Portfolio Site + Portfolio
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- fezenstein
Lately in my job searches, i've been aiming toward Design firms that do web, but also focus on branding, print, all of the above. (the dream right?) - more creative less production.
I am, however, frustrated by their insistance to see a "print portfolio" or "carry around portfolio." In my years of web work, i didnt' need it. i do understand why it's important, I'm just having a difficult time tying (web/carry around folios) them together. The print work i have is so weirdly shaped and bulky (cds, dvds, books, etc), it's made for odd presentations.
My question is how many of you have both? How do organize the "carry around?" Is it a reflection of whats on the site? How do you successfully present a website in a printout?
Thanks
- Mimio0
Maybe consider transfering it all to a single presentation on slides or films? Or photograph some of the odd size pieces to a more standard booksize format?
- fezenstein0
single presentation on slides or films?
I'm not sure i follow.?
Thanks, i'm now in the process of photographing books, cds/dvds.
- ********0
if you have a laptop you can bring it with you and present your work from there.
then have a separate carrying folio that holds your printed work.
I try different stuff now and then.
but its always better to present the actual printed work. same with web its better to let them play around with the site you created opposed to screen shots.
thats what i think.
- MelC0
I've got this great portfolio box / case that I carry all my print work in loose. I also have a portfolio book that fits in the case. Anyway - client's look at the book and if they see a print piece their interested in looking at in detail, they can take it out of the box.
- fezenstein0
these are great, anyone else have ways of handling the website/carry around portfolio, even if you can't present with a laptop.
- johndiggity0
i was just pondering this as well, as i just finished up my portfolio site over the weekend. here's what i ended up doing.
i started with one high-res photoshop file, every layer a different piece of work. for web/logo pieces, i used the original illy file and for printed pieces, i shot them with a camera.
when i had all the slides edited, i saved out the layers for 2 versions, one for screen res (for use on my site, not as many slides) and one for print res (more in-depth, more shots, etc). so now, i've got images to use on my site, and a printable, captioned pdf i can save down for emailing, use as a slideshow on my notebook, or print as many as i need for leave-behinds.
i've also got a small case i can keep printed samples in, as well as the print pdfs. it beats carrying around a clumsy physical portfolio and the flexibility of presentation formats is a huge plus.
- fezenstein0
this sounds fantastic.
for my onepager i did collages (the best of the pieces) to showcase, i'm curious how much or how do you show your webwork, (ie: statically) i've just showing 2 of themost interesting pages, usually home/and one interior)
- JerseyRaindog0
I find a decent portfolio site will get you in the door for a meeting but you usually need a portfolio once you're in (I'm print as opposed to web though).
Because I find it hard to get samples of work and often I'm happier with certain spreads I made a book that I can print out and adapt individual sheets of. It got a good response last time I was knocking on doors and nobody was too fussed I didn't have many actual printed pieces.
I 've sent you a link where you can download it if you want to check it out Otherwise just ignore.
- Soler0
most large agencies want to see your book before you, so you need to have something physical that is self explanatory. that the only requirement I see.
- fezenstein0
thanks a bunch i've had your folio linked for a while, great stuff. Yeah i completely agree my one pager has been great to get me noticed, but "design firms" as apposed to web "shops" want to see a carry portfolio. Which i get bummed out about at this point. I'm trying to find places that will let me do both.
thanks so much.
- thenuge0
i only bring a book. try and make it yourself. companies dig that shit.
- fezenstein0
did you make yours, if so please describe,
i made one for illustration/painting back in college, but the few places (years ago) thought it was "weird" i used an old atlas book, well aged, and put illustation 8x10 tear sheets into cuts in the 4 corners of the maps.. so theywere backdrops to the illustrations.