This is my portfolio cover. The style of if ties in with all the other designs I have produced, in terms of colour scheme, fonts, background textures and overall layout.
Well done with all the hard work you have done in this past week! Very pleased and excited to see your portfolio cover. I think the way you'll organize your portfolio is quite clever. About the thermal binding, give it a go. To be sincere, I have never used the machine myself (just sent my work to be binded like that, I didn't do it personally), so good luck with that and also, very brave to experiment with it. Now, just one observation related to the cover of your portfolio: try to make obvious and clean the fact that this is a portfolio that contains your work, don't let your work take the protagonist role in your front cover... not yet. So, graphically and translating all this "spanglish", what I mean is: if you want to use some of your 3D models as iconography, go ahead, but keep them as such: as ICONS. Reduce the size of them (considerably) and justify them under "Designs by Martin Holroyd". In this way, they support the idea of "Designs" but without being the main graphics in your portfolio. Remember, this is a way of presenting yourself (yes, and your work as well, just give yourself the chance to first present yourself and then your work). Don't forget to include in this section the images of all the projects you will include. See you tomorrow.
Hope you're still enjoying your Easter holiday. I have to say I'm really pleased with your personal development work results. Your whole identity and personal branding works perfectly: it's clear, unified and innovative. But please, don't stop working, be sure of at least, trying to do the changes I suggested you to do in your portfolio cover. See if that works and if you like it. Also, please don't forget to add in your blog the projects you will include (with name of the project, aim and description of why and for what were they done). Also, remember to add the different sections in which you will divide your projects (i.e. graphic, 3D, etc.). Be also sure to start working in your sketchbook. Take care and see you soon, Mariana.
Martin,
ReplyDeleteWell done with all the hard work you have done in this past week! Very pleased and excited to see your portfolio cover. I think the way you'll organize your portfolio is quite clever. About the thermal binding, give it a go. To be sincere, I have never used the machine myself (just sent my work to be binded like that, I didn't do it personally), so good luck with that and also, very brave to experiment with it.
Now, just one observation related to the cover of your portfolio: try to make obvious and clean the fact that this is a portfolio that contains your work, don't let your work take the protagonist role in your front cover... not yet. So, graphically and translating all this "spanglish", what I mean is: if you want to use some of your 3D models as iconography, go ahead, but keep them as such: as ICONS. Reduce the size of them (considerably) and justify them under "Designs by Martin Holroyd". In this way, they support the idea of "Designs" but without being the main graphics in your portfolio. Remember, this is a way of presenting yourself (yes, and your work as well, just give yourself the chance to first present yourself and then your work). Don't forget to include in this section the images of all the projects you will include. See you tomorrow.
Hi Martin,
ReplyDeleteHope you're still enjoying your Easter holiday. I have to say I'm really pleased with your personal development work results. Your whole identity and personal branding works perfectly: it's clear, unified and innovative. But please, don't stop working, be sure of at least, trying to do the changes I suggested you to do in your portfolio cover. See if that works and if you like it. Also, please don't forget to add in your blog the projects you will include (with name of the project, aim and description of why and for what were they done). Also, remember to add the different sections in which you will divide your projects (i.e. graphic, 3D, etc.). Be also sure to start working in your sketchbook.
Take care and see you soon,
Mariana.