Can i use images in a graphic design portfolio that aren’t mine?

So im applying to uni to study graphic design and for my portfolio have created some football related graphics but the images I have used to create those graphics are things like images of the footballers that aren’t mine and the logos of the football clubs that aren’t mine but i edited them together in a creative way inspired by those matchday graphics if you know what I mean. Would i be allowed to put this in my portfolio or not because the images i used don’t belong to me? Would it be copyright or something or is it just a bad idea to include it?

Original post by Idklol223

So im applying to uni to study graphic design and for my portfolio have created some football related graphics but the images I have used to create those graphics are things like images of the footballers that aren’t mine and the logos of the football clubs that aren’t mine but i edited them together in a creative way inspired by those matchday graphics if you know what I mean. Would i be allowed to put this in my portfolio or not because the images i used don’t belong to me? Would it be copyright or something or is it just a bad idea to include it?

You would need to show and cite the source material if you want to use altered/source images. Showing development of the work from source to finished piece. Presumably the work was responding to a brief so showing the brief/sources/development and then final results should be doable

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If you include a photo of a football player or a club crest, the person reviewing the portfolio will know that you didn't create them. That's fine.

When looking at applicant portfolios, i see a lot of (usually lads) creating the kind of graphics that clubs put on their social feeds. Often they demonstrate good technical skills, which is important, but attempting to replicate/copy existing work isn't really what Universities are looking for. We want to see original ideas, not pastiches of what's already done. So as a general piece of advice - when creating this kind of work for your portfolio - make it look radically different to anything you've seen before online. Challenge the conventions.

Original post by Idklol223

So im applying to uni to study graphic design and for my portfolio have created some football related graphics but the images I have used to create those graphics are things like images of the footballers that aren’t mine and the logos of the football clubs that aren’t mine but i edited them together in a creative way inspired by those matchday graphics if you know what I mean. Would i be allowed to put this in my portfolio or not because the images i used don’t belong to me? Would it be copyright or something or is it just a bad idea to include it?

Hi there, I hope you're well. I'm Charlotte, a Graphic Design student from Norwich Uni Arts.

That's so exciting that you're also looking to study GD! Where are you thinking of applying? We offer portfolio advice and help via the following email: [email protected] - where the team are happy to answer any query and help where possible.

I hope this helps, and best of luck in producing your portfolio and applying to uni!
Charlotte, Student Ambassador 🙂

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