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New in Paperback! Brush up your books and PDF portfolios and improve your understanding of what the current standards are.
Presenting one's portfolio is where every designer begins his or her career. Therefore, crafting a portfolio, whether online or for presentation in person, is an essential skill for survival. Because a portfolio can make or break a career, it is vital that designers go out armed with all the right moves and materials.
This book talks both to the professionals who have both designed their own portfolios and those on the other side of the table who have looked at scores of portfolios, to uncover the tips and tricks that have won jobs, as well as the must-avoid moves that have lost opportunities. This book is not only a handbook for dos and don'ts; it also provides plenty of inspiration from a wide collection of portfolios, both virtual and real-life.
This book asks leaders in the field about the real-world realities of presenting one's work for consideration and answers the question, "What sells and what doesn't"?
About the Author
Sara Eisenman (Milton, MA) started designing books in 1977 at Random House and later designed for Pantheon, Knopf, the Modern Library, and Houghton Mifflin. She is an award-winning designer who has taught at Harvard University, Columbia University, and the Rhode Island School of Design.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Reading!,
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This review is from: Building Design Portfolios: Innovative Concepts for Presenting Your Work (Paperback)
This book does a fantastic job of showing you examples of how you could build your portfolio. I wish I had this book when I was in design school. This book doesn't tell you how you should create your portfolio because many hiring art directors have mixed feelings about certain portfolios, but this book definitely prepares you for different scenarios.
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A disapoint book,
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This review is from: Building Design Portfolios: Innovative Concepts for Presenting Your Work (Paperback)
The introduction is very appealing, but the body of the book is not ... the usual graphic and marketing instructions.
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4.2 out of 5 stars (12 customer reviews) 25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty good book, but could be better,
By S. Alachniewicz - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Building Design Portfolios: Innovative Concepts for Presenting Your Work (Hardcover)
This is a pretty good book. It shows a variety of portfolios and explains some of the ideas that went into them. It's almost more of a showcase though than a learning tool. I don't feel that the author teaches much. She shows the portfolio then describes a little about what makes it work, and that is all. I would prefer it if she also showed some bad portfolio designs and show why they do not work.Some of the web portfolio she shows are pretty lackluster. One is built with flash and has pixelated type. The 'design' of it doesn't seem all that fantastic either. I felt like many of the portfolios shown were more about theory than practice. Cutsie ideas that may work in a school environment but may not work in the real world. Stan Alachniewicz Designer for 6 years. 14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Worth a read,
By Elizabeth Wakefield - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Building Design Portfolios: Innovative Concepts for Presenting Your Work (Hardcover)
While I'm not a design newbie, I am still in the beginning of my career and my portfolio continues to be a challenge. This is the first book on portfolios that I've actually found to be helpful and inspiring. I love that she shows and addresses resumes and cover letters, and I love that various types of portfolios are addressed. I only wish there were more comments/quotes/advice from well-known designers in the industry. It feels like the ones that were included were rather old or too specific to one area of design. But overall, definitely worth the read.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great inspiration,
By Angela Comer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Building Design Portfolios: Innovative Concepts for Presenting Your Work (Hardcover)
I think this is a great book for those looking for ideas on making a new portfolio. Especially students about to graduate (like me). I got the idea for my portfolio from this book. It shows a ton of awesome examples in there and it is really inspiring.
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