DESCRIPTION
Turn your creative work into a brand story that connects, builds trust, and helps potential clients understand the value behind what you do with the Mercateal Story-Driven Portfolio Canva Website Template.
This is more than a traditional portfolio. It is a fully customizable Canva Website designed to present your work as an experience—combining your story, expertise, services, creative process, projects, results, testimonials, visuals, and brand personality in one cohesive online destination.
Created for designers, photographers, social media professionals, creative studios, consultants, coaches, mentors, service providers, makers, and other creative entrepreneurs, this template helps you move beyond simply displaying finished projects.
Instead, you can show potential clients:
- Who you are
- What you do
- How you think
- How you work
- What makes your approach different
- The story behind your projects
- Your creative process
- Your services
- Your client experience
- Your results
- Your visual style
- How to contact or work with you
The portfolio combines editorial layouts, project galleries, storytelling sections, service pages, mobile-friendly compositions, social media presentations, campaign showcases, and personal-brand content so your work feels intentional and memorable from the first click.
With 32 customizable pages and 3 Portfolio Hero Section layouts, you can build a portfolio that feels completely aligned with your business without starting from a blank page.
And because a beautiful portfolio should also be easy to share, this product includes a Bonus Link-in-Bio Canva Website Template, giving you another polished destination for your social media audience.
YOU WILL RECEIVE
This digital Story-Driven Portfolio Kit includes:
- 32 customizable portfolio pages
- Editable Canva Website template
- 3 Portfolio Hero Section layouts
- About Me sections
- Skills & Experience layouts
- Creative Services sections
- Service portfolio layouts
- Project showcase sections
- Client project presentations
- Brand Story & Heritage sections
- Editorial-style project layouts
- Story-driven campaign presentation sections
- Social media campaign showcases
- Creative process sections
- Client Experience layouts
- Portfolio galleries
- Image grids
- Project storytelling sections
- Calls to action
- Contact information areas
- Social media links
- Website links
- Interactive link areas
- Coordinated typography
- Decorative illustrations and graphic elements
- Responsive layouts designed for desktop and mobile viewing
- Multiple page compositions that can be mixed, removed, duplicated, or reordered
BONUS — LINK-IN-BIO WEBSITE
You will also receive a coordinating Mercateal Link-in-Bio Canva Website Template.
Use the bonus page to create one beautiful link destination for your:
- Portfolio
- Services
- Products
- Offers
- New launches
- Website
- Social media
- Email list
- Booking page
- Featured work
- Contact information
Once customized and published through Canva, you can add the website link to your social media bio, QR codes, email signature, business card, proposals, or other customer touchpoints.
WHAT CAN BE CHANGED?
The portfolio is highly customizable in Canva.
You can change:
- Business name
- Personal name
- Professional title
- About Me information
- Biography
- Services
- Service descriptions
- Skills
- Experience
- Project titles
- Project descriptions
- Client information
- Case study content
- Portfolio images
- Social media examples
- Campaign examples
- Testimonials
- Calls to action
- Contact information
- Email address
- Website address
- Social media links
- External links
- Fonts
- Font sizes
- Text
- Colors
- Background colors
- Photographs
- Graphics
- Decorative elements
- Frames
- Image placement
- Section order
- Page order
- Layout spacing
You can also:
- Remove pages you do not need
- Duplicate your favorite layouts
- Reuse project layouts for multiple clients
- Add new sections
- Replace sample content with your own
- Upload your own portfolio photography
- Add clickable links
- Link projects to external websites, videos, social media posts, or additional resources
- Adapt the template for different creative industries
- Customize the included Link-in-Bio Website
The template provides the structure—you make the portfolio completely your own.
HOW IT WORKS
- Purchase the digital Story-Driven Portfolio Template.
- Download the PDF provided with your order.
- Open the PDF and click the Canva template access link.
- Sign in to Canva or create a Canva account.
- Save your own editable copy of the portfolio template.
- Choose one of the 3 Hero Section layouts.
- Replace the sample biography, services, project descriptions, and business information.
- Upload your own photographs, portfolio images, campaign examples, and client work.
- Customize the colors, fonts, graphics, layouts, and visual details.
- Remove, duplicate, rearrange, or add sections as needed.
- Add your website, social media, portfolio, video, booking, and contact links.
