How to tell stories through your portfolio with the Adobe Creative Apprenticeship
It’s not always obvious how to present your work so your thinking comes through clearly. This June, we’re continuing our event series with the Adobe Creative Apprenticeship, focusing on how to turn your projects into clear, engaging stories – with creatives walking through their own portfolios. Register now and join us on Wednesday 24 June.
The Adobe Creative Apprenticeship helps aspiring creatives gain real-world experience through mentorship, commissioned projects and opportunities with leading creative employers. Across this event series, we’ll explore practical ways to strengthen your work, grow your confidence and prepare for future creative opportunities.
What you’ll learn
- What to include in your portfolio and what to leave out
- Ways to structure your projects so your thinking is easier to follow
- When and how to show your process so it adds value
- How visuals and mock-ups can strengthen your work
- What makes a portfolio feel clear and focused
- How Adobe tools can help you develop ideas and create more polished portfolio visuals and promotional materials without a big budget
You’ll also have the chance to ask questions during a live Q&A.
About the event
Your portfolio is often the first place people go to understand what you do. But how do you make it hold someone’s attention?
To help, we’re teaming up with the Adobe Creative Apprenticeship for two more free online events designed to help emerging creatives thrive... As part of the ongoing series, you’ll hear from creatives within the industry about how they approach their portfolios and start to think about the message they want to convey with their work.
Whether you’re building your first portfolio or refining an existing one, you’ll come away with practical ways to make your work easier to follow, communicate your thinking more clearly and present your projects with greater confidence.
In this session, you’ll hear from industry panellists as they break down how they build portfolios so that the narrative is intentional and engaging. Through real examples, they’ll share what goes into choosing projects, structuring their work and deciding how much process to include.
This event is part of our ongoing series with the Adobe Creative Apprenticeship program. Participants can also access career resources, live events and apprenticeship opportunities through the program.
Who will be there?
The event will be hosted by Cyn Lagos. Cyn is an artist, creative technologist and founder of Lagos Studios. Since becoming the first Latinx female Adobe Creative Resident in 2019, she has dedicated her career to expanding access to visual education and helping creators adapt to new tools with confidence. She is also a mentor on the Adobe Creative Apprenticeship program.
Surya Anand
Surya is a self-taught designer who began his career in design after leaving school at 15. He is currently a designer at PORTO ROCHA. His work spans branding, digital products and creative direction, and he has worked on projects for clients including NASA/JPL, Google, mymind and Semplice.
Sahaana Shankar
Sahaana is a designer working across editorial, art direction and digital design. Her experience includes working on Adobe's student activations in New York and Los Angeles, as well as shaping UI/UX concepts for the Lloyds Bank app redesign used by 21 million customers. She also founded The Break-In Kit, a community connecting creative education and industry.
Where and when?
🗓️ Wednesday 24 June, 2026
⏰ 6pm to 8pm BST
💻 Online, Zoom
Who can register
This event is open to emerging creatives aged 18 and over across the UK, US and Canada, including:
- Self-taught creatives
- Students or recent grads
- Those switching careers
How to register
- Sign in or create a free account
- Head to the sidebar on this page to register for this event
If you’re based in the US or Canada, please register through the correct event page so we can send you the right joining details.
You can also register for the companion session on promoting yourself as an emerging creative here.