeEducation, experience, awards, softwareSubmission fit; skills stated in words
13 Back coverCentred name, contact and QR codeEasy to reach you

Type and colour

Paragraph styles

Display
Syne SemiBoldYour name on the cover
Number
DM Mono Medium capsProject numbers on opener pages
Title
Syne SemiBold capsProject and section titles
Lead
Syne RegularThe one-sentence idea of a project, statements
Heading
Syne MediumSub-headings, contents entries
Body
Syne RegularRunning text
Label
DM Mono Medium capsSmall section labels
Data
DM Mono RegularProject data, CV entries
Caption
DM Mono RegularImage captions
Folio
DM Mono Regular capsRunning header and page numbers

Colours

  • Paper#F3E9DF
  • Ink#2B1D16
  • Grey#7D6658
  • Accent#B4532A

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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