...professional looking portfolio? I'm a Graphic Design graduate and I've been to many interviews and it seems my portfolio is not professional enough. I have my work printed and mounted onto cream mount board and contained in plastic slips. Each piece of work is labeled with: The client (where appropriate) Project details including the brief and the software used to complete the task. It is A2 size. All in a black case. Is this right?
Is it best to use white or cream background papers? Is it acceptable to alter the colour of the mount to suit the work or is it best to stick to same colour throughout. If so, what colour is best?
Should I just have boards and not slips. How do you present loose items such as CD's leaflets and Business Cards? Should I just photograph them, or should I take the real thing... or both?
Should I show development work and sketches or just final pieces. My development work tends to be very 'messy' and is not really something I would want to show potential employers. But I have always scored highly for my projects at uni and received positive feedback on final pieces from freelance clients.
As you can probably tell I am a bit lost with this and lacking in confidence after so many knock backs, so any practical advice would be very much appreciated...
Is it best to use white or cream background papers? Is it acceptable to alter the colour of the mount to suit the work or is it best to stick to same colour throughout. If so, what colour is best?
Should I just have boards and not slips. How do you present loose items such as CD's leaflets and Business Cards? Should I just photograph them, or should I take the real thing... or both?
Should I show development work and sketches or just final pieces. My development work tends to be very 'messy' and is not really something I would want to show potential employers. But I have always scored highly for my projects at uni and received positive feedback on final pieces from freelance clients.
As you can probably tell I am a bit lost with this and lacking in confidence after so many knock backs, so any practical advice would be very much appreciated...