Read here, What is the role of your portfolio when you applying for a job.

2. You are learning
a design course
You will earn a
diploma/degree
Now What????

3. Definitions of Portfolio
 Systematic collections of student work selected to provide
information about students’ attitudes and motivation, level of
development and growth over time.”
 (Kingore, 1993)
 “A purposeful, chronological collection of student work,
designed to reflect student development in one or more
areas over time and student outcomes at one or more
designated points in time.”
 (French, 1992)
 “Purposeful collection of student work that exhibits the
student’s efforts, progress, and achievements in one or more
areas.”
 (Del Vecchio et.al, 200

4.  Your.. Solely and only your original work.
 Work which showcases your
understanding of a particular skill/
software.
 Includes- storyboards/roughs/stills for
motion graphics/video/web/interactive
 Doesn’t matter if its not solely your work-
detail your role you played in it.

5.  Demonstrates Thinking
 Showcases skills
 Convey quality of work
 Reveals your work style/ area of interest

6.  Online Portfolio : Displaying your work on
internet (own/school website, social
networking sites, portfolio sites-behance,
photoshelter, view book etc.
 Offline Portfolio : Real hard copies of the
creative- (graphic designer/ 2d
animators etc.)Phone image gallery

9. 1. Include lots of good examples (15-20 at least)
2. Include appropriate examples
3. Include case studies
4. Choose a book/ a case format
5. Demonstrate well round experience
6. Check on the printing, stationary, quality,
visibility.
7. Clean up your work
8. Caption your work- uniform fonts.
9. Categorization
10. Review

13.  Choose your platform
 Decide what you love to do and what
would you like to work on
 Show your skills, don’t just tell.
 Keep adding new work
 Avoid long intros
 Make a PDF too
 Label/categorize your portfolio examples
 Easy navigation-
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17.  Formal Review: Mentor/ Expert of your
field
 Informal Review from surroundings
Be as receptive as you can for the criticism
and corrections.

18.  Wherever possible, show originals
 Research & be updated what’s new.
 Make it easy for the viewer/employer
 Inform/educate, surprise, delight the
viewer
 Create a story (if possible), beginning,
middle and Climax- your WOW work