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Make a Portfolio PDF That's Always Up to Date
Why portfolios go stale, what reviewers actually look for, and a free tool that exports a submission-ready book in one click.
Every creator has the same portfolio problem: the deadline arrives, the file is eight months old, and rebuilding it in slides takes a weekend you don't have.
What reviewers actually look for
- Selection over volume — eight strong works beat thirty mixed ones.
- Credits and years — who did what, and when. An uncredited image is a rumor.
- Legible typesetting — especially if your titles mix Japanese, Chinese, and English; broken CJK glyphs read as carelessness.
- Currency — a book that includes last month's work signals momentum.
The one-click approach
CREA's free portfolio tool treats the portfolio as a living export, not a document you rebuild:
- Upload works once; the book lays itself out — cover, index, full-page plates, collaborator roster.
- Every work carries its year and your credited role automatically.
- A mixed-script typesetting engine keeps EN/JA/ZH titles clean in the same line.
- Update anything, export again — the PDF is always current.
The same data also powers a web name card you can put in an Instagram bio. One source of truth, two doors.