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By: Chantel

Chantel — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:43:13 +0000

Great tips! Any ideas for mounting/displaying multi-page designs, for example a calendar or annual report?

By: Jefferson Pillworthy

Jefferson Pillworthy — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:13:18 +0000

I’ve been in this business for thirty years, and I’ve attended hundreds of presentations and interviews, and interviewed countless designers, artists and photographers. It doesn’t matter a rip whether you have a ‘black page’ plastic ring bound case, or a handful of Polaroid photographs in your pocket, it’s the CONTENT that speaks. If the design and ideas are good you can present them in any form and the quality will shine through. Imagine a postcard of the statue of Liberty, It’s quite clear from looking at that humble image that the subject is an immense work of art, representing cutting edge engineering of the time, artistic flair and emotional representation. Having a web page is a ‘means’ to an end, not the ‘end in itself’. It helps, but it’s only one of many, many ways to communicate. An interview or presentation of any kind is a type of ‘theatre’ and should draw a viewer into your world. I once met a designer who had mounted beautiful photographs of his work onto thin square copper sheets, which he drew out of a wooden case. The whole thing was an event and a delight to witness. Needless to say he got the work, just for putting his ‘design mind’ into the process of being interviewed. Be original. Potential employers see thousands of ‘ring binder’ books with grey or black sheets in them and after a while they all merge into one. But the guy who brings out a small light box and displays his work on 10×8 photographic transparencies, or the gal who has mounted everything in a leather bound, ‘family photo album’ will stand out as a different. Stunning design is about being different, but familiar. Radical but approachable. And, unconventional but inspiring.

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By: the website guy

the website guy — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:07:04 +0000

A big mistake I made my first year in web design was to include EVERY project I had worked on in my portfolio. If you have 2 great designs and one bad one, just show the 2. The overall impact of your work will be greater that way.

By: Saminder

Saminder — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:32:25 +0000

hey can anyone help me….i want to take addmission in Nottingham university…but they said u have to prepare a portfolio….but i dont know, i have to prepare and how to prepare

By: Stefany Atmadja

Stefany Atmadja — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:48:42 +0000

Thanks for the post… I’m a fresh grad and looking for job.. so, it’s really helpful..

By: Carina

Carina — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:35:19 +0000

Thank you very much for all the useful advice!!! It will help me to put the print version of my portfolio together.
Carina

By: Graphic Designer

Graphic Designer — Fri, 29 May 2009 04:50:51 +0000

ya, these above all 12 Steps to a Super Graphic Design Portfolio is really nice and i used it for improve my designing and i really like it, i used it in siliconwebsolutions.in

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 18 May 2009 10:40:19 +0000

I worked in an entry level graphic position for about 6 years. I really enjoyed this career but found I was given a lot of daily grind work like office forms, flyers (with provided text) , jobs that just needed copy changes. I did a great job doing this but knew I could do better than this (realizing my portfolio seemed kind of dull.) I had about an hour and half drive to work and decided to leave and go back to school to learn some web site design and do some freelance. Was I wrong?

By: eBlue Graphic Design

eBlue Graphic Design — Sun, 10 May 2009 07:47:50 +0000

grat post! This will definitely help me improove my portfolio!

By: Jeremy Adam

Jeremy Adam — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:44:37 +0000

Well put, thx. I am currently starting my career in graphic design and i think most imporantly it is important to keep things clear and brief.

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Portfolio? - puting one togeather?? - Design Contest Forums — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:22:21 +0000

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By: J - Klucid Graphic Design

J - Klucid Graphic Design — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:11:32 +0000

Amazing post. I need an overhaul of my online portfolio!

By: Victoria

Victoria — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:01:17 +0000

Well, I’ve 2 new questions now:

1) How many pieces of art work should you put inside a page (A4 sized)? Say you have a series of 3 adverts, should you put them all inside a page or separate them (one per page)?

2) Plastic film protector or not?
Personally, I like being able to feel the page’s texture but I worry that the interviewer might have ink (or something else) on their finger tips and will stain the page! I figured maybe I should do a matt lamination on the pages but the stain still stays!

Advice?