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Preparing for your portfolio class

Preparing for your portfolio class. IMD432 Senior Portfolio . Question and Answer session. Senior Portfolio, IMD 432 bachelor’s students: fourth academic year; final course in the core curriculum . Introduction. Interactive Portfolio Resume, Business Card, Cover Letter

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Preparing for your portfolio class

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  1. Preparing for your portfolio class IMD432 Senior Portfolio Question and Answer session

  2. Senior Portfolio, IMD 432 bachelor’sstudents: fourth academic year; final course in the core curriculum Introduction

  3. Interactive Portfolio • Resume, Business Card, Cover Letter • Marketing, Networking, Promotion • Your identity (revised or fresh?) Major Components

  4. How can I use this course for growth—and not simply a rehash of what I already know? • How can I go further in this course than any other courses? • How will this course help me rationalize, use introspection, and help me develop out my unique style? Questions

  5. Quality • Presentation • Interactivity • Written Content/Tone • Production Quality • Past Work • Composition • Typography • Color • Technical Skill • Planning • Usability Important aspects

  6. Must have permission to use outside sources or use proper citation • Check library resources first and other public domain sources OriginalWork

  7. Do I want to work as independent artistor do I want to work for someone else? • Do I want to continue my education? • What are my weaknesses and strengths? • Will I relocate? • How can I expand my network? More questions Consider factors like the location and company culture

  8. Examples of Goals • to gain employment in web-based programming • to start an independent design studio • to attain clients seeking websites (small business) Examples of objectives • Within six months, submit resume and portfolio to 10 organizations • Within one year, establish web design business and market website to attain at least 50 unique hits per month Your portfolio’s Objectives and Goals

  9. In the portfolio class, focus is on your personal portfolio • Throughout your program you have produced work through fictional or real clients, pro bono, etc. • Revising your work: previewing the Before and after Past Work

  10. Finding mentors and the mentor relationship • A mentor is a professional in the field, a teacher, an organizational leader • Relationship is formal or informal • Someone whose judgment you value • Mentor assists you with important concerns • There is respect and appreciation • Mentor provides career advice, advice on developing your resume or portfolio • Mentor shows you how to set goals, make a schedule • Show your appreciation! Find your mentor

  11. 75% of jobs are not advertised through the traditional job market. • Join WDIM/Portfolio group in Connections • Connect with your instructors (LinkedIn) • Word-of-mouth: family, friends, friends of friends (6 degrees of separation) • Conferences, articles- stay current Promotion, Marketing & Networking

  12. 75% of jobs are not advertised through the traditional job market. • Focus your portfolio: are you a programmer or Designer? • Interviewing - preparation, organization, timing; discuss the motivations and decisions behind the work (documentation/design journal) Promotion, Marketing & Networking

  13. Final Points to remember • Master Adobe Creative Suite • Advanced Programming • User Experience: usable and creative • Critique • Quality over quantity • Marketing Conclusion

  14. Links and other resources http://class.nataliehruska.com/portfolio.html END

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