portfolio cases in Cuse

The Art Store in Syr has a nice line of portfolio cases made by

ITOYA

PINA ZANGARO

PRAT

ROBERT WARE

and Pina Zangaro . They have a good variety.

Interested in freelance work??

A friend of mine has opened an ad agency in Baldwinsville, NY. He is looking for some freelancers and I figured I would let you all know. The website is: http://heffronmedia.com/. If anyone is interested, send him a link to your digital portfolio at brian@heffronmedia.com.

UCDA

https://ucda.com

The Smart Creative's Guide To Dressing for Work

http://99u.com/articles/14510/the-smart-creatives-guide-to-dressing-for-work?utm_source=Triggermail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=ALL&utm_campaign=MIH%20April%209%2C%202013&utm_content=B

From SUNY Cortland Career Services

SUNY Cortland Career Services

What Are the 6 Best Questions to Ask in a Job Interview?

Great Resume Examples

http://www.theprintblog.com/graphic-design-resume/

Here is a site that shows some unique graphic designer resumes!

Job Listings

I am using krop.com for my digital portfolio and they have a job listing section that might be helpful :)

http://www.krop.com/#!/

Job Searches

http://designjobs.aiga.org/public/jobs_browse.asp

http://www.howdesign.com/design-jobs

http://www.youthedesigner.com/2008/04/21/10-great-places-to-find-graphic-design-jobs

http://www.indeed.com/q-Graphic-Design-jobs.html

http://binghamton.craigslist.org/med

http://www.monster.com 
http://career-advice.monster.com/resumes-cover-letters/resume-writing-tips/resume-critique-checklist/article.aspx?HPS=4_5C3ResumeCritiqueChecklist

Printing Options

New Print Factory

MOdern Postcard

Logo Design Process - National Museum in Warsaw

http://www.behance.net/gallery/MNW-National-Museum-in-Warsaw/5035363

Sarcastic Business Card

Kind of funny...not sure if it would be very effective.

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Business-Card-2012/6801225

Paper Project

This would be a cool way to make a portfolio.

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Paper-Project/7771585

NIce.. Listen...

http://observermedia.designobserver.com/audio/cliff-sloan/37795/

Tips from AIGA

http://www.aiga.org/resume-common-mistakes/

Job Posting from HOW Design

http://www.howdesign.com/design-jobs/

Anyone have no idea what they're doing after graduation?

I've been stalking this website called The Intern Queen. Seriously, it's such an amazing place to look for internships and even job listings in pretty much any state and some other countries. Check it out!

http://www.internqueen.com

Other great job websites for our field are:
http://www.thedieline.com
http://www.adcglobal.org

Happy looking everyone!

Resumes and Cover Letters

The Creative Freelancer's Guide to Drafting a Resume

Kyle Atkinson - Inspiration

http://abduzeedo.com 
I spend a good deal of time trying to learn from the tutorials on this site. There are some great Photoshop and Illustrator tutorials based on popular designs that you see around.

I'm always trying to get better with the plain old pen on paper. These two seem to have it down.

http://abduzeedo.com/comic-book-artist-alex-raymond

http://abduzeedo.com/superb-ink-illustrations-nico-delort

Just about everything I have learned about speed-painting in Photoshop has been from watching and mimicking the techniques in this guys videos.

http://idrawgirls.com

Not an online portfolio but i found good inspiration when looking at this personal website of a professional soccer player. Its Intended for him to get closer to his fans and i think it would also work well for a portfolio design grabbing peoples attention. I really enjoyed the overall layout . To navigate it has one standard navigation column with titles to each page, but one can also navigate with broken up columns that have different cover images. I like that its broken up into sections and one can get a bit interactive. http://www.javier14mascherano.com/es/

Stephanie Hagin - Inspiration

Emilio Jimenez

I like the concept of this portfolio, and how each page appears to be in it's own folder.  There are a few things I would change though.  Instead of having the links or folders go down the left side of the page, I think it would be more ideal to have all the links go across the top of the page for better navigation.  Other than that though the overall appeal of the portfolio is really nice.

Matt Simpson

The reason this portfolio stood out to me is because of the overall simplicity.  It uses a white background on every page with different shades of gray for the text.  The navigation also complimented the simplicity of the portfolio because it stayed the same on every page and looked for clean.  Even though it is very simple, this portfolio still has a good feel to it.

Willie Honig

This portfolio is another simple design that is easy to navigate and very clean.

