How to create a portfolio & get hired a guide for graphic designers and illustrators

This book shows those embarking on an illustration or graphic design career how best to put together an effective, professional portfolio. It discusses what to include and how to organize and display the work, and also advises on presentation techniques and self-promotion. Both print and virtual por...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Taylor, Fig (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Laurence King Pub 2010.
Edición:1st edition
Colección:Portfolio skills. Graphic design & illustration
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628600406719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • What is a portfolio?: The student portfolio
  • The professional portfolio
  • The graphic design portfolio
  • The illustration portfolio
  • The cross-disciplinary portfolio
  • Making sense of the marketplace: Design groups
  • Advertising agences
  • The editorial sector
  • Book publishing
  • Comics and graphic novels
  • Television and film
  • Computer games development
  • Greetings cards
  • Research and cold-calling: Why research is important
  • Targeting your research
  • Research sources
  • Creating a good portfolio: Basic approaches
  • Learn to be ojbective
  • The contents
  • Choosing the right portfolio: The print portfolio
  • The digital portfolio
  • Making yourself known in the marketplace: Networking pays off
  • Pitching for a presentation
  • Promotional material
  • Presentation pointers
  • Presenting your portfolio
  • Post-presentation reminders.