Are you a graphic design student or a new graphic designer entering the professional world? Have you decided to use Adobe Portfolio for your portfolio website but are unsure which theme to choose? Look no further, in this article I carefully selected 5 of my favorite themes on Adobe Portfolio that I recommend graphic designers consider using for their design portfolio website.

Adobe Portfolio Theme Criteria

Adobe portfolio offers a variety of customizable themes for you to choose from for the design of your portfolio website. While it doesn't appear that Adobe has added new portfolio themes to its gallery, I believe that the current themes can be categorized into two different design groups.

• Group 1: Standard layout with navigation spanning the width of the browser at the top, with content below.

• Group 2: Navigation on the left side of the browser, with content on the right. While this type of layout was popular around 2015–2016, I find it to be dated and somewhat distracting today.

The themes I’ve selected fall into the first group, giving your work more space to shine and allowing visitors to focus on your projects. While they share similarities, they vary in navigation style, spacing, margins, and gutters.

Top 5 Adobe Portfolio Themes

Thomas Adobe Portfolio Theme

1. Thomas

Thomas is my favorite Adobe Portfolio theme for designers to start with. It offers a simple navigation design and a forgiving layout for gallery pages. It uses a 4:3 aspect ratio for project thumbnails, presented in a tiled gallery that fills most of the page.

Ludwig Adobe Portfolio Theme

2. Ludwig

Ludwig is also a great starter theme. It uses a 16:9 aspect ratio for thumbnails, a familiar format often used in design work. Ludwig features a three-section navigation:

• Left: pages you add in Adobe Portfolio

• Center: your logo or site name

• Right: your social profile links

If you don’t add social links, the right side may appear empty.

Hegen Adobe Portfolio Theme

3. Hegen

Hegen is very similar to Ludwig in layout but uses a more vertical thumbnail format, perfect for poster-like designs. If you create music posters, album covers, or other vertical print designs, Hegen is an excellent choice.

Marta Adobe Portfolio Theme

4. Marta

Marta also uses a 4:3 aspect ratio for thumbnails. While similar to Hegen and Ludwig, Marta comes with a few pre-selected options that add extra functionality to your navigation without digging through settings.

Mercedes Adobe Portfolio Theme

5. Mercedes

Mercedes stands out with its centered navigation: your name on top, with pages and social links stacked below. It uses a 4:3 aspect ratio for thumbnails, with titles and project details displayed under each thumbnail. This makes it a great choice for illustration-heavy portfolios.

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