Experimental
Experimental design portfolio inspiration
These portfolios don't follow the rules, and that's the point. The best experimental portfolio websites, curated for designers who like to push things.
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Experimental
Experimental design portfolio inspiration
These portfolios don't follow the rules, and that's the point. The best experimental portfolio websites, curated for designers who like to push things.
New portfolios in your inbox.
Experimental
Experimental design portfolio inspiration
These portfolios don't follow the rules, and that's the point. The best experimental portfolio websites, curated for designers who like to push things.
New portfolios in your inbox.
What makes a portfolio experimental
Experimental doesn't mean chaotic. It means someone tried something that could have failed, typography that breaks the grid, navigation that doesn't behave, layouts that shift depending on how you interact. Some call this experiential design instead, same idea: the site is built to be felt, not just browsed. It shows up across every discipline too, illustrators treating the page like a canvas, developers pushing what code can render, graphic designers breaking their own rules on purpose.
A few worth studying
Dave Holloway. Design and code from the same person, and it shows in how far the interactions go beyond the usual template limits.
Bruno Simon. Still the reference point for what a portfolio can be when someone throws the rulebook out entirely.
Pictoric. An illustrator's portfolio that treats the page itself like a canvas, not just a frame for one.