Portfolio + Resume Workshop

AIAS is pleased to announce that as part of our Professional Development Series we will be hosting Portfolio expert Harold Linton, author of Portfolio Design. Now in its 3rd edition, the book has served as the resource for architecture students who are looking to start or perfect their portfolios.

MARK THE DATE!

Mr. Harold Linton will be giving Portfolio Design Advice a on March 9th at 7 pm in Koubek Auditorium, just in time for the AIAS Career Fair on March 25th in the Pryz.

Dr. Alan Goodman, director of Career Services, will also speak about how to compose a successful cover letter and resume. Special thanks to Dean Ott for financing the event.

See more at http://www.portfoliodesign.com/

Check out his book here.

A short (kind of) description of his presentation:

PLANNING the design of a portfolio and how to bring about professional results from the first to the last page with continuity and consistency is a challenging prospect. It is significant to design professionals, no matter what form of print or electronic presentation one adopts, to have clear plans for the visual and written presentation of your work. It is perhaps one of the most important decisions one explores in preparation for employment interviews, fellowships, grants and postgraduate academic opportunities.

The latest examples of visual communications for architecture are included in a 1.5-hour slide lecture presentation and also in the workshop through abundant samples of printed and digital materials. The slide lecture includes sample portfolios gathered from leading design schools throughout the North America, Mexico, Europe and Asia. A broad range of print portfolios in bound and plate formats created digitally are included along with discussion of the techniques and materials and the necessary resources for production. Examples of the organization and graphic design for digital approaches to creating portfolios on diskette, CD-Rom and on the Internet are also included.

The portfolios included in the lecture represent the work of young professionals who have recently graduated from undergraduate, graduate, and post-professional degree programs as well as portfolios from young professionals in design offices. The lecture also includes aspects of how several students evolved portfolios from undergraduate to graduate and into professional career positions. Discussion focuses on making a portfolio including the written materials, reprographics, bindings and cases, photography, typography, electronic approaches, layout design strategies, sequencing, scanning, and more. Also included is an introduction to design office portfolio presentations and folios where budgets are large and production values are important. Developing an appreciation for graphic communications useful for client prospecting in architecture and allied design fields helps one to understand contemporary visual communications for print, interactive design, and overall portfolio development.