Select the sample questions you should ask yourself when designing your digital portfolio. 

The best thing about digital portfolios is that potential employers and grad school interviewers always have the newest computer software, designers and technicians preparing a digital component do not have to bring the equipment—a laptop or portable player—to play back their digitalized work.

During a first interview, designers and technicians are appraised in some specific aspects, so it is of the utmost importance to not be prepared so that you can forge spontaneous collaborations.

According to Stephanie Deitzer,  “We each have between seven and seventeen seconds to make a first impression, and it takes an additional eighteen encounters to change that impression.”

Before investing a lot of time and money in a portfolio, the designer/technician needs to define the goals and uses of the portfolio by considering the following things.

Digital files make it easy to share information with fellow designers, technicians, directors, producers, managers, and school program administrators.

In designing an individual brand, it is important to look at one’s body of work as though it were a design for a production. There are questions you can ask yourself in order to get inspiration and clarity.

Select all of the answers that apply to the following statement: We have  established that a portfolio is:

A student’s portfolio should not only present their capabilities but also the direction they hope to pursue.

Elements such as banners and logos can be found in most marketing parts; for example, a résumé can have a banner with a logo that matches the website banner and logo of the designer or technician. The important thing is to create congruent elements that can be understood as one individual’s brand.