ATS 440 - Portfolio Practicum| Course Work and Deadlines
Course Syllabus

January
  Weekly Topic
Wednesday
Week 1  
23

Introduction

Chapters 1&2: Graphic Designers Guide to a Portfolio
Chapters 1&2: Creating a Digital Portfolio

 
Week 2

Gather Materials: What do you what from your portfolio
30

Chapters 3&4: Graphic Designers Guide to aPortfolio
Chapters 3: Creating a Digital Portfolio

Pages 1- 24 Designing Creative Portfolios

 

February
Week 3 Personal Contracts
6

Chapters 5: Graphic Designers Guide to a Portfolio
Chapters 5: Creating a Digital Portfolio
Week 4

 
13

 
Week 5
  • Photographing Work
  • Documenting Work
  • Looking at online portfolios
  • Domain names
20


Week 6
  • Digital Correction of images | sizing
  • Review of Flash for digital portfolios
  • Business cards
  • Self Promotion
27

Chapters #6 and 7: Graphic Designers Guide to a Portfolio

Chapters #6 and 7: Creating a Digital Portfolio

Pages 25- 47 Designing Creative Portfolios

logos checklist

Self promo ideas

March
Week 7
  • Cover letters
  • Resumes
  • Artist statements
  • File Icons
  • Flash
5
Read Chapter #3 Graphic Designers Guide to a Portfolio
Week 8

Spring Break
12

Spring Break
Week 9

In-progress Portfolio Review

  • Printing
  • Quest Reviewers
19
Each student will present work in progress.
Week 10

Guest Critics to review in-progress Portfolios
26
 
Week 11 Guest Critics to review in-progress Portfolios
2
 

April

Week 12
  • Cover Letters
  • Flash
  • Guest Critics to review in-progress Portfolios
9
Scholars Day
Week 13
  • Looking for a job
  • How to apply
  • Printing
  • Mounting | Matting
  • Guest Critics to review in-progress Portfolios
16
 
Week 14

Final Work and Corrections

  • Guest Critics to review in-progress Portfolios
  • Mock Interviews
  • Printing
  • Mounting | Matting
23
  
Week 15

Final Work and Corrections

  • Mock Interviews
  • Working Contracts
  • Pricing
  • Freelance
  • Contracts
  • Mounting | Matting
30
  

May

Week 16

Your Graduating!

Traditional & Digital Portfolios Due

Business Card and resume Due

Portfolio Presentations

Schedule tba
7