Oh @#S% I'm Graduating! A Student's Guide to Creating a Killer Portfolio
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 236
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 236
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Are your students feeling stressed out because they are getting ready to graduate? Are you helping them curate their portfolios and prepare for what comes next? If so, then this book is for you!
Oh @#$% I’m Graduating! is a full color, 200+ page book filled with useful, actionable advice to help your student’s portfolios stand out in all the right ways. Inside this book students will learn to:
- Target a specific audience with their portfolio
- Identify the type of work that appeals to this audience
- Develop a personalized narrative for their portfolio
- Set deadlines to establish deadlines, stay focused, and use their resources wisely
- Determine what work to put in their portfolio
- Brand themselves
- Decide on the format of their portfolio
- Learn to harness social media and networking strategies
- Hear what various professionals have to say
This book was written with both faculty and students’ needs in mind. The text is written in an easy-to-read, you can do this, encouraging tone with clear objectives. This text provides faculty with opportunities to share their personal stories and experiences, and gives students the tools they need to work smarter, not harder!
If you’re tired of getting dinged on your teacher evaluations for your students not liking the textbook you’ve picked out, then request a reference copy. Give your students a book that will leave school them feeling confident and prepared instead of panicking when they realize, “Oh @#$% I’m Graduating!”
THE PLANNING STAGE
CHAPTER 1: YOUR PORTFOLIO
The Portfolio Metaphor
Where To Begin
CHAPTER 2 : ANALYZING YOUR AUDIENCE
Do I Really Need to Write a Paper?
Identifying Your Goals
Talking with Professionals
Step 1: Leveraging Your Resources
Step 2: Making Contact
Step 3: Pre-writing Your Questions
Step 4: Stop, Take Notes, Reflect, and Share
Second Guessing Yourself
Committing to Your Future
Putting Yourself in Their Shoes
Chapter Reflection
Actionable Items
CHAPTER 3: STRATEGIC PLANNING
A Portfolio Communicates
Helpful Portfolio Considerations
Common Pitfalls to Avoid
CHAPTER 4: CREATING YOUR NARRATIVE
Identifying Your Strengths
Portfolio Variables You Can Manipulate
Defining Your Strategy
CHAPTER 5: BUDGETS, DEADLINES, AND FEEDBACK
Setting Deadlines
Establishing Your Scope of Work
Projects You Created in School
Learn to Work Efficiently
Leaving Time for Experimentation, Feedback, and Craftsmanship
Determining Your Budget
Getting Feedback Before Making Big Purchases
Getting Constructive Criticism Helps
Chapter Reflection
Actionable Items
THE DESIGN PHASE
CHAPTER 6: WHAT TO PUT IN YOUR PORTFOLIO
When to Extend a Project
Considering the Transition Between Your Pieces
Showing Non-traditional Creative Work
Displaying Research and Traditional Academic Work
Incorporating Passion Projects
Chapter Reflection
Actionable Items
CHAPTER 7: BRANDING YOURSELF
Branding Helps Establish Trust and Credibility
Thinking Briefly About Versatility
Creating a Mood Board
Thinking About the Range of Your Typographic System
Extending Your Typographic System
Actionable Items
BUILDING A PORTFOLIO
CHAPTER 8: CONSTRUCTING YOUR PORTFOLIO
Box Versus Bound Portfolios
Should Your Purchase or Build Your Portfolio?
Tips for Using Typography Well
Tips for Developing a Grid System
Tips for Taking Good Photographs
Use Mock-Ups Conservatively
Writing Titles and Descriptions of Your Work
Making Your Work the Star of the Show
Anything Goes. Be Surprising. Create an Experience
Actionable Items
CHAPTER 9: TIPS FOR CREATING A DIGITAL PORTFOLIO
What Platform Should You Choose?
Plan Your Site Architecture First
Research and Understand Web Conventions
Focus on the Work
Digital Mediums Aren't Passive
Actionable Items
SOCIAL MEDIA AND NETWORKING
CHAPTER 10: SOCIAL MEDIA AND NETWORKING (by Diane Gibbs)
Setting Goals for Online Engagement and Networking
Your Online Persona
Setting Your Social Media Goals
Assessing Your Current Situation
Industry Investigation
Creating Content to Attract the Types of Job You Want
Posting Content (Finally)
Chapter Reflection
Actionable Items
ADVICE AND RESOURCES
CHAPTER 11: PROFESSIONAL ADVICE, TIPS, AND TRICKS (by Diane Gibbs)
Bethany Heck
Matt Vergotis
Von Glitschka
Dustin Lee
Nikki Villagomez
Johnny Gwin
Drew Hill
Scotty Russell
Fraser Davidson
Peter Deltondo
Shauna Lynn Panczyszyn
Doc Reed
T.J. Harley
Jennifer and Amy Hood
Jason Craig
David O'Hara
Bob Ewing
Scott Biersack
RESOURCES
CREDITS
Ben Hannam is an Associate Professor in the School of Communications at Elon University. Ben also authored the textbook, A Graphic Design Student’s Guide to Freelance: Practice Makes Perfect in 2013, and he is the proprietor of Accomplish Studios, LLC located in Chapel Hill, NC.
Ben has won numerous design awards for his graphic design work, and lectures nationally and internationally on topics such as freelance, graphic design pedagogy, and creativity.