- Review the portfolio on desktop and mobile.
- Publish the finished design as a Canva Website.
- Canva will provide a website link that you can share with potential clients.
You may also customize the included Bonus Link-in-Bio Website, publish it separately, and add its URL to your Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, business card, QR code, or other platforms.
PLEASE NOTE — IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This product includes an editable Canva Website template.
It is not:
- A custom portfolio design service
- A custom website development service
- A custom Canva website build
- Copywriting
- Portfolio strategy consulting
- Personal branding
- Custom photography
- Content creation
- Website hosting outside Canva
- Domain registration
- Search engine optimization services
- Technical website management
You are responsible for replacing the sample information with your own content and reviewing your final portfolio before publishing.
Basic Canva knowledge is recommended.
THIS IS A CANVA WEBSITE
This portfolio is designed and published using Canva’s website functionality.
It is not a Shopify theme, WordPress theme, Wix template, Squarespace template, Webflow template, or HTML website template.
Available Canva Website features, publishing options, domains, responsive behavior, and account functionality may change over time.
RESPONSIVE DESIGN
The template has been designed with desktop and mobile viewing in mind.
However, you are responsible for previewing your finished website before publishing, especially after changing:
- Text length
- Font size
- Images
- Section order
- Spacing
- Element sizes
- Layout composition
Major customization may affect how individual sections appear on different screen sizes.
LINKS
You may add clickable links within your Canva Website to destinations such as:
- Your website
- Online shop
- Behance
- Booking page
- Videos
- Published projects
- Client websites
- Digital products
- Contact pages
You are responsible for adding and testing all links before publishing.
LOGO IS NOT INCLUDED
The Mercateal logo, Owl’s Touch logo, and other sample branding shown in the listing images are used for demonstration purposes only.
This product does not include:
- A custom logo
- The Mercateal logo
- The Owl’s Touch logo
- An editable logo kit
- Custom branding services
Upload your own logo or customize the portfolio without one.
A coordinating editable Logo Kit is available separately.
SAMPLE PHOTOS AND PROJECT CONTENT
Photographs, sample portfolio projects, client examples, campaign examples, business names, biographies, statistics, written project descriptions, and other demonstration content shown in the listing are intended to illustrate how the template can be used.
Replace demonstration content with your own business information, work, projects, photographs, client materials, and properly licensed assets.
Decorative illustrations and graphics already included inside the editable template may be used within your customized design.
CANVA
A Canva account is required to edit this product.
A free Canva account may be sufficient for many edits. Certain Canva features, assets, publishing options, resizing tools, or other functionality may require Canva Pro depending on Canva’s current platform features.
A desktop or laptop is strongly recommended for customizing a portfolio of this size.
Individual customization, proofreading, portfolio writing, image editing, link configuration, or Canva training is not included.
CUSTOMIZATION SERVICE IS NOT INCLUDED
The listing provides the editable template for you to customize yourself.
If you prefer not to complete the customization personally, an optional Story-Driven Portfolio Customization Service may be available separately through Owl’s Touch.
The customization service is not included with this purchase.
BONUS LINK-IN-BIO
The Link-in-Bio Canva Website shown in the listing is included as a bonus with this product.
The bonus is also customizable in Canva and can be published separately from your main portfolio.
Logos and personal business information displayed in the sample version are not included.
DIGITAL PRODUCT POLICY
Due to the digital nature of this product, all sales are final.
We do not accept:
- Returns
- Exchanges
- Cancellations
- Refund requests
Please carefully review the listing images, description, included pages, Canva requirements, product format, customization information, and compatibility details before purchasing.
A change of mind, accidental purchase, lack of Canva knowledge, difficulty customizing the website, dissatisfaction with Canva’s platform features, inability to connect a particular domain, or failure to review the product information does not qualify for a refund.
If you experience a verified issue accessing the original Canva template link or the digital file provided with your purchase, please contact us so the access issue can be reviewed.
NO PHYSICAL DELIVERY
This is a digital product only.
No printed portfolio, book, binder, website installation, physical marketing material, computer, tablet, mobile device, stationery, photography, packaging, or other physical product shown in the mockups will be shipped.
You will receive digital access to the editable Story-Driven Portfolio Canva Website Template and the included Bonus Link-in-Bio Canva Website Template through the file provided after purchase.