A template should make your work easier to understand. It shouldn’t compete with it. Ask these four questions and the choice usually makes itself.
Who is reading it?
A recruiter scanning fifty candidates wants a clear structure and your experience near the top. A client choosing a photographer wants big images and very little text. A patient choosing a private consultant wants qualifications, specialisms and how to book. Choose the template whose first screen answers your reader’s first question.
What is your strongest evidence?
If it’s images, choose a design with large image areas. If it’s numbers, choose one that puts figures up front. If it’s writing or publications, choose a design with generous text and a references list. If it’s testimonials, choose one that gives quotes room.
How much content do you have?
Some designs look best with ten projects; some with three. A sparse template with plenty of content feels cramped, and a dense one with little content feels empty. Preview the template with sample content for your job title and compare it with what you actually have.
Does it suit your field’s tone?
A law firm partner and a tattoo artist both deserve a good portfolio, but not the same one. Pick a tone your clients would expect, then use colours and type to make it yours.
Don’t worry about getting it wrong
In Fuccura your content is stored separately from the design, so you can switch templates later without retyping anything. Browse the templates or search by job title.