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Forma

High-impact creative portfolio template for designers, visual artists, and art directors.

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Latest version
1.0.0
Updated
Difficulty
Intermediate
Licence
Pro

Overview

Forma is a modern portfolio template tailored for designers, creative directors, and visual artists. Bold typography and expressive layout structures highlight individual projects and personal branding.

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Screenshots

Forma designer portfolio view

Forma designer portfolio view

Features

  • High-impact project cards

    Clean visual cards with dynamic hover focus and project details.

  • Experience & client list

    Curated timeline of client engagements, speaking history, and recognition.

Architecture

Masonry project grid with client interactive state

Structured layout components engineered for high-resolution imagery and dynamic portfolio item cards.

Tech stack

Built with

What the product is implemented in.

Requires

What you must already have. These block installation.

Folder structure

Folder structure
forma/
├── app/
│   ├── page.tsx
│   └── project/[slug]/page.tsx
└── components/

Requirements

Node.js
≥ 22.12LTS or current
Package manager
pnpm ≥ 10npm and yarn also work
Operating system
macOS, Linux, Windows (WSL2)

Installation

  1. Unpack the download

    The archive contains the full source. There is no installer and no post-install script.

    bash
    unzip forma.zip
cd forma

  2. Install dependencies

    bash
    pnpm install

  3. Configure the environment

    Copy the example file and fill in the variables listed under Environment variables.

    bash
    cp .env.example .env

Quick start

  1. Start the development server

    bash
    pnpm dev

  2. Verify the install

    Runs formatting, lint, type-check, tests and a production build.

    bash
    pnpm check

Environment variables

Environment variables
VariableRequiredDescription
DATABASE_URLRequiredPostgreSQL connection string. Use a pooled endpoint in serverless environments.postgresql://user:pass@localhost:5432/app
NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URLRequiredAbsolute origin of the deployment. Used for canonical URLs and metadata.https://app.example.com
LOG_LEVELOptionaldebug | info | warn | error. Defaults to info in production.

Configuration

    Deployment

    • Vercel

      Zero-config. Set the environment variables listed above and connect the repository.

    • Docker

      A multi-stage Dockerfile is included, producing a standalone image with no build toolchain.

    • Any Node host

      Builds to a standard Node server. Nothing depends on a platform-specific runtime.

    Compatibility

    Framework and runtime versions this product supports
    TechnologyVersionsStatus
    Next.js≥ 15Supported

    What changed in 1.0.0

    Initial release

    • addedInitial release

    Version history

    1. 1.0.0

      Initial release

      • addedInitial release

    Documentation

    Documentation ships with the first release.

    Support

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