Summary
Here are some simple yet great looking portfolio WordPress examples. This list is mainly looking for minimalist portfolios, the ones that put the work of the authors at the first place.
The criteria for the Portfolio examples
- Simple Minimalist design
- The websites are easy to navigate and understand
- It’s obvious what the person does from the first glance
- There are no unnecessary design elements, just the work
1. Michael Kowalczyk – Photographer
Michael is an incredibly talented photographer with many awards. His pictures just speak for themselves, all they need is space to breathe. The website couldn’t be done any better, just big images on homepage, his work divided in different series, plus blog about his travel experience and simple about page.
2. Vincent Maurer – Lighting TD (VFX artists)
Vincent has worked on some incredible movies, high budget Hollywood blockbusters. He’s simply a proper professional, you can just see it from the first glance on his website. This portfolio website is than an ideal example of what you should feel, when you open it, just a video gallery of his projects, all you want.
3. Stella Koleszar – Artist
The combination of well thought trough white space and the modern serif font, just makes this website so elegant, it’s beautiful. Her art just looks great in this super minimalist style, anything more complicated would only make it worse.
4. Oliver McGillick – Event producer
Oliver is an event producer with a ton of experience, plus he’s also a voice actor. To put all of this in one website, is tough. His decision to divide everything in simple columns is perfect, you can read about him right from the start and if you interested, explore the website. It’s a fantastic portfolio example of how to structure you content.
5. Stanislav Adam – Cinematographer
Right from the start a full video background starts playing, you don’t have to do anything, just watch Adam’s work. It’s a great example of utilizing his video work. After that, you can just watch all the movies he has worked on in the WordPress video gallery.
6. Nicole Goode – Colorist
Nicole makes movies look stunning, by giving them color. A very specific part of today’s movie making. By putting her showreel right at the start, you are immediately drawn into watching her work, which is helped by the dark background, making you feel like being in a cinema. Also a great portfolio WordPress example.
7. Rachel Rushing – Conceptual artist
Another portfolio example of just black font on white background is simply the best. You don’t want your visitors to struggle with reading, or not know where is the menu, where is your work. The websites are here to show your work, not to show the code or the design of themselves.
How were these Portfolios made?
All of the above were made with WordPress theme Minimalio. A simple, yet powerful theme, that is ideal for creating portfolio websites. It’s specifically made for showing your work in simple minimalist fashion, giving you just the necessary tools to show your image or video work.
Minimalio theme has a free version, and for people that would like a bit more, there is the Premium Plugin, that enhances the theme into a proper Portfolio solution.
Specifically for image based creators:
- The theme comes with lightbox
- Adds a Gutenberg block for adjustable gallery
- Creates portfolios with different styles for a project gallery
Specifically for video based creators:
- Adds a Gutenberg block for full screen cover video background
- Vimeo and Youtube support by adding the video just with the link
- Video gallery that open your videos in a Lightbox
