How many design sheets should I prepare? You want to give enough of a taste, but you don't want to give away the whole enchilada. I was thinking two? I have one that shows kind of more digital stuff, then the other that shows some hand drawing/digital collage. Thoughts
I have five prepared, but I have a bulky portfolio with 4 professional projects and 3 school. I'm a few years out of school now though. So I have 5 teaser sheets, showing 1 professional and 2 more or less personal projects. They are 8 1/2x 11 and I had multiple non-architects very very very kindly pore over my pictures and help me pare them all down to about 3-4 per page. Very difficult process but very rewarding... taught me to clarify what I wanted to show with each project, which then helped me interview better.
Best advice: Keep it VERY simple. NO BELLS OR WHISTLES. Make it tie nicely in with your resume, without allowing the format to constrain or badly show your work. If you're just getting out of school, put anything professional at all that looks even semi-decent on there. If you haven't worked a single architecture job yet, I would recommend 2 pages of school work, perhaps 3 at a maximum. Make sure the images read well at small scale and are attractive.
Hmm, guess that isn't a common term. Everyone here uses it. Yeah, basically it's just a little teaser to include with the resume when applying for a job.
i have something similar to show clients when pitching for a job, but when looking for a position in other office only sent cover letter and cv, sometimes with a few thumbnails on page. has always been enough, somehow.
if i was to include them i think myriam's approach sounds good...
Design sheets
How many design sheets should I prepare? You want to give enough of a taste, but you don't want to give away the whole enchilada. I was thinking two? I have one that shows kind of more digital stuff, then the other that shows some hand drawing/digital collage. Thoughts
what for?
what exactly is a design sheet anyway?
^^I'm glad I wasn't the only one wondering that.
Is a 'design sheet' like a teaser portfolio?
Is it like a head shot?
I have five prepared, but I have a bulky portfolio with 4 professional projects and 3 school. I'm a few years out of school now though. So I have 5 teaser sheets, showing 1 professional and 2 more or less personal projects. They are 8 1/2x 11 and I had multiple non-architects very very very kindly pore over my pictures and help me pare them all down to about 3-4 per page. Very difficult process but very rewarding... taught me to clarify what I wanted to show with each project, which then helped me interview better.
Best advice: Keep it VERY simple. NO BELLS OR WHISTLES. Make it tie nicely in with your resume, without allowing the format to constrain or badly show your work. If you're just getting out of school, put anything professional at all that looks even semi-decent on there. If you haven't worked a single architecture job yet, I would recommend 2 pages of school work, perhaps 3 at a maximum. Make sure the images read well at small scale and are attractive.
its cold out so i am using flannel sheets right now...
Hmm, guess that isn't a common term. Everyone here uses it. Yeah, basically it's just a little teaser to include with the resume when applying for a job.
not common term for me...
but anyway, have (strangely?) never used one.
i have something similar to show clients when pitching for a job, but when looking for a position in other office only sent cover letter and cv, sometimes with a few thumbnails on page. has always been enough, somehow.
if i was to include them i think myriam's approach sounds good...
lol hasselhoff
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