Grad Portfolio Workshop **

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portfolio as process


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selective objectivity


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demonstrate yourthinking


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avoid gimmicksor distractions

focus on the work...


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clarity and order


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reproduction

reproductionreproduction


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portfolio as process

graduate programs

scholarships competitions

professional employment

project commissions

awards

(make it a habit!)


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selective objectivitywhat is the single most revealing and difficult aspect of compiling a portfolio?

edit(ing)editverb (edited , editing) [ trans. ] (often be edited)prepare (written material) for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwisemodifying it : Volume I was edited by J. Johnson. choose material for (a movie or a radio or television program) and arrange it toform a coherent whole : the footage wasn't good enough to be edited into broadcast form | [asadj. ] (edited)an edited version drawn from several prerecorded performances. be editor of (a newspaper or magazine). (edit something out) remove unnecessary or inappropriate words, sounds, orscenes from a text, movie, or radio or television program.

nouna change or correction made as a result of editing.

ORIGIN late 18th cent. (as a verb): partly a back-formation from EDITOR, reinforced byFrench diter to edit (from dition edition).


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thinking

evidence of creative thinking

evidence of critical thinking demonstration of fundamental processes of visualization

through questions and explorations of space

through questions and explorations of form

investigations into order, texture, surface, composition

evidence of constructing and assembling of an idea

...work you show does not all have to be as finished as a perfect product


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work...not gimmicks or distractions

let your work speak for itself

use font selection to add a typographic voice that reinforces your work do not clutter with:

running commentaries

unnecessary marks or graphics

an overly-designed portfolio

...clear and clean does not mean overly polished and lifeless


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clarity and order

avoid visual chaos

establish an underlying format think of it as an infrastructure that is visible andinvisible

do not overemphasize the format with graphic line-work

do not allow the grid or supporting information restrict your work

minimize text

title or name of work circumstance under which it was executed

brief / overview / abstract / response

descriptive captions


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Project 1 compressed

Project 2 compressed

Project 1 sequenced


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photos taken with single light source-no indirect light photos taken with indirect light

single light source

no indirect light second light source adds indirect light


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Multiple perspectives guide the reader and allow you to describe your project through your lens


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flow diagram

model diagram

structural model


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reproduction (output)

quality over quantity

balancing cost versus quality (and time!) color and/or blank and white

laser versus ink-jet

bleeds and trims (hand-cut or machine-cut)

on-line services (lulu.com, blurb photo books, iPhoto books, etc.)


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format

orientation: landscape or portrait (pick one)

size (8.5 x 11) binding (wire, tape, plastic, post, spiral, hand sewn, others?)

paper (options for color laser are more limited than options for ink jet)

tip! make quick mockups, blank paper dummies and do binding tests early!


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coil binding (above) remains flat for a double page spread increase margins for binding

perfect (above) or post binding (below) dont lie flat and allow for a quick read


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Book Mock-ups from the Penny Stamps lecture by Michael Rock (2x4)


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not portfolios(but lessons to be learned)


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