It’s the end of another quarter here at FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, which means it’s almost time for the FIDMDigitalArts Blog to showcase new portfolios by FIDM Graphic Design/Branding and Graphic Design/Entertainment graduates! 

Graphic Design/Branding Portfolio by FIDM Grad, Kristal Lindo

To celebrate portfolio week, we wanted to share some great resources from design publication, HOW magazine, and creative staffing agency, The Creative Group (TCG), who recently published some new information about perfecting your creative portfolio.

In the article, Six Tips to Perfect your Portfolio on HOW, The Creative Group shares the following tips, based on their guide Creating and Presenting a Powerful Portfolio, which was published last month and available for FREE download at this link.

Check out six tips below:
1. Start Strong, End Strong
2. Don’t Put Style Above Substance.
Based on TCG’s research, advertising and marketing executives said the most common portfolio mistake is including work that doesn’t show value (see the image below).
3. Show the Right Number of Samples.
4. Tailor Your Materials.
5. Display Professional Polish.
6. Finesse Your Presentation.

TCG developed their guide after interviewing advertising and marketing executives, as well as creative thought leaders and staffing teams who “interact with hiring managers daily and have a keen sense of what employers look for when reviewing portfolios.”

For more details about tips for building a strong creative portfolio, visit HOW magazine here, and download TCG’s guide, Creating and Presenting a Powerful Portfolio, here.

And don’t forget to visit the FIDMDigitalArts Blog next week to check out new portfolios by our Graphic Design grads!

(Above: Excerpts from TCG's guide "Creating and Presenting a Powerful Portfolio.")

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