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A Brand New You:
Prole & Portfolio
“Luck is what happens when
preparation meets opportunity”
- Seneca quotes
(Roman philosopher, mid-1st century AD)
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--Luck = Opportunity + Preparationhttp://www.idea-sandbox.com/blog/2009/06/seneca-luck-opportunity-preparation/
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Expert Advice:How can students and young designers make
themselves more valuable to potential employers?
--http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/02/17/group-interview-advice-for-students-and-new-designers/
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Expert Advice:How can students and young designers make
themselves more valuable to potential employers?
“Start building a Web presence as early as possible, even before
seeking a junior position. Buy a personal domain and set up a
simple portfolio , with an “About” page that gives a snapshot of your
personality and talents.”
- Darren Hoyt
--http://www.darrenhoyt.com/
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Expert Advice:How can students and young designers make
themselves more valuable to potential employers?
“ Be concise. Employers and human resource people are like
anyone else: they are busy and have short attention spans. Don’t
make them dig to nd out who you are.”
- Darren Hoyt
--http://www.darrenhoyt.com/
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Expert Advice:How can students and young designers make
themselves more valuable to potential employers?
“Also, don’t exaggerate the facts when presenting yourself. Our
lives are way too public these days to bother. More important than
bragging or dazzling anyone with half-truths is nding a team whose
needs and interests align with your own. If you get hired under false
pretences, you will have wasted everyone’s time.”
- Darren Hoyt
--http://www.darrenhoyt.com/
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Expert Advice:How can students and young designers make
themselves more valuable to potential employers?
“As I mentioned before, I’m a huge fan of the interdisciplinary
approach. At most companies, you are unlikely to work exclusively in
a single eld.
- Wolfgang Bartelme
--http://www.bartelme.at/
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Expert Advice:How can students and young designers make
themselves more valuable to potential employers?
“Just being a nice person and easy to work with is pretty huge.
Other random advice: become really good at one thing. You’ll be a lot more
valuable as the guy or girl who knows that one thing really well than as a jack of
all trades. Being well-rounded is awesome, but having a spike of talent in one
particular area will serve you well.”
- Chris Coyier
--http://chriscoyier.net/
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A personal portfoliowebsite is all aboutpromoting you. You are a brand, and your name is a brand name. No one is going to know
about your brand unless you get it out there; and for creative professionals, it’s
essential that you have a “good portfolio website”.
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So, what makes fora good personalportfolio website?
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So, what makes fora good personalportfolio website?
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Top10 tips: #1 LogoWhat makes for a good personal portfolio website?
Your logo (Brand ID) is usually the rst thing a user sees. In the Western world,
we read from left to right, top to bottom, so it makes sense to put your logo in the top
left of your website so that users can immediately identify who owns the website.
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Top10 tips: #2 TaglineWhat makes for a good personal portfolio website?
Once the user sees who owns the website, they’ll want to know what it is you do. This is where
you explain what you do with a tagline. Your tagline (Brand Statement) should be short and
snappy, summarizing what you do.
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Top10 tips: #3 PortfolioWhat makes for a good personal portfolio website?
This is a personal portfolio website after all, so your portfolio will determine whether the
website is interesting or not. People will want to see your previous work to decide whether
you’re good or not and for general interest, to see what you’ve been up to in the past.
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Top10 tips: #4 ServicesWhat makes for a good personal portfolio website?
Make it clear, and break it down: Web design, development, video, copywriting, branding, etc.
You may want to be even more specic: corporate branding, church website design, Flash banner
ads and so on. You can’t expect potential clients to guess what you do based on your portfolio,
and you don’t want to leave them wondering whether you offer a particular service or not.
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Top10 tips: #5 AboutWhat makes for a good personal portfolio website?
It’s all about you. Let people see the man or woman behind the mask (i.e. website). Share your
background, where you came from, how many years you’ve been in the business, etc. The more
details you give, the better your users can form a bond and build trust with you.
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Top10 tips: #6 ContactWhat makes for a good personal portfolio website?
This is one of the most important elements of a portfolio website but is often hidden or even
neglected. A potential client has browsed your website, is impressed with your portfolio and can
see who you are. Now they want to hire you. Your contact information should be obvious
and easy to access.
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Top10 tips: #7 BlogWhat makes for a good personal portfolio website?
A blog is always a good idea. Blog about your area of expertise; show you know what you’re
talking about. It will help promote you and prevent your website from lying static.
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Top10 tips: #8 Call-ActionWhat makes for a good personal portfolio website?
Ask yourself what you want to get out of your personal portfolio website. Do you want to be hired?
Attract more blog readers? Maybe you just want people to know who you are.
Each page should have a call to action, a “Next step.”
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Top10 tips: #9 Be SocialWhat makes for a good personal portfolio website?
Now that people have an interest in you and your work, encourage them to follow you on other
websites. Make it clear that they can follow you on Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, LinkedIn, etc.
Make the most of social networks and have a group of friends to call on if needed.
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Top10 tips: #10 ToneWhat makes for a good personal portfolio website?
From language to communication tone, how you conduct yourself is important. Remember, it’s a
personal portfolio website, so be personal. You don’t need to sound like a corporate brand with no
emotion. Be friendly and personal, but also clear and precise; don’t ramble.
NB: Once you write all the text for your website, read it again and see if you can cut it in half.
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Common mistakesdesigners make intheir portfolios
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Pitfall: #1 ObfuscationCommon mistakes designers make in their portfolios
Clarity and focus should
permeate your portfolio.
With language don’t use twenty
words when seven will do.
Push your best content to the
front. When possible place
your important content above
the fold. Avoid meandering in
your language or paths in your
website. Keep your portfolio
to the minimum of levels deep,
while still accomplishing your
goals.
