Is it online portfolio?

Otherwise, 1280x1024 means little....

could be a 4.25 x 3.5 image @300 dpi

or a 8.5 x 7 image @150 dpi...etc..etc.


If it is online submission, then it makes sense.

otherwise, I am with you

It is an online portfolio....but I still don't understand the parameters.

Oh..ok.

The parameters are so that the size of the images don't get too large. Most larger web pages/screen resolutions are 1280x1024 pixels.

The school is just trying to control the file size in advance. If you don't want your image to be the proportion they say, add white space
to fill the rest of the 1280 x 1024.

If you go into photoshop and make a new image, type in 1280 x 1024 in the size (make sure you change it to pixels).

This is your canvass...copy and paste your images into it. Beware, you will have to scale down your print medium quite a bit I imagine.

Once your are done with your 1280x1024 image, flatten it and save as a jpg. page 1 done.

Just think of it as a powerpoint presentation or a web page...which is basically what they are asking.

This is going to be viewed on a screen, maybe projected.

DANG KID!!
I remember the prof in my 3rd year design studio ready to throw me out of the 'Institute' because I dared to do some drawings on AutoCAD. Arch skools sure have come a long way!

Hic...hic...Caipar...Caip...hic

Ah...I think I understand now. Thanks for your help!