Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc)
Pratt Institute
Tulane University
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Temple University
University of Oregon
Cranbrook Academy of Art
New York Institute of Technology (NYIT)
Does size matter?
Lol I'm sorry for the misleading title XD (It is intentional). But I'm applying for Universities. The universities have stated the portfolio size requirements and while doing so they explicitly mention no larger than 8.5" X 11", so that makes me wonder, would an 8.5" X 8.5" be allowed while applying?
sure, why not?
It's the content and what you do with it that matters, not its size (gigiti)
I mean yes that is what I thought, but I want to play safe too!
Just ask beforehand what they like and enjoy receiving...might prevent lots of unnecessary awkwardness or rejection.
You're right! Thanks.
That's what she said...
Haha!
I was really looking forward to this xD
Send them a portfolio with 30x42 sheets
I don’t entertain portfolios that fit on my desk.
but how big is your desk?
and what kind of entertainment do you have in mind?
I strongly encourage all my students and younger professionals I mentor to use 8.5 x 11 (US) or A3 (Rest of the world) as their portfolio size. It is the most flexible, widely used, prints well, displays well, and the size and format really doesn't matter much compared to the work inside it.
But does that mean it needs to be portrait and portrait only?
pro-tip: if you open the portfolio and have two portrait pages next to each other, you automatically get landscape proportions
Consider that at least some of the people reviewing your portfolio will print a hard copy and that 3" x 8.5" of extra white space will look wonky - even if a given sheet is going to have that much white space, better for you to lay out the sheet so that you decide the best placement of the image(s) and where the white space will be, instead of letting someone's printer settings decide for you.
Print a hard copy?!?
Yeah, no…
Lol
Consider too that the portfolio might be projected onto a screen for initial review by committee at some schools.
Yes!
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