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Quick Guides
With every class, project and job opportunity, your body of work is evolving into a portfolio of your best work. The following guides will keep this evolution on the right track.
Quick Guide: Portfolio Basics
If you're new to the world of portfolios or just need a refresher on the basics, start here.
There are wonderful online options to help you publish and print your portfolio. Learn how to create an effective, professional portfolio where the work will take center stage.
Crafting a cool and effective bio is a simple way to let people know what you're up to and introduce your work samples.
In addition to a portfolio, creative professionals use a fistful of materials to support their efforts for getting work. Learn the ins and outs of making these materials cohesive and eye-catching.
Quick Guide: Graphic Design Assistance
Graphic design is essential in the packaging and branding of your work. Learn best practices in working with a graphic designer.
Quick Guide: Business Cards
A business card can be a simple but professional looking card that offers your name and contact information to anyone interested. Or, it can be a designed piece that suggests a bit about who you are as a creative worker in addition to your name and contact info. This guide breaks down the standards and the options.
Quick Guide: Photographing Prints and Paintings
Product documentation can be done and done well, even if you’re not a photographer by trade. This guide includes tips from – you guessed it – a photographer by trade, to walk you through the process.
Quick Guide: Film Press Kits
Anyone can make a film, but only savvy filmmakers will market it. Without marketing, a film is another digital file floating in cyberspace or celluloid canister gathering dust. You’ve made a film. Hopefully, a great film. You and that film deserve better.
Quick Guide: Image Based Portfolios
A carefully crafted book of pictures, illustrations or design work will make an impression on potential clients and employers that goes beyond the quality of the work samples within. This guide takes you through the essential steps.
Quick Guide: Text Based Portfolios
Text-heavy content can be displayed in a visually appealing and accessible way. This guide outlines the elements for a professional and organized print book.
Quick Guide: Portfolio Reviews
Interviews for internships, jobs, informational interviews and Show Off reviews at the Portfolio Center will revolve around your portfolio. The tips in this guide will ease the process and, hopefully, your nerves.
Quick Guide: Informational Interviews
Being a student has many advantages. In the career world, you have full on access to be nosy…er, gather information about prospective employers and it’s not only allowed, but expected. The key is to do it right.
Quick Guide: Networking
If you have a limited definition of Networking and won’t go near it, use this guide to expand your view and, as a result, your resume.
Portfolio Center 623 S. Wabash / Suite 307 312.369.7280 portfoliocenter@colum.edu
Social media must be part of the portfolio conversation. Learn how to use social media to your professional advantage.
Quick Guide: 10 Absolute Facts about Copyright- Sort Of
Basic concepts that will give you a point of entry into a more comprehensive understanding of copyright law, when you need it.
Basic concepts that will give you a point of entry into a more comprehensive understanding of copyright law, when you need it.
Learn helpful hints for auditioning from the experts.
Quick Guide: Graphic Design Assistance
Graphic design is essential in the packaging and branding of your work. Learn best practices in working with a graphic designer.
Quick Guide: Business Cards
A business card can be a simple but professional looking card that offers your name and contact information to anyone interested. Or, it can be a designed piece that suggests a bit about who you are as a creative worker in addition to your name and contact info. This guide breaks down the standards and the options.
Quick Guide: Photographing Prints and Paintings
Product documentation can be done and done well, even if you’re not a photographer by trade. This guide includes tips from – you guessed it – a photographer by trade, to walk you through the process.
Quick Guide: Film Press Kits
Anyone can make a film, but only savvy filmmakers will market it. Without marketing, a film is another digital file floating in cyberspace or celluloid canister gathering dust. You’ve made a film. Hopefully, a great film. You and that film deserve better.
Quick Guide: Image Based Portfolios
A carefully crafted book of pictures, illustrations or design work will make an impression on potential clients and employers that goes beyond the quality of the work samples within. This guide takes you through the essential steps.
Quick Guide: Text Based Portfolios
Text-heavy content can be displayed in a visually appealing and accessible way. This guide outlines the elements for a professional and organized print book.
Quick Guide: Portfolio Reviews
Interviews for internships, jobs, informational interviews and Show Off reviews at the Portfolio Center will revolve around your portfolio. The tips in this guide will ease the process and, hopefully, your nerves.
Quick Guide: Informational Interviews
Being a student has many advantages. In the career world, you have full on access to be nosy…er, gather information about prospective employers and it’s not only allowed, but expected. The key is to do it right.
Quick Guide: Networking
If you have a limited definition of Networking and won’t go near it, use this guide to expand your view and, as a result, your resume.
Portfolio Center 623 S. Wabash / Suite 307 312.369.7280 portfoliocenter@colum.edu
