Portfolio seminar notes (finally)
do
- Show your process.
- Show the final product.
- Explain the context: cost, time frame, etc.
- Have a hard copy available.
- Have a beginning, middle and end.
- Explain your thought process, and your creative problem solving.
- Spell things properly.
- Thank whoever reads your portfolio.
- Display your contact information clearly.
- Post your resume
- Label your work, is it a cellphone or an mp3 player?
- Have three copies of your PDF file: 1-3 Mb to post on your site, 4-5 higher quality in case they request it and your original.
don’t
- Use fancy flash animations or very intricate menus.
- Include details about a bad client.
- Have music playing in the background.
- Include weaker pieces.
- Copy and paste school work.
- Include personal fillers.
- Don’t use thumbnails or “mystery thumbnails”.
- Hide your contact information.
