

Build Hour: Build Your Portfolio with Custom GPTs + Claude Code
From zero to a real portfolio website. Live.
Using ChatGPT and Claude Code.
Most designers know they need a portfolio. Most keep putting it off. Not because they are lazy. Because they do not know where to start, and every tutorial they find assumes they already know half the things they are trying to learn.
This session is different.
On April 3, I am going through the full loop live, in front of you, from zero. No prepared assets. No polished demo. Just me starting from nothing and working through every step out loud: defining the structure, designing it, building it with ChatGPT and Claude Code, and shipping it.
You watch the real process. You see where I ask AI for help, how I interact with it, what decisions I make and why. You will follow along and build yours at every step.
By the end of the session you will understand the full loop for the first time. Not just one tool. The whole thing, from idea to something live on the internet.
This session uses two tools together:
ChatGPT: 4 custom AI tools built specifically for this workshop, where you find your voice, write your case studies, review your portfolio, and generate components.
Claude Code: where you build, iterate, and ship the actual website.
You do not need to know how to use either of them. That is what the session is for.
What happened at the last session:
"I couldn't remember all the steps after the session, so I just asked Claude to walk me through it. I set up VS Code, GitHub, and Vercel completely on my own. In three hours. I hadn't built anything like this before." — Designer, job hunting, US
"I had a Figma draft sitting unfinished for months. I used Claude Code to rebuild it and it reached a completely different level. I bought a domain. I shipped it. For the first time in my life I am actually excited about building my portfolio." — Freelance designer, Europe
What you get:
Access to the live session on April 3 at 17:00 CET
The full recording to rewatch at your own pace
4 custom AI tools built specifically for this workshop:
Portfolio Reviewer: paste your link, get a score and specific gaps to fix
Voice and Tone Finder: find your authentic writing voice before you write a word
Case Study Writer: turn your projects into real case studies
Component Cloner: recreate any section you love from any website
Discounts from three portfolio experts I personally recommend
Practical knowledge of the tools, the process and the decisions behind it
You will learn:
How to set up your GitHub repository
How to connect it with Claude Code
How to publish online using Vercel
Where to buy a domain and how to connect it
What we cover:
How to structure a portfolio that works for hiring or for getting clients
How to use ChatGPT to think through content and copy
How to use Claude Code to build and adjust the site without being a developer
How to publish it so it is actually live when the session ends
Who this is for:
It is for you. A designer with a half-built portfolio somewhere, who has opened it and closed it more times than you can count.
You have tried AI and got something generic. You do not want a template, you want something that sounds like you.
You will see every step, including the parts that do not work the first time. No coding knowledge needed. Just show up.
What you need:
A laptop
A ChatGPT account (free tier works for the custom tools)
A Claude Pro account ($20/month) required to build. Free tier lets you follow along only.
A few project descriptions or screenshots you want to use
Nothing else
This is a small group session, maximum 12 people, so there is real space for questions and interaction throughout.
About the Host:
Karla Fernandes is Brazilian. She started working remotely before it was a thing and became a digital nomad in 2011, living in 11 countries and learning six languages along the way.
Ten years later, she settled in her favorite place, Lucerne, Switzerland. She’s a team of one. She moves fast, and teaches others to do the same.
With 25+ years in design, she’s launched 21+ native apps solo, helped 200+ businesses, and guided 4,500+ learners to build without code.
You don’t need a dev team—just the right process.
She wants to help you START. ❤️🔥