Industrial Design Portfolio Basics
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portfolio basicsCarly Hagins, adjunct professor
Wentworth Institute of Technology
the goal of making a portfolio is landing a job
Keeping your audience (potential employers) in mind should guide the design of your portfolio
portfolios are meant to communicate:
- skill level- thought process- interests
(problem solving skills)
If you’re applying to a toy company, there should be some toys in your portfolio
indesign is your friendIt’s the easiest. Trust me.
hierarchy of informationPrioritize every piece of information on every page. Make sure the most important stuff is what gets seen first.
You can make page elements appear more important by making them bigger, bolder, or more opaque.
title page + resume + work + end page =portfolio Just like in real life, it’s nice to introduce
yourself. It’s also nice to say thanks.
Project intro pages can also be a good way to keep control of rhythm.
you gotta include:name, email, & phone number
choose your layout wisely 8.5 x 11 plays well in many situations, but
sometimes it’s better to stand out (with large format, square, vertical, etc.)
consider other formats tooYou may want to share your portfolio on coroflot, Behance, LinkedIn, or a personal website.
people read a page fromtop left
to bottom right
matters of fontchoose 2
Any more than that looks bad & gets distracting
it doesn't have to be hugeConsider where your portfolio will be viewed. 12 pt font is very readable on an 8.5 x 11 print-out.
mix serif & sans serifIt adds interest & readability (and makes it look like you know what you’re doing.)
use impactful imageryFriends don’t let friends use Google images.
its OK to have just one
thought per slideLike Julia Child said, ‘Don’t crowd the mushrooms!’
distill your work down into the best content
Include just one project that shows your entire process. Then pick-and-choose your favorite sketch page, Key Shot render, etc.
start strong, end strong
Impress them enough so they will keep clicking, then leave them with something powerful to remember you by.
be proud of your workRemember that a potential employer might ask you to talk through any of the projects in your portfolio—or all of them.
get as much criticism as possibleAsk friends for advice. Go to portfolio reviews.Improve at every opportunity.
Please proofread. Typos are terrible!
questions?