Are your students feeling stressed out because they are getting ready to graduate? Are you helping them curate their portfolios and prepare for what comes next? If so, then this book is for you!
Oh @#$% I’m Graduating! is a full color, 200+ page book filled with useful, actionable advice to help your student’s portfolios stand out in all the right ways. Inside this book students will learn to:
- Target a specific audience with their portfolio
- Identify the type of work that appeals to this audience
- Develop a personalized narrative for their portfolio
- Set deadlines to establish deadlines, stay focused, and use their resources wisely
- Determine what work to put in their portfolio
- Brand themselves
- Decide on the format of their portfolio
- Learn to harness social media and networking strategies
- Hear what various professionals have to say
This book was written with both faculty and students’ needs in mind. The text is written in an easy-to-read, you can do this, encouraging tone with clear objectives. This text provides faculty with opportunities to share their personal stories and experiences, and gives students the tools they need to work smarter, not harder!
If you’re tired of getting dinged on your teacher evaluations for your students not liking the textbook you’ve picked out, then request a reference copy. Give your students a book that will leave school them feeling confident and prepared instead of panicking when they realize, “Oh @#$% I’m Graduating!”
THE PLANNING STAGE
CHAPTER 1: YOUR PORTFOLIO
The Portfolio Metaphor
Where To Begin
CHAPTER 2 : ANALYZING YOUR AUDIENCE
Do I Really Need to Write a Paper?
Identifying Your Goals
Talking with Professionals
Step 1: Leveraging Your Resources
Step 2: Making Contact
Step 3: Pre-writing Your Questions
Step 4: Stop, Take Notes, Reflect, and Share
Second Guessing Yourself
Committing to Your Future
Putting Yourself in Their Shoes
Chapter Reflection
Actionable Items
CHAPTER 3: STRATEGIC PLANNING
A Portfolio Communicates
Helpful Portfolio Considerations
Common Pitfalls to Avoid
CHAPTER 4: CREATING YOUR NARRATIVE
Identifying Your Strengths
Portfolio Variables You Can Manipulate
Defining Your Strategy
CHAPTER 5: BUDGETS, DEADLINES, AND FEEDBACK
Setting Deadlines
Establishing Your Scope of Work
Projects You Created in School
Learn to Work Efficiently
Leaving Time for Experimentation, Feedback, and Craftsmanship
Determining Your Budget
Getting Feedback Before Making Big Purchases
Getting Constructive Criticism Helps
Chapter Reflection
Actionable Items
THE DESIGN PHASE
CHAPTER 6: WHAT TO PUT IN YOUR PORTFOLIO
When to Extend a Project
Considering the Transition Between Your Pieces
Showing Non-traditional Creative Work
Displaying Research and Traditional Academic Work
Incorporating Passion Projects
Chapter Reflection
Actionable Items
CHAPTER 7: BRANDING YOURSELF
Branding Helps Establish Trust and Credibility
Thinking Briefly About Versatility
Creating a Mood Board
Thinking About the Range of Your Typographic System
Extending Your Typographic System
Actionable Items
BUILDING A PORTFOLIO
CHAPTER 8: CONSTRUCTING YOUR PORTFOLIO
Box Versus Bound Portfolios
Should Your Purchase or Build Your Portfolio?
Tips for Using Typography Well
Tips for Developing a Grid System
Tips for Taking Good Photographs
Use Mock-Ups Conservatively
Writing Titles and Descriptions of Your Work
Making Your Work the Star of the Show
Anything Goes. Be Surprising. Create an Experience
Actionable Items
CHAPTER 9: TIPS FOR CREATING A DIGITAL PORTFOLIO
What Platform Should You Choose?
Plan Your Site Architecture First
Research and Understand Web Conventions
Focus on the Work
Digital Mediums Aren't Passive
Actionable Items
SOCIAL MEDIA AND NETWORKING
CHAPTER 10: SOCIAL MEDIA AND NETWORKING (by Diane Gibbs)
Setting Goals for Online Engagement and Networking
Your Online Persona
Setting Your Social Media Goals
Assessing Your Current Situation
Industry Investigation
Creating Content to Attract the Types of Job You Want
Posting Content (Finally)
Chapter Reflection
Actionable Items
ADVICE AND RESOURCES
CHAPTER 11: PROFESSIONAL ADVICE, TIPS, AND TRICKS (by Diane Gibbs)
Bethany Heck
Matt Vergotis
Von Glitschka
Dustin Lee
Nikki Villagomez
Johnny Gwin
Drew Hill
Scotty Russell
Fraser Davidson
Peter Deltondo
Shauna Lynn Panczyszyn
Doc Reed
T.J. Harley
Jennifer and Amy Hood
Jason Craig
David O'Hara
Bob Ewing
Scott Biersack
RESOURCES
CREDITS
Ben Hannam is an Associate Professor in the School of Communications at Elon University. Ben also authored the textbook, A Graphic Design Student’s Guide to Freelance: Practice Makes Perfect in 2013, and he is the proprietor of Accomplish Studios, LLC located in Chapel Hill, NC.
Ben has won numerous design awards for his graphic design work, and lectures nationally and internationally on topics such as freelance, graphic design pedagogy, and creativity.