Portfolio Workshop

PORTFOLIO WORKSHOP-

Ralph Msann

creative director of RM and Associates

*Have online portfolio and hardcopy portfolio. (Cargocollective.com-need invite to join) -Think of Portfolio as a Brand. You are Brand.

*Portfolio needs to make sense to Non-Architects

*Make sure you are not pretentious in portfolio. Only show strengths. Future employers want to see what you are especially good at.

*4 pages for each project.-12 pages total.

LOGO

-Think of logo for your Portfolio

            -ex: Writing your name in a specific font.

TONE

-Do you want future employers to think your work is serious, organic, etc?

            -ex: Everything is black and white conveys seriousness.

WORK

-Selection of work depends on tone. Make sure you include best work, latest work and favorite work.

TEXT

-No big text. Small explanations.

LAYOUT

-Select dimensions of layout pages. Ex: 20 by 27.

-Build vertical grid lines and then horizontal. Make sure space is equally distributed. Find margins and find columns within grid. Find layout pattern within grid.

***SAVE GRID so you can add more pages to portfolio later.

-clean sketches in Photoshop.

To make Grid in INDESIGN:

-To find Vertical Grid lines: Measure Top of paper horizontally. Take that Measurement and Divide by 12.

-To find Horizontal Grid Lines: Measure indent on top of page vertically. Take that vertical indent measurement and divide by 2.

*Save Grid Untouched in INDESIGN so you can go back with later work and add in portfolio.

Derek David

Pia Berdan

Michael Field