Ruwedata

I love the layout of this site with the pictures of each project lining up perfectly across and down the page.  I also love the black and white color scheme.  Although I think it would look nicer if the images went to color when you scrolled over them.  I also like the small details towards the top left corner.  The detailing acts as a frame almost so that it draws you into the portfolio, but it isn't so bold that it takes away form the portfolio either.

Gina's examples

Example 1

I was drawn to this page because of the interesting textures. I don't necessarily like the image used on the left but they way that it moves your eye to the information on the left is successful.

Example 2
This layout I really life. When clicking on the portfolio link I like how it is broken up into sections I definitely want to incorporate that into my site. The home page is also clean and set up organized with an interesting image through the middle. These are all import to my aesthetic and things that I definitely wasn't to be apart of my digital portfolio.

Example 3

This is a great simple example of a layout. I will incorporate more bright colors and visually successful imagery into it but I feel the three basic pages are something that I will lean towards in mine. Obviously the motion of the images and movement from page to page is something I will leave out as well.

Inspiration

A few of my sources of inspiration!

http://www.qcassetti.com
Q Cassetti came into graphic design I and I feel she inspired our whole class to learn more about design and how different programs work!

http://www.xantheelbrickphotography.comv
This is a photographer I know and am continuously being inspired by her work.

http://abduzeedo.com/tags/inspiration
This site you can choose between photography, design, logos, typography, ect to get inspiration from. It also has different tutorials.

Johnathan Kolodziejczyk

I like the grid layout. I will probably use a basic grid in my layout.

http://jump.dexigner.com/directory/17355

Nicholas Chevailler

I really enjoy his navigation. It's simple but not boring.

http://jump.dexigner.com/directory/8606

55 Inspiring and Clever Online Portfolios

I didnt choose any of these, but it is one of the sites that came up during my endeavors.
http://www.onextrapixel.com/2011/05/19/55-inspiring-and-clever-online-portfolios/

Inspiring Websites

For the moment I want my portfolio to "live" on Krop. I really like the grid layouts. 

A few portfolio layouts on Krop that I find "inspiring" are:

http://www.krop.com/bmcaff/#/

http://www.krop.com/hoffman/

http://www.krop.com/doberman/

http://www.krop.com/jarrodbryan/#/

Inspiring Sites

Two great sites I found are Steffen Christiansen and Alisara Tareekes. Each of these sites are obviously different in their designs but what's similar between them that I loved was their consistencies and the way they presented their works, as well as a few little widgets in their sites.  

 With Christiansen's site he has a nice esthetic going by making his cover/gallery page mostly grayscale with his logo, his type, and even the colors of his cover images; however, what makes his site cool is that he put in his own overlay image that shows a simple angular design in a cool teal color then puts some information about the work in the box.  This creates a nice contrast to the site and gives it a little flair.  Another little thing that I found nice was that instead of relying solely on his "Contact" page to give information he has his number and email on the top of every page, consistency.

  Alisara Tareekes' website intrigued me for some of the same reasons but in different ways.  She created consistency in her site by creating a stichy/leathery esthetic and puts it into almost every aspect of her site that she can.  One great example is how she puts a simple border around each of her cover images to set them apart while bringing them together.  She also incorporates the colors used in her logo into the site creating a nice connect between the site and her identity.

Simon Spring

I found Simon's site looking through great portfolio examples on behance.net and what really attracted me to his site and basically everything in it was how organized and clean it was.  Everything was nicely aligned, consistent and when he displays his work he makes sure to not only show just the design for something but takes great photographs of his work to show different views.

Something I liked that I want to try to incorporate into my online portfolio is rollovers for each cover image that gives the information about each piece of work.  What's great about these is that you don't even need to put that much information and it will still make you portfolio stand out that much more and make it look that much more professional without doing anything crazy with your site.

Inspiring Online Websites!

This online portfolio is similar to the portfolio i did in Art & Internet except this one is executed much more professionally. I like the idea of putting a picture of myself so the Interviewer or future client I meet with will be able to put a face to the work and hopefully will remember my interview over someone else's. This is something I'd really like to somehow incorporate into my own portfolio. I also think the previews of her work on the right hand side like that are a nice feature but I think hers are a little too big. If I was to do something like this id shrink down those preview sizes and fit more into a screen without having to scroll.

I'm in LOVE with the layout of this portfolio and the quirky little comments that are incorporated into it. The layout is simple and easy to navigate through. I love the rollovers with previews of designs that turn into a description of the work inside. I would like to try and mimic that by stating the kind of work you'll see if you click on that image (much like how i separated my physical portfolio into sections). I also enjoy the navigation being to the left of everything in this portfolio, so I might even work that into my own portfolio as well!

