- Size- Portfolio should be around A3 size with images A3 or less. This makes it an easy, portable size that is not massively space-consuming yet you still have a decent enough size to show off the quality of your work.
- Different styles and skills- Arrange similar styles or themes together e.g. observational drawings, characters, narratives.
- Clever placing- On top of grouping work into categories, I need to make sure my best pieces are in the most prominent places. A commission piece would go at the start and my favourite/proudest/sentimental piece at the end. This way, the value and quality of paid work is first presented to the client and a good end piece will finish nicely and possibly start more of a personal interaction about that particular piece.
- Amount- A good number of pieces to have in total would be between 10-15 pieces. However, because I tend to work on a smaller scale, I will have quite a few pieces that match into sets. For this then, I am taking the approach of 10-15 sleeves of work. This may cause some problems but this gives me the extra challenge of tweaking my portfolio to still work in a professional, consistent manner.
SO...
from this, I can now begin to decide what work would show off my potential the best.
1. Design work...
WHAT ARE THEY? Black and white line work. Usually for much more realistic or stylised effects.
WHAT CAN THEY BE USED FOR? Apparel, band/music promotion, comics, aesthetics, editorial.
WHO WOULD THIS APPEAL TO? Clothing brands, magazines, musicians, lifestyle advertising.
Example...
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| Line work occult design. |
2. Characters...
WHAT ARE THEY? Character designs, individual to accompany original and adapted narratives.
WHAT CAN THEY BE USED FOR? Games, narratives, logos/mascots, advertising.
WHO WOULD THIS APPEAL TO? Most people. Very engaging and aesthetically pleasing with lots of potential.
Example...
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| Example of stylised observational drawings. |
3. Printing/textiles...
WHAT ARE THEY? Mainly pattern based designs, incorporating patterns, shapes and characters.
WHAT CAN THEY BE USED FOR? Fashion, apparel, homewares, product merchandise.
WHO WOULD THIS APPEAL TO? Fashion and home businesses, lifestyle businesses, musicians.
Example...
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| Design of a snood using an original character pattern. |
4. Narrative...
WHAT ARE THEY? My original creative writing pieces.
WHAT CAN THEY BE USED FOR? Books and publishing. Good compliments to characters and visa versa.
WHO WOULD THIS APPEAL TO? At whoever I decide to aim the individual pieces.
Example...
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| Spread of narrative zine 'Moxley'. |
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