Create a Portfolio in 6 Days Lesson 5: Organizing Your Portfolio

Create a Portfolio in 6 Days
Lesson 5: Organizing Your Portfolio
There are several ways you can organize the contents of your portfolio. In this lesson you’ll explore some tried-and-true methods and based on what you hope to accomplish with your portfolio you’ll look at each method and find the arrangements that work best for you and your portfolio pieces. Go to Lesson 5: Organizing Your Portfolio

Create a Portfolio in 6 Days Lesson 4: Portfolio Cases

Create a Portfolio in 6 Days
Lesson 4: Choosing a Portfolio Case
Making a good first impression applies to your appearance in person, on the phone, in writing, and on your business card. It also applies to the container you use to hold your portfolio. Even if you can’t afford a zippered leather case with handle, a ratty old folder won’t do. In this lesson we’ll look at how to choose a portfolio including size. In the assignment you’ll also find links to specific types of portfolios to help you find the one that works for you. Go to Lesson 4: Choosing a Portfolio Case

Create a Portfolio in 6 Days: Lesson 3: Beginner Portfolio

What Goes in a Beginner Portfolios
In this lesson I’ll describe 5 ways to come up with portfolio pieces even if you’re new to design and desktop publishing. Not just for beginners, these ideas work for anyone trying to beef up weak areas in their portfolio. Some methods suggest using work you’ve done that you might not have thought of including. Other methods will require that you invest some time in developing suitable portfolio pieces. But these methods also have a bonus: you’ll be honing your design and software skills while building a portfolio. Go to Lesson 3: What Goes in a Beginner’s Portfolio.