Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Portfolio Reviews 2

The second round of preliminary portfolio reviews will begin in March.
  • March 1, Wed.
  • March 6, Mon.
  • March 8, Wed.
  • then we head into Spring Break that weekend

All students are required to submit the following for at least one class day, March 1, 6, and/or 8:
  • design and/or illustration that has been revised, these can be composed in your folio layout, or as loose PDF or JPEG, or other singular images
  • revised layout of portfolio, especially with type, grid, and hierarchy improvements made since round one folio reviews
  • website portfolio should be a designed site done in Squarespace or your chosen content-management system, and it need not be public (we'll discuss this in class)
  • PDF as spreads for print content
  • functioning website, with a URL and operational links, interaction
This work counts as 25 points towards the 50 points in Portfolio Review 2.
  • 5 points, use of grid system to organize 16 works (or slug for temporary identification)
  • 5 points, use of size and space to create hierarchy, unity & variety
  • 5 points, typographic hierarchy and labeling of content
  • 5 points, progress made towards completed folio
  • 5 points, formatting, presentation, following directions
The second and final component for Portfolio Review 2 is forthcoming. See the class syllabus for a complete list of point values, and how they factor into your final grade.