Portfolio
Portfolios are one of the most important parts to getting a job in the design industry.
A curated collection of your best work.
Easily show potential employers or clients.
Requirements
By the end of the trimester:
Main "Graphic Design 2" Google Drive folder
Within the “Graphic Design 2” folder: a folder for each summative with 2 different versions of each project
Initial Setup
Create Google Drive Folder
Sign in if needed with your school email
Click "+ New" then "New folder"
Name your folder "Graphic Design 2" and click "Create"
Double-click on your new folder to open.
Change Share Settings
Click "Graphic Design 2"
Click on the title, then "Share"
Under "General access" choose "Bethel School District"
Copy Link
Click "Copy link"
Click "Done"
Submit to Canvas
Go to Canvas
Click "Submit Assignment"
Click in the text entry area.
On your keyboard, click "cmd" + "V" to paste the link.
Click "enter" or the spacebar to make the link a clickable blue underlined hyperlink.
Click "Submit Assignment"
Update #1 (Packaging Design)
Create a "1 - Packaging Design" Folder
Find and open your "Graphic Design 2" folder
Click "+ New" again then "New folder"
Name the folder: "1 - Packaging Design" and click "Create"
Double-click on your new folder to open.
Add PDF & JPG Version
Find your PDF of your Packaging Design. This is the document you turned in.
this may be in your Finder > Creative Cloud Files
or go to the Canvas assignment and download
Double-click to open your downloaded PDF file in Adobe Acrobat.
Click "File" > "Export To" > "Image" > "JPEG"
Drag the PDF and JPEG file into your new folder in Google Drive.
File Check & Copy Link
Check that your folder has 2 files in it. They should look the same, except one is .jpg and one is .pdf.
Click back to the main "Graphic Design" folder
Click "Get link"
Make sure under "General access" it says "Bethel School District"
Click "Copy link"
Submit to Canvas
Go to Canvas
Click "Submit Assignment"
Click in the text entry area.
On your keyboard, click "cmd" + "V" to paste the link.
On your keyboard click "enter/return" or the spacebar to make the link a clickable blue underlined hyperlink.
Click "Submit Assignment"
Update #2 (Fanny Pack)
Create a "2 - Fanny Pack" Folder
Find and open your "Graphic Design 2" folder
Click "+ New" again then "New folder"
Name the folder: "2 - Fanny Pack" and click "Create"
Double-click on your new folder to open.
Add 4 Files to Portfolio
Screenshot of design on template in Illustrator
.svg file
Screenshot of designs in Cricut
Photo of fully produced fanny pack
File Check & Copy Link
Check that your folder has 4 files in it.
Click back to the main "Graphic Design" folder
Click "Get link"
Make sure under "General access" it says "Bethel School District"
Click "Copy link"
Submit to Canvas
Go to Canvas
Click "Submit Assignment"
Click in the text entry area.
On your keyboard, click "cmd" + "V" to paste the link.
On your keyboard click "enter/return" or the spacebar to make the link a clickable blue underlined hyperlink.
Click "Submit Assignment"
Presentation
Copy the Template
Click "Make a copy"
Choose Your Top 3 Projects
Look through your portfolio.
Narrow down your projects to the 3 (only 3) that you think show your skills the best.
Add Your Info
Slide #1: Insert your information
Slide #2: JPG of a chosen SUMMATIVE project & name of project
Slide #3: JPG of a chosen SUMMATIVE project & name of project
Slide #4: JPG of a chosen SUMMATIVE project & name of project
Organize
Move your Google Slides to your "Graphic Design 2" folder
Click the little folder icon near the file title
Locate your portfolio folder
Click "Move"
Submit to Canvas
Copy the link of your entire "Graphic Design" folder
Go to Canvas
Click "Submit Assignment"
Click in the text entry area.
On your keyboard, click "cmd" + "V" to paste the link.
Click "enter" or the spacebar to make the link a clickable blue underlined hyperlink.
Click "Submit Assignment"
