Portfolios for Interior Designers
A Guide to Portfolios, Creative Resumes, and the Job Search
Maureen Mitton
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Portfolios for Interior Designers
A Guide to Portfolios, Creative Resumes, and the Job Search
Maureen Mitton
About This Book
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:
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Color and black-and-white illustrations showing portfolio elements and options
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Graphic design concepts necessary for portfolio development
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Specific information for the design of digital portfolios
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Supplemental teaching resources that direct readers to a companion Web site
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Useful tips on the ways that popular graphics software applications can be best implemented for certain portfolio elements
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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-fullyâand land the next job.
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PART I
BUILDING BLOCKS
ONE
INTRODUCTICON
Designâwhether graphic, industrial, interior or architectureâis the process of taking unrelated parts and putting them together in an organized unit.
OVERVIEW OF THE JOB SEARCH
STANDARD FULL-TIME JOB SEARCH PROCESS PHASES*
- Self-assessment and development of a portfolio, resume, cover letter, and corollary items.
- Researching potential employers and opportunities; the systematic distribution of the items prepared in phase one.
- Preparing for the interview, the interview and follow-up, receiving and accepting the offer.