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How to create a portfolio & get hired : a guide for graphic designers and illustrators / Fig Taylor.

By: Taylor, Fig [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Laurence King Publishing, 2012Edition: Second edition.Description: 160 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781856696722.Other title: How to create a portfolio and get hired.Subject(s): Graphic arts -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Art portfolios | Employment portfoliosDDC classification: 741.6023
Contents:
What is a portfolio? -- Making sense of the marketplace -- Research and cold-calling -- Creating a good portfolio -- Choosing the right portfolio -- Making yourself known in the marketplace.
Summary: This text shows those embarking on an illustration or graphic design career how best to put together an effective, professional portfolio. It discusses what to include and how to organize and display the work, and also advises on presentation techniques and self-promotion.

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This book shows those embarking on an illustration or graphic design career how best to put together an effective, professional portfolio. It discusses what to include and how to organize and display the work, and also advises on presentation techniques and self-promotion. Both print and virtual portfolios are covered.

Previous edition: 2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is a portfolio? -- Making sense of the marketplace -- Research and cold-calling -- Creating a good portfolio -- Choosing the right portfolio -- Making yourself known in the marketplace.

This text shows those embarking on an illustration or graphic design career how best to put together an effective, professional portfolio. It discusses what to include and how to organize and display the work, and also advises on presentation techniques and self-promotion.

CIT Module ARCH 8017 - Core reading.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Fig Taylor is Portfolio Consultant at the Association of Illustrators, London. She graduated from Chelsea School of Art with a degree in graphic design, then ran her own London-based illustration agency. She lectures extensively on professional practice to students throughout the UK.