Inspiring Websites!

Simplistic
http://youngjerks.com
http://www.ixistore.be
http://kaitbos.com

More involved
http://www.zurb.com
http://bradfrost.github.com/this-is-responsive/
http://spigotdesign.com

And here's a really fun game but totally addictive and well designed =]
http://maximin.tv/srm/

Color Palette Website!!!!

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1EOa66/:64PCEz-a:SKVCwo0u/design-seeds.com/index.php/search?hex=dce8cf/

Paper folding

I think this fights appropriately with the folding books that Martine let me  borrow.

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/7JIVX8/:J5_n@rAl:SKVCwo0u/lookslikegooddesign.com/paper-work-jonathan-shackleton/

Logo Design Download...

Very Nice...

http://www.howdesign.com/how-to-design-a-logo/

PRINT BUSINESS CARDS AND PORTFOLIOS

Hey guys, I wanted to let you all know that I work with a printing company called Quantum Graphix in Louisville, KY through my job. I have a direct contact and I just got a quote from her. To print 200 business cards, double sided, color it will only cost about $50 including shipping. The production from start to finish takes about 1 week. They can also print a lot of your portfolios. They have printed all of ALI's (the company I work for) materials from brochures to textbooks. If any of you want to get a quote or more information, let me know!!

Anyone getting books made?

I found this really great website called blurb that makes books specifically for portfolios! I'm really looking into them.

http://www.blurb.com/pricing#standard-landscape

Tips for Non-Designers

I saw this article and thought it was a great way for us all to let the non-designers in our life (personal and professional) know what we need from them.

http://freelancegraphicdesigner.info/working-with-graphic-designers.php

LOOK AT THIS!!

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Nike-Flyknit-Lunar-1-Campaign/7037287

you all need to stop right now and look at the damn videos on this link!!! its insaneeeee

Comic Sans: It probably holds the title for the most hated font in the world

This girl...AGAIN!!!

http://youtu.be/ep-K_Xvq2zY

How to Identify Fonts

This girl is crazy...hilarious

http://youtu.be/UGGRl_o4PO8

What is Graphic Design?

This is so funny! Kinda cheesy, but pretty funny.

http://youtu.be/rUeiZ6c6EBw

Making your own wax seal

http://phesine.blogspot.com/2012/08/how-to-make-wax-seal-stamp-from-sculpey.html

Here is some of the directions I found for making your own wax seal pretty easily.

http://www.envelopes.com

and vistaprint are the two places i've been looking at for my leave behind.

smartpress.com

smartpress.com is the printing company I'm using for my leave behind!

Leave behind/portfolio idea

I honestly had no idea what I wanted to do.  I looked through some brochures, so pamphlets, and other leave behinds that people made but still wasn't sure.  Then I looked back at one of my old posts and in the video I found he mentions Dane Creek Folios and their 8.5x11 acid free portfolios.  Considering that their price for one is $5.75, which includes 10 sheets of paper, my plan is to just order 20 or so pieces of either acid free paper or some type of nicer paper and recreate their portfolios smaller, probably 6x9. Also even though the main focus of these portfolios is for photography I think they'll still work great for any piece of work.

                                                

                                                    
  

Elements of a great web design portfolio

This is a good article on simple facts for design portfolios. The video we watched in class went through most of it, but this is good too.

http://webdesign.tutsplus.com/articles/general/elements-of-a-great-web-design-portfolio/

Soft Cover Printed Portfolio

This is funny...

I know this doesn't have anything to do with our portfolios, but it's hilarious.

Leave Behind

While researching for leave behind ideas I kept coming back to the pamphlet that opens up into 5 or 6 pages because it's simple and crafty but I didn't know what I could do to give it a unique quality. Then I found this non traditional one where it takes on the shape of a car and I thought that was really cool. Now i'm thinking maybe morphing the pamphlet into a shape of my own that opens up and can still stand and support itself could be a cool way to layout my leave behind. It's innovative and something I think would leave a good impression with future employers. Just an idea!

http://www.creativebloq.com/graphic-design-tips/how-to-design-a-brochure-123267

Some helpful tips on how to design a great brochure

Stephanie Hagin - Portfolio Books

I found this website for purchasing portfolio covers.  It is a little bit more affordable then the last one I posted.
http://paperhaus.com/portfolios/portfolios-by-size/landscape-portfolios/11x17-portfolios-ls-c-8251?sort=3a&page=2

