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Skiaform Portfolio

A short, editorial InDesign template for architecture students applying to internships and first jobs. Two lengths from one file, so your work sample and your full portfolio always match.

Two lengths
A 5-page work sample for applications and a 10-page core portfolio for interviews, with optional extra pages.
One grid
US Letter landscape, 0.5 in margins, 12 columns. Halves, thirds and quarters without new rules on every page.
Three type systems
A Swiss grotesk (default), an editorial serif and a wide architectural grotesk. All free, open-licensed fonts.
Content sheet
Fill one spreadsheet with your titles, facts, descriptions and captions. Data Merge places them; field limits keep text from overflowing.
Bring-your-own-AI guide
Twelve prompts for choosing projects and tightening your own writing, with any assistant you already use.
The one rule
AI may draw, style and render geometry you modeled; it never adds to or changes your design.
Ten page thumbnails of the core portfolio: cover, about, three project openers with image and drawing pages, and contact.
The 10-page core portfolio, shown with the sample student project set.
Five page thumbnails of the work sample: cover, three one-page projects and a contact page.
The 5-page work sample is the core portfolio with pages removed.
Project opener page with a hero elevation, project number, title, facts table and description.
Project opener.
Project body page with a large image and smaller supporting images with captions.
Image body page.

The template is in testing now. Join the list to hear when it launches; you get the free two-page portfolio checklist right away. The full layout method is free in the architecture portfolio layout guide.

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A two-page checklist of the portfolio basics, from choosing projects to sending the PDF. It downloads as soon as you sign up. No spam.