Architecture Portfolio Ideas
An architect's portfolio is an archive of materials reflecting an individual's training, work and expertise within the field. They are used to exhibit an architect's skill to potential clients, employers and other designers. Portfolios are constructed in a variety of fashions and styles. According to the design networking database Coroflot, a portfolio should reflect in a professional manner an individual's creativity, skills, range, thought, and ambition. Portfolio's can be created in several different forms.
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Catalog Portfolio
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Many portfolios can be presented in a document form. Also known as "academic" or "catalog" portfolios, they are comprised but not limited to an assemblage of documentation featuring various accreditations and industry certifications, proof of completed coursework, drafts and sketches of proposed projects, photographs of constructed designs as well as designs for future proposals. Catalog portfolios should be neatly arranged and presented in an organized and professional manner. The importance and popularity of catalog portfolios has waned in recent years due to the rise in electronic portfolios.
Digital Portfolio
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Electronic or digital portfolios are digital collections of your work displayed on the Internet. Electronic portfolios feature many if not all of the aspects of traditional catalog portfolios but can utilize animation, music and interactivity. The biggest benefit of an electronic portfolio is its easy dissemination and portability. Electronic portfolio's can also be marketed to a wider audience utilizing social networking.
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Video Portfolio
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Video portfolios contain a documentary showcase of an architects work, commonly the phases of a single project, from conception to completion. Video portfolios offer the portability and ease of marketability found in electronic portfolio's when showcased in the digital realm. They are usually used as supplementary material to an electronic or catalog portfolio.
Multimedia Portfolio
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Truly effective portfolios encompass aspects of both catalog, electronic and video portfolio methods. A well constructed portfolio can be grounded in an informative, illustrative yet agile catalog style that can invite viewers to view further information and work examples on the web, where video and interactive supplements can be displayed.
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