Open Post #2: Design Portfolio

When I talked in my Prompt #1 Breaking Assumptions, I said some interior designer don’t quite have talent or don’t like to use the manual drafting ability when designing a home or an interior furniture, but they at least have to demonstrate their talent in the graphic area for the portfolio, because it is a crucial thing for success in the career.

Making a portfolio for this field involves selecting a variety of different projects that you are most proud of and that demonstrate a range of different projects you have worked on, that include visual and graphic in form of photos with a brief biography and resume that tells the client about yourself and your work.

Steps to make a well-done portfolio:

- First of all you need to compile a thorough and up-to-date resume for your interior design portfolio.

- Then create a statement of purpose or vision that briefly defines who you are as a designer.

- Include a variety of photos, designs and sketches that show your ideas, style and former design projects.  

- Lay out the portfolio carefully, leaving space between pictures or compiling them so they are pleasing to the eye!

- Compile all you information into a book format and then you’re all done!

Here I am going to show you part of some sketches that I’ve drawn when I was in high school that I consider in putting in my portfolio:

Creating a well-organized professional interior design portfolio is a way to put your best foot forward.