Graphic Design Interviewing and Portfolio Preparation - By Scott Fisk

http://scottfisk.com/design/graphic-design-interviewing-and-portfolio-preparation/

Examples of "the leave behind"

http://cargocollective.com/racheljcrafton/Interview-Leave-Behind

http://www.behance.net/gallery/portfolio/439926

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Self-Promotion-Mailer/5944469

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Promo-Books/50764

http://pinterest.com/lindz_nichols/leave-behind-ideas

http://blog.fidmdigitalarts.com/packaging-applied-branding-and-portfolio-leave-behinds-designed-by-fidm-graphic-design-students/

Lastly, listen to this webcast..

http://thedeependdesign.com/podcast/graphic-design-leave-behinds/?goback=.gde_4413529_member_144071115

The Dos and Don’ts of Portfolio Presentation

http://layersmagazine.com/the-dos-and-don%E2%80%99ts-of-portfolio-presentation.html

Self Promotion

The Art of the Graphic Design Leave Behind

Nice Article

29 Things Designers Need to Know + 8 Ingredients for Success

Cool Online Portfolio

I love this guys portfolio! It's so clean and well designed. I like that he has all that info about himself along with a picture of himself in the beginning of the booklet. The way he segregates his work is clean yet tasteful as well.

AMAZING

Check this out when you can it's pretty darn cool.

http://iondrimbafilho.com/#/HOME

Andy Biggs portfolios

Check this video out when you guys get a chance he shows a lot of cool portfolio choices, yes he mainly uses them for photography but they're still great possibilities.

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/techniques/portfolios_for_photographers.shtml

Stephanie Hagin - Portfolio books

Here are a couple sites that I found where you can get a portfolio book.  These sites offer bamboo, aluminum, acrylic, or just a regular hard cover book.  I am pretty sure someone already posted the last link but it is the best one I have found so definitely check it out!

http://www.samys.com/c/Portfolios--Presentation-Books/sortby_priceDesc/3/350.html

http://www.blurb.com/pricing#standard-landscape

http://kloportfolios.com/

More Portfolios Ideas

A designer friend of mine shared a designer friend of his' digital portfolio its very clean and to the point which I like. http://www.bradyds.com/portfolio/

This portfolio I found on www.viewbook.com is clean but different. http://tleighton.com

This is a really cool portfolio too. http://www.narrowdesign.com

I really like the idea of the screwpost design for my portfolio, where its easy to remove and add pages. Having a  high glossy feel to the book with an engraved logo would also suffice for a durable, clean and beautiful portfolio.

Self Promotion

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Self-promotion/6165803

Minimalist Logos

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Logofolio/6302679

Our kind of drink...

HELVETICA BEER!

http://www.jessewillmon.com

Really great portfolio presented in doodles, which immediately caught my eye

Portfolio Examples

http://kloportfolios.com/2013/01/top-21-custom-graphic-design-portfolio-books-pics/

http://www.portfolios-and-art-cases.com/?gclid=CIqwpZ-HpbUCFUKd4AodpnsAyg

http://www.dickblick.com/categories/portfolios/#presentationbooksandbinders

http://www.instantshift.com/2011/07/15/how-to-prepare-a-well-focused-graphic-design-portfolio/

Creative Exercise books

Hey I just caught this bundle at My Design Shop, that includes the exercise book Martine was passing around in class. That book alone is $25, but the 4 books and 1 digital are only $40.

creative-exercises-value-pack

Cool/Clean Portfolio

I loved the navigation and layout of this designers portfolio. It also had a button that said "Hire Me" in the corner of her website which I thought was a good idea. I also liked the use of previews of her work on the home page that led me to some of her design work, a lot of which had to do with apps and desktop improvements.

Online portfolio

http://gaksdesigns.com

I found this portfolio on line.  It's a little too minimal for me, and I love minimalistic approaches.  But it has amazing graphic work, especially the Hair Study had me drooling. Definitely check it out.

I've also been looking in the AppStore on itunes for some good portfolio programs.  Theyre pretty cheap which is awesome.

portfolio box

I have recently been exploring Martine's idea of the "portfolio box" and matting all my pieces to place into it. Here are examples of a few that seem to work well. Some open like a book and all your pieces sit inside. And the third one down is really interesting to me but it seems a bit large. I am not sure exactly what I am looking for and have not really seen a ton of sites that allow you to buy them but I will definitely keep looking around. But if you guys seen any unique boxes definitely post them!!!!!

