In this presentation, Shanna Kurpe teaches design students how to develop an effective portfolio to develop their personal brand and advance their design careers. She shares the importance of a good portfolio, tips for creating a portfolio, and resources for gaining the right experience to build your portfolio.

1. How to Build Your Design Portfolio
Presented by Shanna Kurpe

2. Agenda
The Value of a Portfolio
Quick Tips for an Impressive Portfolio
Resources for Getting Experience for Your Portfolio

3. The Value of a Portfolio
Showcase Your Talent
Prove Your Experience
Impress Prospective Clients or Employers
Inspire Talking Points During an Interview
Get Found (Online)

4. Quick Tips
1. Design Your Portfolio as Well, or Better, than the Items in It
2. Make Your Portfolio Enjoyable to Navigate and Browse
3. Categorize Your Work in a Logical Manner
4. Brand Your Portfolio - Logo, Tagline, Fonts, Colors, Images
5. Be Personable - Share Your Unique Story and Personality
6. Share Testimonials from Clients, Employers or Instructors
7. Don’t Show Everything - Only the Best Representation of You
8. Call the Audience to Action - Connect, Download, Contact, Hire
9. Include a Your Resume - PDF Download
10. Provide Accurate Contact Information - Phone and Email
11. Get Social - FB, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.
12. Don’t Forget the Power of Print

8. How do You Get
Experience?

9. Tips for Gaining Experience
1. Get an Internship!
2. Volunteer - Do Something for Free!
3. Create Personal Art Work
4. Design Themes and Templates
5. Bid for Small Jobs

10. Create Personal Artwork
www.deviantart.com
www.designflavr.com
www.designtaxi.com

11. Design Themes and Templates
www.graphicriver.net
www.themeforest.net
www.codecanyon.net
www.activeden.net

12. Bid on Small Jobs
www.elance.com
www.guru.com
www.peopleperhour.com

13. The End
skurpe@faculty.academy.edu
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