Portfolio Lecture Notes

Side Note-Scott does graphic design, lecture in the morning.

Get Portfolio to first draft stage so you can discuss it with students and lecturers for extra hints an tips.

Have a URL with you name on it, sensible and catchy.

Introduce what you do, what you want to do and what makes you special.

Check how your online portfolio website looks on a tablet or a smartphone.

Don’t include phone number or Personal Address Details. Just to keep yourself safe.

Include links to social media platforms/apps you use.

Consider creating physical mailouts to lead potential employers to your site - Postcards, leaflets and such. Sometimes it can be a physical example of your work.

Include recognition from others, testimonials, awards etc.

Details of work experience, live briefs, volunteer work etc.

Consider a blog.

If people say good things about you be sure to ask them first if you want to leave a recommendation from them on your site.

EDIT-

Don’t fill space for the sake of it. If you have a project you have done loads of work for don’t chuck it all in, pick out the work that represents the best parts of it.

Show the job you want. IMPORTANT! – If you want to be a film-maker/animator show off your film/animation work, don’t fill it up mostly with illustration work.

Curate PDFs with links to portfolio for specific jobs.

Include self initiated work

Include key development pieces and/or research

ORGANISE-

Make it easy to navigate

Organise work into appropriate sections

Put your name and email where it is easy to find

Do include a downloadable PDF version of your CV

Use plenty of white space

Put your best work where it will be seen first

Credit others where appropriate- show that you are a collaborative worker

SHOWCASE YOUR BEST WORK

Show the best work you have done in the past few years, not ages ago.

Be picky if your including University work.

Photograph physical work in good lighting and quality.

Create cropped photos to show off detail in work.

Consider including short descriptions of projects.

Embed moving image and video if possible, if not achievable add a Vimeo or YouTube link

Double check to see if all your work is showing when you export it.

Recommended Platforms-

-Behance

-Wixx- I already have a site to work as a base. YAY!

-Viewbook

-WordPress

-Squarespace

-Carbonmade- A really interesting one to look at.

Sharing Platforms-

-Dribbble- is all about creating, animation, branding, illustration and mobile. Online portfolio.

-Theaoi.com- Association of Illustrators

-Coroflot

Smashing Magazines- Good for looking for jobs, publishes lots of articles on designs.

Motionographer- Articles on motion graphics and animation

MERIJN HOS

-Simple layout, easy to understand.

-Work is shown and its clear what the illustrator wants to do, its consistent.

-Commercial work isn’t prioritised as much for work opportunities.

VELVET SPECTRUM

-Lack of spacing between images.

-Behance format is awkwardly stacked.

-Good display of programs he works on.

LESLIE DAVID

-Very Minimalist, centred.

-Good composition, images are large and lead the reader to scroll down and explore.

-Features a simple and user friendly shop page which art can be sold.

SPENCER HARRISON

-Simple, hand written logo.

-Clear.

-CV is easy to find.

DENA COOPER

-Background colour is a subtle compliment to illustrations.

-Accessible list of clients.

AIDA ILLUSTRATION is a good Portfolio to look at if illustrator and Animator.