Discussion: Portfolio Inspiration
This assignment measures Module Objective 2.4, which supports Course Competency 5.
Objectives
- 2.4 Locate job postings and portfolios in your field, and identify the skills, software and presentation strategies they repeat. (Course Competency 5)
Overview
Studying professional portfolios is one of the best ways to plan your own. Look for what makes a portfolio work, not for something to copy.
5 points, Exercises. About 1 hours.
Discussion Prompt
Find one online portfolio in your field and explain exactly why it works.
Instructions
- Browse Behance, ArtStation, Dribbble, Vimeo or a professional’s own site. Choose one relevant to your goals.
- Write your post: a screenshot, the link, and three to five sentences on what makes it effective: layout, how the work is described, case studies, navigation and personal branding.
- Post in #avc248-design-self-promotion on the Digital Media Discord. Posting a day or two before the deadline gives classmates time to reply.
- By the deadline, comment on three classmates’ posts. Each comment names a specific detail in their post (a skill, a line, a project or a requirement) and adds a question, a resource or an observation.
- Submit screenshots of your post and your three comments, or links to the messages, in Canvas.
Example
“This motion designer leads with her most recognizable title sequence. Each project has a short case study with the brief and process, not only a reel. The dark, minimal site keeps attention on the work.”
Accessibility
Add alt text to every image you post in Discord: click the pencil icon on the attachment before you send it and write one or two sentences on what matters in the image. Do not begin with “image of.”
Submission
Submit screenshots of your post and three comments, or links to the Discord messages.
Rubric (5 points)
| Criterion | Points |
|---|---|
| Post answers every part of the prompt (Objective 2.4) | 2 |
| Post gives specific evidence: a link, a screenshot, or a named project, skill or requirement (Objective 2.4) | 1 |
| Three comments, each naming a specific detail in the classmate’s post (a skill, a line, a project or a requirement) (Objective 2.4) | 1.5 |
| Accessibility: alt text on every image posted | 0.5 |
| Total | 5 |
Due
All times are Arizona time.
- Due in Canvas: Thursday, February 11, 12:00 p.m.
- Hard close: Friday, February 12, 12:00 p.m. Work submitted after the deadline and before the hard close loses 10%. Nothing is accepted after the hard close.