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3D portfolio examples worth studying

These are some of the best-known 3D portfolio websites on the web, plus five you can open and explore right here, made from Perlink templates. For each one we note what makes it work and one idea you can take for your own portfolio. Open them on a computer if you can: several are built for a mouse and a big screen.

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What the best 3D portfolios have in common

Look at the examples below side by side and a few patterns stand out. They are not the ones with the most effects. They are the ones where the 3D says something about the person.

  • One clear idea. A car to drive, a ramen shop, a room, a sphere of sound. Visitors understand the concept in a few seconds.
  • The concept fits the maker. A sound designer’s site reacts to sound; a developer’s site hides a working computer. The 3D is a statement about what they do.
  • The work is easy to reach. Projects, contact and an about section can be found quickly, often from a menu or a screen that does not require exploring.
  • They reward curiosity with small details: objects that react, hidden jokes, sounds, moving light.

Patterns you can borrow

You do not need weeks of Three.js to use the ideas behind these sites. A few that translate to any 3D portfolio, including one made with Perlink:

  • A personal space as the frame: your room, your desk, your studio. People like seeing where someone works.
  • Projects as objects: framed images on a wall, a screen on a desk, a sign that links to a case study.
  • A plain way in next to the 3D one, so a reviewer in a hurry can still find everything.
  • Light and time of day as mood. The same room feels calm by day and cosy at night.
  • Sound used sparingly, off until the visitor chooses to hear it.

Mistakes the weaker 3D portfolios make

For every memorable 3D portfolio there are many that people close after a few seconds. The usual reasons:

  • A long loading screen before anything appears, especially on phones.
  • Projects only reachable by finding the right object, with no menu or list.
  • Text drawn inside the 3D scene, too small to read and invisible to search engines.
  • Camera controls that fight the visitor, or scrolling that stops working normally.
  • A borrowed template scene with nothing personal in it, which makes the 3D feel like decoration.

Built from scratch or with a tool?

Most of the famous examples on this page were built by hand by people who are 3D developers or designers themselves, often over weeks, with Three.js for the code and Blender for the models. For them, the portfolio is also proof of that skill.

If your work is design, photography, architecture or code that is not about 3D, building the space yourself is a large detour. A tool such as Perlink gives you the space ready-made: you choose a template, put your own work in the frames and on the objects, and publish a page and a room together at perlink.to/yourname.

How we chose these examples

Inclusion is editorial: we picked 3D portfolios that are well known in the web design and Three.js community, that we could open and check, and that each teach something different. We link to every site and describe it in our own words; we do not copy their text or show screenshots. Sites change over time, so what you see may differ from our notes.

If you made a 3D portfolio you think belongs here, or you are listed and would like to be removed or have a detail corrected, write to support@perlink.to.

The examples

Well-known 3D portfolios from around the web, then portfolios you can make on Perlink today, each with its room live.

  1. 01

    Bruno Simon’s portfolio

    By Bruno Simon · A creative developer’s portfolio as a small world you drive around

    • You drive a little car through a 3D landscape and find his projects and links along the way.
    • It turns browsing a portfolio into play, which is why people share it so much.
    • Built with Three.js; it won Awwwards Site of the Month in November 2019.

    Take this: If you make a 3D portfolio, give visitors something to do, not only something to look at.

  2. 02

    My Room in 3D

    By Bruno Simon · A real room recreated in the browser

    • A detailed 3D copy of the maker’s own room, modelled in Blender and shown with Three.js.
    • Small living details, such as steam from a coffee cup and an animation on the TV, make it feel inhabited.
    • The code is public on GitHub, and many people have learned from it and made their own rooms.

    Take this: Your own room is a strong frame for a portfolio: personal, familiar and easy to understand.

  3. 03

    Jesse’s Ramen

    By Jesse Zhou · A personal site set in a 3D ramen shop

    • The whole portfolio is a stylised ramen shop, made with Three.js and Blender.
    • Projects, articles and the about section are reached through the shop, so the theme carries the navigation.
    • A memorable concept that has nothing to do with the job, and that is exactly why people remember it.

    Take this: A theme from your life or culture can be more memorable than one about your profession.

  4. 04

    Henry Heffernan’s portfolio

    By Henry Heffernan · A software engineer’s portfolio with a desktop operating system inside a 3D scene

    • A 3D scene is the outer layer, and inside it runs a second, desktop-style site that works like an operating system.
    • The two layers are separate projects, both public on GitHub.
    • For a software engineer, a working computer inside the portfolio shows the skill directly.

    Take this: Let the format prove what you do: a developer’s portfolio that is itself a piece of software says more than a list of skills.

  5. 05

    Jordan Breton’s portfolio

    By Jordan Breton · A freelance developer’s portfolio as a 3D world to look around

    • Visitors drag or touch to look around a 3D world and tap to explore it.
    • The introduction is also written as normal page text, so it can be read without exploring.
    • It shows creative Three.js work and serious engineering on the same page, for the clients he wants.

    Take this: Put a readable introduction next to the 3D, so the world adds to your message instead of replacing it.

  6. 06

    Where Worlds Take Shape

    A playable portfolio built with WebGL and Three.js

    • The portfolio is an explorable 3D world where projects are discovered by moving through it.
    • It mixes storytelling, navigation and small games instead of a list of work.
    • Named an Awwwards Site of the Day in May 2026.

    Take this: Discovery can be the experience itself, as long as visitors always know where to go next.

