how to build your industrial design portfolio
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How To Build Your ID Portfolio
Based off
The Portfolio Handbook, UCID ‘12
10 Essential Tips for Creating that Killer Portfolio, Brian long
Portfolio basics, Carly Hagins
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What Are “They” Looking ForAnd what should you include in your portfolio
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Skills to show
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Know Your Audience
You only get a few seconds to impress them
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Show only your best work
Start on a high note; end on a high note
Don’t include work you aren’t confident in
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How To BeginAnd create order
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Don’t be boring!
Tailor the voice of your portfolioto fit your personal design style
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Tell a story with your product visualization
But keep each page clean and concise
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Establish Order
Is the most important contentthe most prominent?
How does the focus relate to the content around it?
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Putting The Document TogetherAnd making it look professional
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Use InDesign
It’s the best program. Period.
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Use Grids to layout your content
It’s critical to have a consistent and logical alignment throughout your portfolio
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Only use 2 typefaces
Sans-Serif works good for titles and taglines
Serif works well for large paragraphs of text
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Less is more!
No crazy logo’s, fonts or punctuation
Let people focus on your work
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Overall layout
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Keep your resume clean and concise
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Show only your most recent top 10 projects
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Telling Your StoryYour portfolio is a conversation. How you lay it out is how helps direct that conversation.
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Chronological Method
The traditional method for storytelling
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Product Manual Method
For when you just want to showcase your final solution
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Skill highlight method
When you just want to showcasewhat your great at
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Cover page/Problem Statement
Don’t overdo the graphic content
Keep message simple and unique
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Research
Make your most important thoughts stand out quickly
Highlight the issues you honed in on
Use research to demonstrate how you think about problems
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Ideation
Don’t just cover pages with sketches
Link your research to your sketches and communicate your thought process
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Sketches
Vary the sizes of the sketches (important sketches are the biggest) and overlap them to lead the viewers
Add shading and a touch of color to make certain sketches stand out but don’t over-do it
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Finalization
Here is your chance to show off your final design
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On A Final NoteFinishing up your portfolio
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Ask for Feedback
Learn from your peers, professorsand professionals
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Digital vs. Print
Design your portfolio based on your medium
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It’s a living document
Update your portfolio every 6-12 months