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CreativeLive

Design, Print, and Build Your Portfolio

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Overview

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No matter how beautiful your work is, it won’t sell if it’s not presented in a polished, professional way. In Design, Print, and Build Your Own Portfolio, Bonnie Christine will take you through the complete portfolio design process, so you’ll feel confident about showing your work.

Bonnie Christine is a surface pattern designer and mother hen of the Roost Tribe, an inspirational community for creatives. 
In this class she’ll teach you how to:

  • Design your portfolio and develop your pages
  • Print, build, and bind your portfolio
  • Stand out from the crowd and contact companies
Designers, photographers, and artists will all learn about what belongs in a portfolio and what to leave out. Bonnie will help you design a portfolio that reflects your true style and helps you attract the kind of clients you really want to work with.

If you’ve been putting off putting together your portfolio, this class will help you get motivated to assemble a portfolio that showcases your work and demonstrates exactly how talented you really are.

Syllabus

  • The Importance of Having a Portfolio
  • What to Include & Why
  • How to Stand Out from the Crowd
  • Having an Online Following Behind You
  • How to Show Your Work & to Whom
  • Gathering Inspiration
  • How to Set Up Your Artboard
  • How to Build Your Intro Page
  • Build Your Table of Contents Page
  • Creating Your Online Presence Page
  • How to Design Process Page & Collections
  • Build a Sample & Examples Page
  • Create a Contact Page
  • Printing Options & Digital Publishing
  • Ready Your Supplies
  • Going Over the Process
  • Prepping Your Pages
  • How to Build a Portfolio Cover with Fabric
  • Add Final Touches on the Cover
  • How to Stack & Bind Your Portfolio

Taught by

Bonnie Christine

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