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Permalink Reply by Douglas on March 25, 2008 at 8:14pm

i did mine in illustrator and put it in a pdf.....

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Permalink Reply by Douglas on March 25, 2008 at 10:28pm

1: you are thinking too hard.....

2: I did my portfolio in Adobe Illustrator like any other portfolio........manipulate pics, text all in that program......

3: when you save save as a pdf (smallest file size) then combine them.. when you combine them you will have a complete Pdf. to e-mail firms like I did.

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Permalink Reply by Douglas on March 25, 2008 at 10:31pm

or if that doesn't work.. which it should I use www.coroflot.com which you can post your work on the site and it's free.....

mine is www.coroflot.com/deaddy07

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Permalink Reply by E.M. Walter on March 27, 2008 at 8:07am

I have had a "virtual portfolio" for several years now and would highly suggest it. (click here if you want to visit it...)

When introducing myself to a new client, I always invite them to visit my site. It allows them to see what I am about beforehand. And after an interview, it let's them revisit my site (and it's safer than leaving your book with them for a couple days!)

Since my body of work has expanded beyond what my book can hold (or what I can carry on the train) my online site can allow them to see much more work. And if an interview is going well (or not) my site is generally accessible so I can show more information (my TECHNICAL PAGE has been a life-saver on several occasions).

BUT DON'T CHUCK OUT THOSE ORIGINALS! I have had only one job offer without showing my hard book. I still have face-to-face interviews and love to show original work...smudges and all. My online work has merely opened many more doors.

I am fortunate that my mac comes preloaded with iWeb. It is limited in its choices sometimes, but works fine for me. I also subscribe to "dot-mac" where my site is hosted and gives me plenty of space needed for graphics! (And it's cheap and a tax deduction for me).

If you want something more than a cookie-cutter site, let someone design and code it! I do not believe you have to learn to become a web designer in addition to your current profession.

Think about it this way...there are plenty of burgeoning web designers that would love to expand their own portfolio and resume! Just ask them if they have an online portfolio. ;)

E.M.

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Permalink Reply by keith hancock on April 4, 2008 at 5:04pm

My portfolio is a rather private affair these days, but I,d love to design another one excluding the last 30yrs. I have rolls of paper now which I cant possibly use for interviews although the projects are worthy of some consideration. I must admit with the Picassa site available I,m certainly going to give it a try but the virtual bit I will need some advice. My 3D is getting standard class look but my efforts in line are a little stronger. I dont like to overstate my case, the laws of nature have always triumphed and everything has been done before me.
Originality doesnt mean much to me anymore it is quality and the perception of the material you want to live with that matters. The details are best kept simple= its the way we shape it.

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Permalink Reply by keith hancock on April 4, 2008 at 5:20pm

I must try to go forward. That means online portfolios are essential for the digital age. At least there is no problem with storage space. A3 sheets have always followed me around in the last 10=15yrs. This size has been acceptable for me to carry and OK for interviews.
To win more contract with web portfolios sounds really good. I dont have work just now and in the past after studying I seemed to be doing work for nothing, so the Public sector was my salvation and my only method of survival. Private commercialworks to me I could not rely on even a small quantity for bread and butter. Most rich clients are that way because they careful with there resources.

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Permalink Reply by Bobby Parker on June 24, 2008 at 11:25pm

I have one. I am not the designer on these, just the 3D Architectural illustrator.

http://www.whitebirchstudios.com

Feel free to check out my work.

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