838 Lovely Attendees
Owner at Longo Designs.
Nick Longo is the founder of Longo Designs, a studio specializing in bold branding and packaging for food, beverage, and restaurant brands. With 15+ years of experience, Nick blends creativity with strategy to build standout brands. In addition to running his studio, Nick is a design instructor at California State University, Northridge, and co-hosts the Deeply Graphic Designcast and Adobe Office Hours. Through education and industry experience, Nick empowers designers and brands to push creative boundaries and lead with purpose.
You don’t need dream clients or a fancy job title to start building a legit portfolio.
In this FieldTrip, we’ll break down how to showcase your skills using student work, passion projects, or personal experiments, and package it all like a pro.
You’ll learn how to frame your projects, write case study intros, and design a layout that feels polished. Expect hands-on exercises, real-world examples, and simple takeaways to start your portfolio now, no excuses.
Intro & goal-setting (5 min)
What makes a portfolio “work”? (10 min)
Types of projects to include, even if you're just starting (10 min)
Hands-on activity: Build a one-page portfolio outline (15 min)
How to write a strong intro/case study summary (10 min)
Visual tips to look more pro (10 min)
Q&A + free resource drop (10 min)
A hands-on session where participants get to build, craft, or create something tangible.
The recording will be shared within 24 hours in the follow up email for a 250-day window, and available at the top of this page. Make sure to register for access!
Global Partner — Adobe
Adobe empowers everyone, everywhere to imagine, create, and bring any digital experience to life. From creators and students to small businesses, global enterprises, and nonprofit organizations — customers choose Adobe products to ideate, collaborate, be more productive, drive business growth, and build remarkable experiences.
Owner at Longo Designs.
Nick Longo is the founder of Longo Designs, a studio specializing in bold branding and packaging for food, beverage, and restaurant brands. With 15+ years of experience, Nick blends creativity with strategy to build standout brands. In addition to running his studio, Nick is a design instructor at California State University, Northridge, and co-hosts the Deeply Graphic Designcast and Adobe Office Hours. Through education and industry experience, Nick empowers designers and brands to push creative boundaries and lead with purpose.
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Get ready to be immersed! Engage with smiles, nods, waves, emojis. Share in the chat. Get cozy. Turn off notifications. Sip your favorite beverage.
Wear your beginner’s hat. Go with the flow. Welcome the stumbles and fumbles. Congratulate yourself for trying. Keep going!
Our hosts are members of the CreativeMornings community—just like you! Everyone comes to this with different backgrounds—a lot of our hosts have never done anything like this before! And we love that! Cheer them on when something goes awry and when it goes perfectly.
We’re all figuring things out in real time. Celebrate, rather than critique emerging ideas. Cheer each other on as you try new things. Try “Yes! And…” in conversation.
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Global Partner — Adobe
Adobe empowers everyone, everywhere to imagine, create, and bring any digital experience to life. From creators and students to small businesses, global enterprises, and nonprofit organizations — customers choose Adobe products to ideate, collaborate, be more productive, drive business growth, and build remarkable experiences.