Portfolio Project Descriptions & Credits
Senior Projects
Your portfolio (physical and digital) is more than just images of your work, it is a record of your education, your experience, your interests and your design process. Including information about your projects is paramount when you are not showing a portfolio in person, and since 99% of positions require work submitted digitally as part of the application process, well written descriptions, credits and supporting information must also meet professional standards.
It’s best to have the project completed and documented before you begin writing, as the description is meant to set up the audience just enough to pique there interest, and also for them to reference if questions arise while they are viewing your work. Have someone that is unfamiliar with the project view the finished images and explain the project without a description — this will help you to know what they don’t see or understand that you want the viewer to take away.
Create a new story in Medium meant just for documentation and organization of your portfolio work. Title this story YOUR NAME: PORTFOLIO DOCUMENTATION
Organize your list of projects into the following three categories: DONE, DOING, TO DO. We will continue to discuss revisions, expansions and documentation throughout the term.
Use this form to record information about the projects you have selected as for your final portfolio. Please copy and paste this information below EACH project photo (you should have a minimum of 5, maximum of 8 for inclusion).
Project Title:
FINAL IMAGES OF PHOTO DOCUMENTATION for work you are doing or still have to do a quick reference photo is fine
Description Keep it short and sweet, a few sentences/100 words should suffice
Credits: Photography, Illustration, Course & Instructor or Company/Client
Colophon: Fonts, paper stock, special processes, etc.
Images of Process Work Documentation Include photos/files/scans of brainstorming, research, sketches, idea boards, initial designs, revisions, prototypes/macquettes, etc)
See semester schedule for documentation due dates for each project.