Digital and (non)Traditional Portfolios

I really like the layout and design of these online portfolios:

http://www.christhurman.com

http://davidhellmann.com

http://danjoedesign.com

I also like these for (non)traditional portfolios:

This site also offers nice portfolios:
http://kloportfolios.com

Portfolio References

THIS IS NOT MY OWN! I found it on Tumblr but it's so informational. Check out some of the links!

A collection of portfolio references I’ve been collecting for a while now. Mostly from recently graduated design students.  http://www.elieahovi.com/ - One of my favorite references right now, this dudes our age and working as an intern at MNML design in Chicago. The trash collector is a badass projecthttp://renelee.net/ - Very simple, you can tell why the guy works at apple. I love how he starts each project with a question. My favorites are the Pico projector and also the Arc printer. http://dawod.se/ - His website takes a while to download but I definitely recommend downloading his 15mb portfolio and breathing it in. All sick projects.  http://www.bossmark.se/  - Her presentation and layouts are really beautiful. A good reference. http://erikkreider.net/ - This guy interns at fuseproject, and has great sketch development. Definitely worth a look. http://www.mirkoihrig.com/  -  Also interning at fuseproject. Really simple stuff, not much process but still inspirational. And you can’t go wrong with the cargo collective theme he’s using. http://www.szpryngwald.com/ - Similar style and stuff to Mirko.  http://cargocollective.com/ollihirvonen - Some nice stuff. http://linakuroi.com/ - Clean and beautiful work. 
http://evangelos.co/work - Stunning and simple website, I really l like his photography. http://www.kataokadesign.com/web/site.cgi? - More accomplished designer but great render reference. http://junjikawabe.com/ - Recent NC State graduate he works in Shanghai at Lenovo. His portfolio is one of the most unique and interesting I’ve ever seen.http://www.sejoonkim.com/index.html - Super simple, beautiful designs. I like the explanations and stories he tells. http://www.behance.net/gallery/About-me/1015709 - I really like the three slides he shows on here. The photograph with all his possessions and the quote “who am I” is really good. I want to steal that idea. http://www.gabrieltootoo.com/ - Shoe designer, NC State alumni, very unique interactive portfolio website. http://www.julienbergignat.com/ - Awesome stuff, very conceptual and cool stories. 

Travel Journal

This lady's portfolio is a travel journal. It's very simply laid out and looks clean.
http://ratnapuspita.tumblr.com/page/5

Stephanie Hagin

These are some of the portfolio's I found.  The first one has an awesome design that is more interactive.  The last two I just really liked the layouts.
1.) Jon Ruppel
2.) Michael Muller
3.) Pete Harrison (aka. Aeiko)

http://alldaycreative.co.uk

This guy has some cool stuff

http://contrast.ie/blog/


http://www.glingadesign.com

Not in English but still cool stuff

Dizzy but Effectivee

This portfolio was really interactive and had a very active layout! Made me a little bit dizzy but I thought the navigation was really innovative and interesting. Took a little bit of figuring out but it keeps you interested in what you're going to find.

Portfolios

interesting portfolios

http://www.jessewillmon.com

http://www.lesillustrationsdelapin.com

http://www.friskweb.pl

Here's some sweet blogs

Here are some portfolios that I found:
This one is the artist Alex Pardee who is one of my absolute favorite modern graphic artists.  His style is so unique but a little darker than Tim Burton yet still cute and huggable.

http://eyesuckink.com

I was surfing the web and found this interesting portfolio by Morten Nielsen.

http://www.greydient.com
And last but not least i saw this crazy website portfolio.  The interactive way its set up is insane and I had a lot of fun playing around with it.

http://mnatwork.com/#/?state=0

Marc Anton - online portfolio

This designer's online portfolio is really cool. The clean homepage is easy to navigate and the bold color is eye catching. Depending on which side you navigate to, you can view his different mediums. When it brings you to a collage of work spread throughout the page it can seem a bit overwhelming, but it is also laid out neatly and easy to click. When you click on a piece it comes up in a larger formate to allow you to view the entire piece. Another great element of this portfolio is it shuffles his work each time you click the mouse so you are always seeing something new. This would work well with anyone that has large amounts of pieces.

Tim 3 portfolios

Alexey Abramov: http://alexarts.ru/en/index.html

Form Troopers: http://www.formtroopers.com/

Brad Candullo: http://www.bcandullo.com/