Building a Portfolio:What it is. Why have one.How it is done.MIT Ideation Lab / September 23, 2010PrecapWhat is it?Why should I have one?How do I create it?But first, a mini quiz!What are the five rules of making a portfolio?just kiddingThe notecards are for you to make notes and jot down questions.Put your name on the top of a blank index cardWhat?visual representation of your work, complementing your resumea physical book?not necessarily.could be a pdf, a website, anythingconsider your audienceWhy?required for your new job or schoolefficientonly way to show design detailexample of your own design workTiffany Tseng, MIT 2009Inside a portfolioHow?don’t worry about making the actual portfolio now, but......start documenting now!sketchesCADprototypesgoalsstoryboardsdiagramsanalysisproduct specstestingdesign notebook!Things to collect:Mike Milleris an Industrial Designer from MassArtnow working at Contour [email protected] miller industrial designMConnie Yangis a Mechanical Engineer from MITnow working at Nemo Equipment.Having a portfolio and showing it to engineers will blow them away. If you are interviewing at a design firm, having a design portfolio is an absolute necessity. Either way, you need it. !"#$%&'"()*+)$%,$*$-.,%/+$'"()0"1%"21. Egregious typos “I am very interested in a job at NEMO Equiptment...”!"#$%&#'()%#%*#+%,-.$/-01-21. Egregious typos 2. Bad format (e.g. Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, random folder of images, etc.)!"#$%&#'()%#%*#+%,-.$/-01-21. Egregious typos2. Bad format (e.g. Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, random folder of images, etc.)3. Huge file size!"#$%&#'()%#%*#+%,-.$/-01-23%45%671. Egregious typos 2. Bad format (e.g. Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, random folder of images, etc.)3. Huge file size4. Aesthetic: bad fonts/colors/spacing (please no comic sans/papyrus)!"#$%&#'()%#%*#+%,-.$/-01-21. Egregious typos2. Bad format (e.g. Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, random folder of images, etc.)3. Huge file size4. Aesthetic: bad fonts/colors/spacing (please no comic sans/papyrus)5. Too many or too few pages (about 4-5 projects) !"#$%&#'()%#%*#+%,-.$/-01-23456%,#7()1. General good aesthetic • Layout (graphic that ties it all together) • Good typography • Clean product photos • Organized info!"#$%&#'()%#%*++,%-+.$/+01+21. General good aesthetic2. Good thinking: Makes me think, “that’s smart/interesting/beautiful!”!"#$%&#'()%#%*++,%-+.$/+01+21. General good aesthetic2. Good thinking3. Process (evolution of design) • Sketching • Rendering • Modeling/CAD • Looks like / Works like prototype • Alpha prototype Show your ability to take a product from beginning to end!"#$%&#'()%#%*++,%-+.$/+01+21. General good aesthetic2. Good thinking3. Process (evolution of design)4. Variety of individual/group projects • Be clear on why your project/design is special • Describe what role you played in group projects • Sell your project, don’t downplay ... • ... but don’t oversell and set yourself up to disappoint!"#$%&#'()%#%*++,%-+.$/+01+21. General good aesthetic2. Good thinking3. Process (evolution of design)4. Variety of individual/group projects5. Projects on your own time • Specifically targets a company • Shows initiative!"#$%&#'()%#%*++,%-+.$/+01+21. General good aesthetic2. Good thinking3. Process (evolution of design)4. Variety of individual/group projects5. Projects on your own time6. Personal interests • Show personality/creativity beyond academic projects!"#$%&#'()%#%*++,%-+.$/+01+2QuestionandAnswer(hopefully)What?RecapWhy?How?visual representation of your workconvey the detail of your workstart documenting now!Spring termRoadmapResourcesinterest surveysoftware and layout workshopsconsultation sessionsportfolio websitefind mentorsfind existing examples (benchmarking)Go Build a Portfolio!What it is. Why have one.How it is done.MIT Ideation Lab / September 23, 2010Justin Lai (justinlai) / Geoff Tsai (heff)Mike Miller ([email protected]) / Connie Yang
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