.pdf portfolio to print?
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- randomname
I usually just send a .pdf. But I have an interview coming up and need to produce a printed portfolio. Would you say its sufficient to print my pdf portfolio on high quality paper and bind it?
- akrok0
great if you have one of two projects, they haven't see. *BONUS*
- akrok0
what's the gig. mainly print, or mainly web?
- randomname0
Gig is mainly print. I don't think I'm the ideal candidate, but really want it and want to impress.
- utopian0
Staples or Kinkos
- Want to do better than that.randomname
- Seriously, I had a PDF printed at Staples came out really nice.utopian
- vaxorcist0
Is the work luxury brands, aspirational, inspiring with great photos,etc? then go spend $$ on a very nice folio and some amazing prints...
If the work is more "promotional" oriented, this may look like "the museum of junk mail" if you're too over-the-top in presentation...
- < This. The more you make yourself match the brand that's interviewing you, the better.luckyorphan
- nthkl0
One of the best interviews I was involved with had both printed artwork and online screen captures (Video using snapz pro) of the final product. The person interviewing dressed professional, presented their work with care, and showed everything in order without revealing all of the slides to the team. We highly anticipated the next screens he was going to show. The fella made about $100 an hour, about double what we paid out for other artists. All because of his interview which justified his rate.
So interview and presentation of work goes a hell of a long way. Do your best.
- randomname0
My work is mostly branding and apparel designs.
- randomname0
What kinds of printing are there?
- randomname0
Any other tips?
- rodzilla0
digital? saddle stitch finish? not sure how quickly you need this.
- randomname0
No rush. Paper physical portfolio wanted.
- doesnotexist0
we hav a big 200pg tabloid size book we print and change the guts up with covers we had made that have foil stamping/book binding paper on it. big coil bind. looks sharp.
- ********0
someone posted this the other day
http://www.mypublisher.com/
- luckyorphan0
I interviewed (and hired) someone who came in with a photo book printed from Lulu.com. It was a really great showcase of their work, and they recently came out with larger formats:
http://www.lulu.com/publish/phot…
The only thing that is tough about this is that when you create something new, you can't just slip it into the book. If you're not interviewing at a high-end brand, as mentioned above, then consider something with a simple binding that can be reprinted and bound at kinko's.
But to be honest this is just gravy. What I always like to see in candidates is quality and preparedness. I almost don't care if you have 30 individual tabloid pages...if they're displayed nicely and clean and the work is solid, then all good.
- randomname0
Is 10 examples of work too little?
- depends entirely on how large each sample is...some can be several pages, some are just onemonospaced
- randomname0
Is 10 examples of work too little?
- akrok0
the rule is 10-15. then if you break the rule or not. is up to you.
- vaxorcist0
RE: 10 examples, 15, whatever....
I had a mentor who thought there were 2 kinds of art buyers, and the challenge is to figure out which type you're dealing with:
Most agency art buyers who looked at your work, whatever was the weakest they remembered the most(!) The Definition of "quality" to them was the absence of non-quality signals... i.e. worst image, any imperfections in presentation. They may not know so much what they want, but they know what they don't want...
Some agency art buyers looked for the knockout image, they've seen just about everything and actually ignore one or two images that seem out of their mindset if there are a few total killers that resonate with them... and presentation matters less than the killer image to them... they remember the best and note it in their head, you may get a call later but they know what they want.
- randomname0
Thanks!