You might consider making a "work in progress" kind of page, illustrating some work which you are currently developing. I don't know if you are intending to finish some of these projects that have "visually compelling moments", but I have seen many portfolios that include a section showing projects you are currently working on. At least let the potential employer see that you are currently developing some projects, you just have not completed them yet.

Just an idea.

Thanks for the advice, that might be worth considering. Just to clarify, I was planning on directing this portfolio more towards grad. schools than employers, so the section might include sketches and artwork as well as snippets of design studio projects.

just show your best stuff.

If a photo is good enough to show it shouldn't be in the back. much better to treat it as a real project like everything else. same with all snippets of whatever type.

otherwise it feels a bit like saying "here is the stuff i don't consider my strong suit, but don't suck at."

also is good to end on very strong work, not an appendix of leftovers.

i have an 'elements' page that includes my photography/concepts/etc...i figure if it's creative then it's good.... sometimes the arch field can be tooo narrow minded

To expand on what Jump said, I had a Fine Arts prof. critique my portfolio and she told me that the final page is the one that they ultimately keep open as the committee basically says, "Are we going to admit this person, or not?" so probably beneficial to use that final page as one of your best pictures. (Obviously I'm not on one of this boards, and it might be different for others, but that seems to be the gist)

that's why the last page should be a head shot. ;-)

The last page should be a picture of you cradling a baby that you just saved from a burning building, with flames and smoke still smoldering slightly out of focus in the background. The building that is burning in the background should be that of the neoclassic style, and the infant you are carrying should be serenely pointing her finger outwards into the distance, as if saying "move onwards from this, for it is not time that traps people, but people that trap time."

fin

Or you could just finish the projects since it is June and portfolios are due Januaryish...

At the end of my portfolio I had 2 to 3 pages of, 1pg snap shots of other or different kinds of projects. It came out nice.