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Pitfall: #2 Info CrammingCommon mistakes designers make in their portfolios
There is an issue of wanting to
say too much in too little space
when creating your portfolio.
There is a balance that needs
to be achieved with how many
pages deep you have users
clicking for more information
and how much information
you try to t on a page. This is
an issue to be aware of when
constructing your portfolio.
--Grid and Column Designshttp://www.webdesignerwall.com/trends/grid-and-column-designs/
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Pitfall: #3: Overdoing ItCommon mistakes designers make in their portfolios
You’re less likely to go wrong if you keep things simple and organized.
You can apply this mindset to all areas of your portfolio. Less is more.
The more you try to do in your portfolio the more chances there are for
things to go wrong.
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Pitfall: #4 ‘Unique’ NavCommon mistakes designers make in their portfolios
Designers have an urge to
stand out as unique. The
last place to follow this urge is
in your site’s navigation. It’s a
matter of numbers. If a large
number of people coming to
see your portfolio will have
difculty navigating through it,
your portfolio will fail to meet its
goals.
--This article presents some excellent examples of navigation choices to avoid.http://astheria.com/design/my-last-portfolio-sucked-yours-might-too/
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Pitfall: #5 Visual ClutterCommon mistakes designers make in their portfolio
Consider the purpose of any
decorative element you bring
to your portfolio. If they t your
goals and compliment your
work that’s great. Otherwise
remove them. White space
helps to give a professional feel
to your portfolio. The more
visual elements you try to
push into an area the more
difcult it will be to maintain a
feeling of professionalism.-- Visible Narratives: Understanding Visual Organizationhttp://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/visible_narratives_understanding_visual_organization
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A Brand New You:
Prole & Portfolio
[ Tools ]
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Tools:Set up Domain Name URL
(Universal username)
(.com) http://www.godaddy.com/
(.co.nz) http://www.freeparking.co.nz/
(e-mail) http://www.registerdirect.co.nz/
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Tools:Set up Prole
(Blogs, Online Visual Diary, Virtual Scrapbook, etc)
Blogs
• Wordpress• Blogger
Micro-blogs
• Tumblr• Posterous
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[ Examples ]
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Examples:Single-serving Tumblr blogs:http://mashable.com/2010/02/09/single-serving-tumblr-blogs/
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Examples:Personal Portfolio Tumblr blogs:http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-10-free-tumblr-themes-create-portfolio/
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Examples:Professional New Media Tumblr blogs:http://mashable.com/2010/10/03/news-media-tumblrs/
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Examples:Tumblr customisations:http://designinformer.com/impressive-tumblr-customizations/
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Examples:
[ VIDEO ] Tumblr Customisation: http://tumblr.stevenbeelen.com/
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A Brand New You:
Content & Character
[ Exercises ]
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Exercises:1. Set up Personal Tumblr Blog
2. Integrate Brand ID/Avatar
3. Integrate Brand Statement4. Write Introduction Post
5. Upload Portfolio* Pieces
6. Customise Theme
*Or relevant material for blog
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Tumblr: Intro
[ VIDEO ] Tumblr: http://vimeo.com/2841524
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Tumblr: IntroThe Vimeo Blog:http://vimeo.tumblr.com/
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Tumblr: Background Tumblelogs are the self-proclaimed “easiest way to express
yourself.” Tumblr makes it effortless to share text, photos, quotes,
links, music, and videos, from your browser, phone, desktop, email,
or wherever you happen to be.
--http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumblr
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Why Tumblr?Tumblr v/s WordPress
WordPress is more powerful but more bulky;
Tumblr is more simple but more limited.
--http://nargaque.wordpress.com/2010/06/06/tumblr-vs-wordpress-simplicity-vs-power/
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Why Tumblr?Tumblr v/s Posterous
One of the more interesting startup battles in recent times has been Tumblr vs.
Posterous, two light blogging services that make it easy for anyone to publish
‘found’ things very quickly and at the click of a button.
--http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/tumblr_leaves_posterous_in_the_dust.php
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Why Tumblr?Why Tumblr Is Kicking Posterous’s Ass
The answer is as easy as it is counter-intuitive:
Tumblr is a New York company and
Posterous is a Silicon Valley company.
Or, to put it another way:
Posterous is an engineered product, while
Tumblr is a designed product. More simple but more limited.
--http://www.businessinsider.com/why-tumblr-is-kicking-posterous-ass-2010-1#ixzz120JLNxzi
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Exercises:1. Set up Personal Tumblr Blog
2. Integrate Brand ID/Avatar
3. Integrate Brand Statement
4. Write Introduction Post
5. Upload Portfolio* Pieces
6. Customise Theme
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References:
• http://www.digital-web.com/articles/the_perfect_portfolio/ • http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/02/26/10-steps-to-the-perfect-portfolio-website/
• http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/03/04/creating-a-successful-online-portfolio/
• http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-10-free-tumblr-themes-create-portfolio/
• http://www.heavy-backpack.com/archives/articles/top-10-best-tumblr-designs-themes
• http://web.appstorm.net/roundups/self-publishing/the-top-twelve-tumblr-themes/
• http://web.appstorm.net/roundups/the-best-premium-tumblr-themes/
• http://www.tumblr.com/directory/designers
• http://www.escapeintolife.com/showcase/25-recommended-art-and-design-tumblrs/
• http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2010/03/top_20_tumblr_blogs_you_should_be_following.html
• http://mashable.com/2010/10/03/news-media-tumblrs/
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© Jade Tang | Term Two, Semester Two | Week 3: 12th October 2010
A Brand New You: The importance o Profle/Portolio
Bachelor of Design | Year Two Elective
A Brand New You:
Prole & Portfolio
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