  7. 07

    Chiara Luzzana

    By Niccolò Miranda for Chiara Luzzana · A sound designer’s portfolio built around a 3D sphere of sound

    • A 3D sphere shaped like sound waves sits at the centre and reacts to the soundtrack.
    • Sound, visuals and type all point at one idea: what the person does for a living.
    • Recognised by Awwwards (Site of the Day), The FWA and CSSDA.

    Take this: Choose one 3D element that represents your work, rather than a whole world.

  8. 08

    James Murray’s 3D portfolio

    By James Murray · A developer’s portfolio as a 3D universe of orbiting worlds

    • Visitors navigate a Three.js universe where each world is a part of the portfolio.
    • Different worlds hold different sides of the maker: projects, personal story, ways of thinking.
    • Nominated on Awwwards in 2026.

    Take this: Group your work into a few clear places, so the space doubles as a map of who you are.

  9. 09

    Lusion

    By Lusion · A 3D studio’s own site, as its portfolio

    • A studio that makes real-time 3D and interactive web experiences shows that skill on its own site.
    • The third version of the site won Awwwards Site of the Year and Developer Site of the Year for 2023.
    • Useful as a benchmark of what polished real-time 3D on the web can look like.

    Take this: Polish matters more than quantity: a few scenes done extremely well beat many rough ones.

Made on Perlink

Five portfolios you can make today without code. Pick one to open its room above, then start from its template.

Opening the room…

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A designer’s studio

For graphic designers, illustrators and artists

  • The page is a gallery of work with links to a shop or commissions.
  • In the room, the artwork hangs in picture frames that visitors tap to see large.
  • Bright walls and plenty of space keep the attention on the work.

Take this: Treat the room like a small exhibition: fewer pieces, hung where people look first.

Use the template

A developer’s night desk

For software developers and tech creators

  • A dark page with projects on a timeline and links to code.
  • The room is a desk setup at night, where the laptop and a neon sign can link to your projects.
  • Night mode and neon light give it the feel of late coding sessions.

Take this: Link objects to real things: the laptop to GitHub, the sign to your best project.

Use the template

A photographer’s gallery

For portrait, travel and event photographers

  • The page frames your photos on a dark background, with packages, prices and a booking form.
  • The room is a gallery: your shots in frames on the walls, each one opening large when tapped.
  • Visitors can book a shoot from the page after looking around.

Take this: Choose photos that work small and large: the room shows them as frames first, then full size.

Use the template

An architect’s studio

For architects and interior designers

  • A quiet, magazine-like page with projects in a carousel and a consultation booking.
  • The room itself shows a sense of space, with project photos framed on the walls.
  • Calm colours and good light suit work that is about space and materials.

Take this: For spatial work, the room is part of the pitch: dress it the way you would dress a client’s space.

Use the template

A student’s first portfolio

For students and fresh graduates applying for internships and first jobs

  • The page works as an online CV: experience on a timeline, skills and recommendations.
  • The room adds class projects and moments in frames, which makes a short CV feel more personal.
  • Page-first suits applications; the room is there for anyone curious.

Take this: With little experience, show your process and personality: the room is a good place for both.

Use the template

Templates to start from

Each one is a full portfolio page with sample work and a matching 3D room. Swap in your own and publish.

Sample content

Personal portfolio

Introduce yourself, your work and where to find you.

Sample content

Creator & artist

Show your work as a gallery with links to shop or commission.

Sample content

Photographer

A gallery-first page for photographers: a dark frame for your work, packages with prices and a booking form.

Sample content

Neon developer

A dark, glowing page for developers and tech creators: projects on a timeline, code links and an aurora sky.

Turn what you like here into your own portfolio

  1. 01

    Pick one idea to borrow

    Not five. A room, a desk, an island at night: one concept you can explain in a sentence.

  2. 02

    Choose your strongest work

    Three to eight projects is enough. These go in the frames and on the page.

  3. 03

    Start from a template

    On Perlink, pick a portfolio template close to your field. It comes with a page and a matching 3D room.

  4. 04

    Make the space yours

    Hang your images, link objects to your projects, write your own words on the neon sign, choose a land and the time of day.

  5. 05

    Keep a plain way in

    Leave the page version with your projects and contact details, so nobody has to explore to find them.

  6. 06

    Share it

    Put perlink.to/yourname in your bio and CV, and post a short video tour of your room.

Questions

What is the most famous 3D portfolio?

Bruno Simon’s portfolio, where you drive a small car around a 3D world to find his projects, is probably the most widely shared. It won Awwwards Site of the Month in November 2019 and is still a common reference.

How long does it take to build a 3D portfolio like these?

The hand-built examples here typically represent weeks of work by experienced 3D developers. With a tool like Perlink, a portfolio page and 3D room from a template takes minutes to set up, plus the time to add your own work.

Do I need to be a 3D artist to have a 3D portfolio?

No. The famous ones are often made by 3D specialists showing their skill, but designers, photographers, architects and students can use a ready-made room and focus on their own work.

Can I copy one of these portfolios?

Take ideas, not code or assets. The sites, models and text belong to their makers. Borrow a concept, such as a room or projects as objects, and make it about your own work.

Do these 3D portfolios work on phones?

Some do, some are best on a computer. That is worth noticing when you plan your own: keep a fast page for phone visitors and make the 3D part load only when it is opened.

How do I get my 3D portfolio listed here?

Send the link to support@perlink.to with a line about what makes it special. Inclusion is an editorial choice, and we check every site before adding it.

Are the Perlink examples real templates I can use?

Yes. Each one is a template you can start from for free, with the same kind of page and 3D room you can explore on this page.

Make the next example

Start from a portfolio template with a page and a 3D room, put your work in it, and publish at perlink.to/yourname. Free to start.

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