Portfolio selection

Continued from: Draft Portfolio

This is a continuation from "Draft Portfolio" assignment. If you have not completed that assignment, make sure to complete the necessary steps.

Standard and Rubric

VA:Pr4.1.IIa

Analyze, select, and critique personal artwork for a collection or portfolio presentation.

Add a Folder in Your Google Drive Folder

  1. Go to your "Graphic Design Work" Google Drive folder from the "Draft Portfolio" assignment.

  2. Click "+ New" and select "Folder" to create a new folder in your folder.

  3. Title the new folder "Portfolio"

Review Critique from Peers

Take a look at the critique you received from your peers on the discussion in "Draft Portfolio" Canvas.

Required Categories

You will have 6 total projects in your portfolio. The required categories for your portfolio are:

  • 1 Shape-based / Pattern

  • 1 Line drawing

  • 1 Typography

  • 1 Client Project

  • 2 Illustrations

Choose Your Work for Each Category

  1. Take a look at the table on the right to see which projects count for each category.

  2. Choose which projects you will use for each category. Each category only needs one project, except you need 2 Illustrations.

Rename Files

  1. Right-click on each file and click "Rename"

  2. Name as the category title (ex: "Shape-based/Pattern.ai" "Illustration1.ai")

Identify 1-2 Categories to improve

Over the course of the rest of the school year, we will be completing at least 2 more big projects. These projects can replace the projects in the categories you'd like to improve.

  1. Which of your 6 projects are you least satisfied with?

  2. Choose 1 or 2 categories that you want to improve the most.

Submit to Canvas

  1. In your Google Drive, click "Portfolio" and click "Share"

  2. Click "Copy Link"

  3. In the "Portfolio Selection" Canvas assignment, click "Start Assignment"

  4. In the "Text Entry" space, paste ("Ctrl" + "V") your link in the text box.

  5. Press the space bar so that the link turns into a hyperlink (blue / underlined)

  6. Type out which 1-2 categories you'd like to improve.

  7. Click "Submit Assignment"