Types of Portfolio Case 

The first step in selecting a portfolio case is to identify the general category or type of case that fits your situation. The term "portfolio case" means different things to different people so it is important to understand the range of cases, bags, and books that go by that description. 

Portfolio Cases or Bags For Loose Items - Traditional Zippered Portfolios, Canvas Art Bags (Student Portfolios), Expandable Portfolios 

Generally speaking, this category includes anything that can be used as carrying cases for individual pieces of artwork or graphics that are not bound together. The artwork or graphics can be on paper, mounted on matboard or foamboard, on canvas, in individual print sleeves, or even framed. Some choices for unbound materials are: 

• Traditional Zippered Portfolios 
• Traditional Zippered Art Portfolio 
• Traditional Zippered Portfolio 

These are probably the first image that comes to your mind when you think of "art portfolios". They are usually made of semi-rigid vinyl with a simulated leather grain texture or fabric stretched around a wire frame and have a zipper running along the sides and across the top. To access the artwork, you unzip the zipper along all three sides and lay the portfolio flat on a table or floor.