P4: Portfolio (due November 26)
This document is a draft
Until October 29As a result it may still change up until October 29.
Introduction
In your final project you will be assembling your own portfolio to showcase your process, thinking and outcomes.
P4: Portfolio is worth 30% of your final grade.
I already have a portfolio
If you already have a portfolio we will need to know of its existence to avoid any potential plagiarism. Please email Andrew with a link to the existing portfolio by October 29.
If you are happy with your existing portfolio and do not want to build a new one, you can organize with Andrew an alternative final project. This must be done before October 29.
Portfolio content requirements
The portfolio will require the following content:
- A biography or personal description.
- Clear indication of your interests in employment or as a professional.
- One project presenting your skills using a process analysis.
- Contact method(s) — please list digital means of contact only (i.e. email, appropriate socials, contact form).
The list above is not a list of 'pages' required. All this content could appear in one page or multiple pages across a website.
Weekly instructions
This project spans multiple weeks. Please read the weekly instructions carefully.
From November 12 to October 29
This week is about defining you and your content for the portfolio.
- Draft your ethos. To start doing so answer these questions in written statements and/or sketches:
- What kind of work is this a portfolio for? (i.e. art, design, music, etc)
- What kind of written language would people looking at this type of portfolio expect?
- What kind of visual language would people looking at this type of portfolio expect?
- How does your experience prepare you to present this kind of portfolio?
- What characteristics do you have that make you well suited for this kind of work?
- Based on your answers to the questions above, select a prior project and complete a draft process analysis which helps support why you are qualified in this kind of work. The process analysis should:
- Show your ability to think through a problem from start to finish.
- Show how you iterate over the course of a project.
- Have accompanying artifacts — images, video, audio — that support what the text is saying.
- Be approximately 250-300 words in length.
- Write a draft bio using no more than 100 words to introduce yourself.
Bring to your October 29 class
- Answers to the 'draft an ethos' questions.
- A draft process analysis.
- A draft bio.
We will chat about your deliverables in class.
From October 29 to November 5
This week is for taking the content and building it into an initial website.
- Start your portfolio site in Figma. Keep in mind:
- Use your own work to design and fill the site content.
- Bring as complete a structure as possible to next week.
- Do not use a template. It will mean a grade of zero for the project.
- Revise your bio and process analysis based on feedback provided in class.
Bring to your November 5 class
Your initial portfolio site. We will chat about your deliverables in-class.
From November 5 to November 12
Continue refining your portfolios after receiving feedback in the in-class feedback sessions. Consider if you are creating:
- A readable portfolio through good typesetting and composition?
- A navigable portfolio through good linking and structure?
- A consistent portfolio through a set of elements that complement one another?
- A convincing portfolio by using text and image to explain your skills in a process analysis?
- An ethos that shows you are what you claim to be.
Grading rubric
Your project will be graded on the following criteria:
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Typography (8 points):
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Composition (7 points):
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Content (7 points):
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Final submission requirements (November 26)
The final submission for P4 is a URL to your portfolio site prototype to Canvas.
Your project submission is due to Canvas before your November 26 lecture.
Please make sure double-check all your submitted files and URLs to ensure they can be opened. We want to avoid late or problematic submission penalties whenever possible.