Portfolios for Interior Designers

The complete guide to portfolio development for interior
designers

It's a widely known fact that interior designers need a strong
visual presence in the form of a well-crafted, professional-looking
portfolio. Surprisingly, however, many interior designers aren't
equipped with the expertise required to organize and unify their
work in a fashion that optimally conveys their talents and
skills.

Portfolios for Interior Designers helps demystify the
process by guiding the reader toward mastery in assembling a
winning portfolio. It delivers essential step-by-step instruction
presented in a manner that shows interior designers how to properly
and effectively display their designs. This book also includes:

• Color and black-and-white illustrations showing portfolio
  elements and options

• Graphic design concepts necessary for portfolio development

• Specific information for the design of digital portfolios

• Supplemental teaching resources that direct readers to a
  companion Web site

• Useful tips on the ways that popular graphics software
  applications can be best implemented for certain portfolio
  elements

• Samples of cover letters and resumes, along with discussion of
  job search procedures

With the aid of real-world examples, Portfolios for Interior
Designers examines how a portfolio can be used as an effective
tool for communicating with clients and other professionals. A
much-needed guide, this book eliminates the uncertainty surrounding
portfolio development so that interior designers can showcase their
abilities success-fully--and land the next job.

Auteur
Maureen Mitton is a designer, educator, and author. She is currently on the faculty of the University of WisconsinStout, where she has received several teaching awards. She is the coauthor of Interior Design Visual Presentation, and Residential Interior Design (with Courtney Nystuen), also published by Wiley. She is a member of IDEC, is NCIDQ qualified, and is a Certified Interior Designer.

Résumé
The complete guide to portfolio development for interior designers It's a widely known fact that interior designers need a strong visual presence in the form of a well-crafted, professional-looking portfolio. Surprisingly, however, many interior designers aren't equipped with the expertise required to organize and unify their work in a fashion that optimally conveys their talents and skills.

Portfolios for Interior Designers helps demystify the process by guiding the reader toward mastery in assembling a winning portfolio. It delivers essential step-by-step instruction presented in a manner that shows interior designers how to properly and effectively display their designs. This book also includes:

• Color and black-and-white illustrations showing portfolio elements and options

• Graphic design concepts necessary for portfolio development

• Specific information for the design of digital portfolios

• Supplemental teaching resources that direct readers to a companion Web site

• Useful tips on the ways that popular graphics software applications can be best implemented for certain portfolio elements

• Samples of cover letters and resumes, along with discussion of job search procedures

With the aid of real-world examples, Portfolios for Interior Designers examines how a portfolio can be used as an effective tool for communicating with clients and other professionals. A much-needed guide, this book eliminates the uncertainty surrounding portfolio development so that interior designers can showcase their abilities success-fullyand land the next job.

Contenu

Acknowledgments.

Part I:Building Blocks.

One:Introduction.

Overview of the Job Search.

Phase 1: Preparation.

Phase 2: Research and Distribution.

Research: Types and Sources.

Networking.

Distribution.

Phase 3: The Interview and Offer.

The Offer: Salary and Negotiation.

Internships, Contract, and Part-Time Positions.

Two:Portfolio Development.

Telling Your Story, Creating a Personal Narrative.

The Portfolio Inventory.

Portfolios for Other Reasons: Academics and Awards.

Design and Portfolio Organization.

Timing and Number of Projects.

Design Process Documentation, Construction Documents, and Sample
Boards.

The Container.

Unifying Many Elements.

More about Digital Portfolios.

Portable Digital Portfolios (CDs and DVDs).

Portfolio Web Sites.

Preparing Work for the Portfolio.

Three:Grap hic Design: An Overview.

An Introduction to Typography.

Working with Type.

Hierarchy.

Creating Hierarchy.

The Grid.

Alignment.

Types of Grids.

Four:Adobe Creative Suite Software and Portfolio
Development.

Adobe Illustrator.

Illustrator Tools.

Adobe Photoshop.

Photoshop Tools.

Photoshop Palettes/Panels.

Working with Photographic Images.

Adobe InDesign.

Defining a New Document.

The InDesign Toolbox.

InDesign Palettes/Panels.

Exporting.

Adobe Dreamweaver.

Adobe Acrobat.

Five:Resumes and Related Correspondence.

The Resume.

Resume Design.

Resume Organization.

Word Choice.

Cover Letters and Thank-You Notes.

Cover Letters.

Thank-You Notes.

Part II:Examples.

Six:Resumes and Related Correspondence.

Seven:In the Ma il and 0n the Web.

Eight:Components from Complete Portfolios.

APPENDIX ONE:Professional Voices.

APPENDIX TWO:Personal Na rrative Exercise.

APPENDIX THREE:Portfolio Project Review and Inventory
Worksheet.

APPENDIX FOUR:The Pamphlet Stitch:
Instructions.

Index.