The modern CV has evolved beyond text — recruiters and hiring managers increasingly expect visual evidence of work, especially in creative, technical, and design fields. A portfolio grid embedded in your resume or attached as a supplementary document communicates your capabilities faster than any bullet point ever could. For designers, a 2×2 grid of four key projects — a logo design, a website mockup, a brand identity system, and a packaging design — demonstrates range and aesthetic sensibility in one scannable image. For developers, a 1×3 strip of application screenshots showing the UI, the architecture diagram, and the live deployment proves you can build and ship. For photographers, a 2×3 grid of six representative images across different genres (portrait, landscape, event, product, editorial, street) communicates versatility instantly. For architects, a 2×2 grid of renderings, plans, sections, and finished photos provides a complete project overview. For marketers, a 1×3 grid of campaign visuals, analytics dashboards, and results charts tells a performance story that words alone can't. The key to effective CV portfolio grids is curation and consistency: select only your strongest work that's relevant to the position you're applying for, use consistent image dimensions and aspect ratios across all cells, and choose a layout that matches the CV's visual flow. For a one-page CV, a 1×3 horizontal strip of images placed in the footer or sidebar provides visual proof without consuming excessive space. For a two-page CV, a 2×2 grid on the second page serves as a dedicated portfolio section. Export at 1200–1600px width for embedding in PDFs — high enough for crisp detail when the PDF is viewed on screen, compact enough that the file size doesn't bloat your application. For LinkedIn's featured section, export at 1200×627px (LinkedIn's optimal link preview dimensions). MergeFrame's local processing is ideal for CV portfolios — your unreleased project work, client-confidential screenshots, and proprietary designs stay on your device until you choose to include them in your application.