Module 8: Final Package
Weeks 13 to 16
Objectives
Module 8 objectives. By the end of this module, you will be able to:
- 8.1 Compile your final resume, business card, leave-behind and one digital asset into one PDF that uses a single typeface pairing and palette throughout. (Course Competency 2)
- 8.2 Produce a print-ready PDF or a working digital leave-behind that follows your concept and identity system. (Course Competency 3)
- 8.3 Write a description for each of five portfolio projects that states the goal, your role, the process and the outcome. (Course Competency 8)
- 8.4 Present three portfolio projects in a two-minute recorded video, stating the goal, your role, one key decision and the outcome of each. (Course Competency 8)
- 8.5 Produce a final resume that applies your identity system and corrects every item flagged across four drafts. (Course Competency 2)
Overview
Everything you have built this term comes together here: a finished portfolio, a final resume and leave-behind, an identity package that ties them together, and a final portfolio presentation. These are real materials you will send to employers and clients after the course.
About 12.5 hours in all.
Watch
- Your Final Package (slides, PDF), with the instructor walkthrough video posted in Canvas
Read
- Your midterm critique and Portfolio Check-In feedback
Practice
- Print your resume, business card and leave-behind together at 100% and check that they look like one family.
Assessment
| Item | Group, points and time | Due |
|---|---|---|
| Updated Portfolio | Process Work, 10 pts · about 2.5 hrs | Week 13, Sun Apr 25, noon |
| Final Resume | Process Work, 10 pts · about 2 hrs | Week 14, Thu Apr 29, noon |
| Final Leave-Behind | Process Work, 10 pts · about 1.5 hrs | Week 14, Sun May 2, noon |
| Final Identity Package | Projects, 30 pts · about 2.5 hrs | Week 15, Thu May 6, noon |
| Final Portfolio Presentation | Projects, 30 pts · about 3.5 hrs | Week 16, Thu May 13, noon, Discord the day before |
Critique (Discord)
Post the Final Portfolio Presentation to Discord by noon the day before it is due and leave three comments that each name a specific project and one strength. Discord: course channel invite.
Due
All times are noon, Arizona time. Each item’s page gives its Discord, due and hard-close times. Work submitted after the due time and before the hard close (noon the next day) loses 10%; nothing is accepted after the hard close.