VaST ITES

We all know that the most visually stunning personal websites often belong to folks in creative industries. After all, they have rich portfolios of work to plaster all over their sites, showing off their stories and abilities instead of just writing a block of text to tell people about it.

But what if you don’t work in an especially visual role or industry? How can you have a “gallery” of your work—when you don’t have any tangible work you can show off? Or what if your strong suits are soft skills, like leadership and communication? How can you visualize that?

Read on for five tactics for adding more imagery to or portfolio. Whether you’re trying to present a project that isn’t particularly visual (hello, Excel spreadsheets) or looking for ways to creatively show off soft skills, there’s bound to be a solution for you. And while a lot of inspiration does come from the designers, trust us—these are ideas anyone can use.