No way of presenting electronic work in a portfolio.

[Jri]

In years gone by, when I've attended interviews I have used a laptop to show non-print things like videos I've worked on and interactive stuff. Recently, said laptop is beginning to look too clunky and dated to take to interviews and I have since replaced it with a desktop (gaining power, but sacrificing portability in doing so).

I know it depends on what the interview is for, but what do you think the best solution would be for presenting digital stuff, keeping in mind that you can spend a fortune on tablets and laptops?

My portfolio is print heavy and I could feasibly just get some printed pages done that display well presented video screenshots and different camera angles of my 3D renders. Would this be adequate*? I don't want to fall behind the competition who may or may not have flashy presentation methods - but I also can't afford too much in the way of multimedia hardware at the minute.

*I hate using the term 'adequate' in the context of assembling a portfolio, but I mean it in terms of keeping up with designers in a similar situation (i.e. other candidates).

 

[bigdave]

You could buy a cheap/second hand tablet to put your work on? Alternatively use your idea of printed works and back it up with an online portfolio? This way you give the interviewer the option to see more if they need to.. They may even have a laptop in the interview which they could view the online portfolio on whilst you're talking to them?

 

[Levi]

Obvious option is a tablet like an iPad, although there are plenty of cheaper options that would do the job just as well.

Online portfolios are a kind of a given but I'd also throw in a pdf one for sending via emails if requested.

I know we had a thread a long time ago about producing a hard back book or similar of your work to take to clients, iirc it was for someone who worked more in print than anything else. Not something you can update regularly but might be an idea for your 'best work' type of thing, they don't always work out too expensive.

 

[Jri]

I've done this in the past, there are a couple of online places that will do low number print runs on booklets. Mine was like a little magazine and I had about 30 or so done as disposable freebies that I could leave with interviewers afterwards - it was mainly to show an at-a-glance understanding of basic pagination/layout - but it also doubled as a nice micro portfolio, complete with contact details on the cover. Sort of like a glorified business card.

Fortunately it payed off and I'm now in a really highly paid design job with loads of pay and cool clients, and a nice car, and a hot tub, and a mansion. I barely get the time to post on here because of all of the wild Hollywood style parties and fun projects.

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