Submit your portfolio website for an Award.
Portfolio sites are the most personal entries we judge - they have to represent the work and the person who made it. Web Design Awards juries score portfolios on the same rubric as every other site, and on a portfolio it usually turns on the editorial quality of project pages, type and layout craft, the role of motion, and whether the site reads with a real point of view rather than a template.
Where portfolio entries win or lose.
Every entry, in every category, is scored 0–10 on the same 5 weighted criteria. These are the places a site like yours usually earns or loses those points:
Editorial project pages
The depth and clarity of how each project is presented. Judges look for the role, the brief, the result - not just screenshots.
Type & layout craft
Personal sites live or die on typographic confidence and layout pacing. Templated portfolios rarely score well.
Motion & micro-interactions
Motion should set tone or guide reading, not call attention to itself. Considered detail wins.
Voice & personality
The strongest portfolios feel like a single person's site, not a generic case-study container.
More on portfolio websites.
Portfolio submission FAQ.
- Can a student or junior submit a portfolio?
- Yes. Portfolios are judged on craft, not seniority. Free community submission is a good route for early-career designers.
- Does my portfolio have to be on a custom domain?
- No, but a custom domain helps the read. Sub-paths on portfolio platforms are eligible if the site is publicly accessible.
- Can I submit a portfolio that's still being built out?
- Submit it once enough projects are live to give the jury a clear read. Drafts can be saved on this device until you are ready.
Ready to submit your portfolio website?
Drafts save automatically as you fill the form. Premium and rushed entries run through the same submission flow - the free path is paused until late 2027.
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