PORTFOLIO 2026 IDENTITY

SUMMARY

Portfolios is an annual award showcase hosted by the Graphic Design Department at College of DuPage, celebrating and highlighting outstanding student work across the program. Each year, students are invited to submit poster concepts for the opportunity to visually define the event's identity. Awards are presented across several categories, including Editorial, Packaging, Illustration, Design Systems, Identity, Web, and Portfolios.

CATEGORIES

Identity | Illustration

DURATION

2 weeks

YEAR

Spring 2026

ROLES

Creative Director

TOOLS



hanging poster mockup of COD'S Portfolio Night 2026
comic style graphic illustration showing graphic design portfolio 2026 with graphic design items surrounding the title comic style graphic illustration presenting the illustration category awards. Shows a tablet, sketchbook, stylus, pencil, and paintbrush comic style graphic illustration presenting the identity category awards. Shows identity items: tshirt, sticker, id card, business card, and tag comic style graphic illustration presenting the packaging category awards. Shows soda can, milk carton, bag, scissors, and box comic style graphic illustration presenting the web/interactive/motion category awards. Shows web items: website, social media, code icon, site map comic style graphic illustration presenting the editorial category awards. Shows camera, page layouts comic style graphic illustration presenting the design systems category awards. Shows gears, type, identity comic style graphic illustration presenting the portfolios category awards. Shows a file folder filled with an id card, webpage, layout, bag, and paintbrush to represent all the categories in a portfolio
black tshirt mockup with the portfolio identity poster design on the front swag tote bag mockup with the portfolio identity design on the front