Portfolio - Project 4
Intro
This is it folks! This is your chance to go back and revisit, rethink and revise ALL of your previous work using everything you’ve learned, all the practice you’ve had, and all the feedback you’ve received. The development and maintenance of a portfolio is a constant and career long effort. It’s how you’ll get your first job (and every job after), it’s what you’ll show to clients to convince them to hire you, and it’s what you’ll need to apply to grad school. Your portfolio IS WHO YOU ARE AS A DESIGNER! So it needs to be your very best work. It is NOT everything you’ve ever done in the world. It IS twelve to fifteen of YOUR VERY BEST PIECES. The things that say “I’m a genius! Hire me! Look how deeply I can think and how well I can create what I’ve thought of! I’m amazing, and YOU want ME to work HERE!”
Assignment
Create a professional portfolio of your BEST work from ALL of your Design Foundations courses.
What to do
-Upload all of your work to your personal Dropbox folder via the link provided by Sam Ladwig.
-Get feedback from your instructor and classmates in open class critique on the Slack Channel.
-Based on your thoughts on your own work, class critique, and instructor feedback, your portfolio will include: All 7 DF1 exercises (these are not revised and intended to show skill development related to drawing and craft), 4 projects total from DF1 and DF3 (you may revise or revisit projects if you wish), 5 projects from DF2 and DF4 (you may revise or revisit these projects if you wish)
Portfolio Specs
Three-dimensional work will be housed in the provided layout. If you are using InDesign, you can open the layout directly in your computer. If you are not using Adobe software, you can use PowerPoint or Word to make your layout look as close to the provided format as possible. You will export or save as to create PDFs of each layout page. If you are using Adobe, you can compile each PDF into a single file. If you’re using PowerPoint or Word, you just “save as” to create the PDF.
Download InDesign Template Files
Download Power Point Template
Download InDesign Template Files
Download Power Point Template
Deliverables
Final Portfolio with 17 pieces, on the provided layout, compiled into a single file to your individual Dropbox folder.
Additional Details
Eligible projects include:
-DF2: Principles in Action, The Art of Hand Drafting, The Lego House, IBTT Color board, IBTT Working Drawings
-DF2: Principles in Action, The Art of Hand Drafting, The Lego House, IBTT Color board, IBTT Working Drawings
-DF4: ID Coloring Book, Something to Sit On, Not Your Mama’s Commercial Office Design
-“Something to Sit On” can be shown as one project in each portfolio. However, you should include a narrative regarding the specific tasks you were responsible for.
-The IBTT project can be shown as one project, i.e. including your color board and working drawings as a part of the same Dropbox folder.
-You may clean up or redo any projects from F2 and F4 to include in your digital portfolio.
-Codes projects will not be included for Critique Week.
Grading
The Design Faculty will critique your work in the form of a SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities
and threats) during Critique Week. Faculty will review the work in the Dropbox folder and provide you with a digital copy of the SWOT analysis, with a grade, for your records
and threats) during Critique Week. Faculty will review the work in the Dropbox folder and provide you with a digital copy of the SWOT analysis, with a grade, for your records
SWOT Form
Student Examples (of Covers)
Examples shown on project pages were taken from student portfolios from last year. Browse through the entire foundations site to gain a better understanding of your layout options. You might also check the Graphic Design Student Portfolios for ideas
