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Unit 5: Building an Artand Design Portfolio
A strong portfolio is a key step to university or employment in the creative industries. Your portfolio is an extension of you so it should reflect your individual style, working style and personality. It is important to make your portfolio professional and concise but also of a high enough standard to give you the advantage in interviews.
What to include in your Portfolio:• Creative research work – remember your references should not just come from fashion, these should be broad, displaying your knowledge of other areas of society and culture.• Development – it is important to show detailed development of a concept into a collection or piece of clothing. Your design work should be coherent and you must be able to explain and justify the concept.• Drawing – Figures should be well drawn and neatly presented. It is better to use a template figure and repeat it than to include really bad illustrations.
How to Display your Portfolio:• Work should be in reverse chronological order, i.e. the most recent work at the front.• Volume of work – your portfolio should be edited and concise. This keeps the interest of the interviewer and shows respect for their time.• Keep it Neat! – Your actual folio should be in good condition. • Don’t leave blank pages.• Ensure your portfolio is up to date! Don’t show work that is years old.
Things not to include in your Portfolio:
• Don’t include actual garments – as a general rule of thumb, portfolios should be 2D work only.• Busy backgrounds – remember to keep your background pages clear, don’t overlay designs on to patterned backgrounds. This is distracting and indicates a lack of confidence in your design work.• No printed material – by this we mean don’t include CVs, certificates or press cuttings within your portfolio. If you have built up a selection of press cuttings bring these separately in a folder specially dedicated to this purpose.
There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to putting together a portfolio. It is important for you to understand that your portfolio is a communication tool. It should be easy to read and you must be able to explain it - it should only include work that you are happy with and can defend.
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