Creating a portfolio

Admission to our creative media, arts and architecture courses involves submission and assessment of a portfolio. 

The work you present to us in your portfolio plays a vital role in helping us assess your suitability for your chosen course. 

When you are putting your portfolio together remember we don’t just want to see finished pieces, your successes, or work that shows your command of a technique. 

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What to include

We want to see examples of work in progress, not just finished pieces. Please don't put off submitting your portfolio or booking an interview in order to complete work.

What you provide can be in any medium or combination of media, it’s up to you.

  • Supply 15–20 examples of your work.
  • All images should be jpeg format, 72ppi resolution. Flattened and optimized for web/screen viewing, at high quality. Maximum dimensions: 800 pixels on the longest side.
  • The name of each file should be the title of the work.
  • Include a brief description of your work, related to each file (maximum of 20 words per file).
  • Include the date the work was made.

If you're invited to submit a portfolio make sure you log on to our applicant area on studentcentral and read the full advice provided by the admissions team about the kinds of work to provide, the format and any timeframes you need to meet.

Students making a wooden model

Format

Palette covered in paint

Do

  • If you're creating a portfolio specifically for submission to us, help us by naming the folder as your UCAS ID or name and date of birth.
  • If you're using an existing online portfolio check it meets our criteria:
    • published on a single platform, for example Carbonmade, Blogger, Wordpress, Flickr, Vimeo or Soundcloud
    • accessible from a web browser such as Safari, Chrome or Firefox without the reviewer having to enter a password.

Do not

  • Share your portfolio through Facebook, a file sharing website, as an email attachment, pdf download or by any means which requires the reviewer to download files or plug-ins. Please get advice if you're unsure about how to prepare files.

Courses which include portfolio review

Architecture and interior architecture

Art and design

Fashion and textiles

Graphic design and illustration

Photography, film and sound

Product design

Presenting your portfolio at interview

For some of these courses you may also be invited to an interview and asked give a short presentation on your portfolio.

Read our advice about preparing for interviews.

Photography student assembling photo collage

Submitting your portfolio

Student dressing a model

Selected applicants can access the instructions on creating and submitting their portfolio in the applicant area of studentcentral. This is where you can check on your application to the University of Brighton.

You may be given a timeframe to submit your online portfolio, this suggested date is provided to make sure we can review your portfolio before your interview (if you require one). If you’re not able to submit your portfolio by this date don’t panic, please message us via your applicant area or give us a call on 01273 644644.