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How to show a Research in Portfolio?

joy mondal

Hello!

  1. I was wondering how you guys have presented Research which does not yield a design so to speak in portfolios? Are there examples you can quote?
  2. What are the pros and cons of presenting a Research in the Portfolio for graduation in computation, instead of presenting one more design?

Following is the link to one of my research topics : Morphological exploration of Neo-Plastic Compositions through Shape Grammar

Link to Research

 
Aug 27, 18 1:38 pm
Non Sequitur

Care to rephrase without so much fluffy jargon?

A short and simple layman's description of the research topic with process and conclusion is enough if you attach it to a nice provocative image.

Aug 27, 18 2:38 pm  · 
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citizen

Lots of portfolios have images from various design research exercises; it's part of what we do.  So, nothing new there.  Just title it plainly and describe it simply, minus unnecessary jargon, as suggested above.  Bonus points for any lessons learned in the research.

Aug 28, 18 1:44 am  · 
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randomised

You show it with imagery and text.

Aug 28, 18 10:22 am  · 
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Flatfish

Pretty much what you show at your link is fine for your portfolio - though paring this down to a 2-page spread would conserve real estate and make it a little more easily digested (a lot of reviewers admit they never read anything longer than 2 or 3 lines).

The project is a little cliched though.  Making rules based on a painting and then generating forms from the rules is a traditional first-year project at a lot of schools, and Mondrian is always a popular choice, so there isn't anything in your research project that is particularly new or individual.  There's nothing wrong with it - it just doesn't shed much light on you and your abilities.  If you've got other more unique/personal work that would show your design process maybe consider omitting this.

Aug 28, 18 1:07 pm  · 
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