a look at design for the web & all it entails
image: "Dancer versus Train" © valeriesphotography.com
Very curious to see your portfolio sites :-)
I hope you had a productive break and that you managed to get close to completing your portfolio site. Today is all about recaps, troubleshooting and feedback :)
credit: © DePatie-Freleng Enterprises
Almost there ~ really looking forward to seeing the ideas and plans for your portfolio sites :)
It will be quite a challenge to design your own site, it's always hard to design for yourself. Make sure to keep an eye on your time, plan your design carefully and the stick to it. You will feel tempted to change elements or tweak too much, don't let this distract you. Stick to your plan otherwise you'll be moving around in circles.
image © Christopher Payne Photography
Time to get serious and get your portfolio site planned, designed, produced and online ;)
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Considering your next step after uni - it will be important for your online portfolio to allow potential clients or employers to contact you about possible opportunities. Let's consider your options and get started with online forms :)
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As you will soon be considering to put your portfolio online - let's talk about domains, hosting and uploading today.
upload via ftp in firefox – FireFTP
step-by-step tutorial
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Time for a closer look at typography for the web :) The following links are meant to teach you about setting beautiful type as well as inspire you.
image credit: Aupa Athletic © Amataki (Mikel Bilbao), via Flickr
Time is flying and you will need to get serious with the planning of your online portfolio :)
Let's start and focus on the work selection as well as evaluating the technicalities. A few aspects to consider:
Just to give you a few more inspirational nudges as you finalise your own profile page - have a look at this lovely profile page of Jessica Hische, and here are a few more links worth a thorough look :)
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image credit: Noise © Tariq Yosef
Let's welcome Sarah Read from GET (Guidance & Employability Team) who will talk about writing a professional CV and presenting a successful creative portfolio. Please do check back on this post as I will be updating it with any useful links Sarah might mention today (in addition to the ones listed below).
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image info: drawings by & photo of Kevin Cornell ©
With your personal brand design in hand - it's time to introduce yourself online, to show a professional profile.
Consider how you would like to present yourself online, how you will establish a strong online presence to promote yourself and show your work. Let's have a look at a personal favourite of mine, designer and illustrator Kevin Cornell.
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