Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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May 2014)
An A2 (physical) portfolio as well as a digital portfolio on CD or DVD!
Assembling your portfolio is a design project in its own right to be executed carefully and professionally.
1. You are required to develop your work from Term-2 Projects 1,2,&3 towards an improvement in work
quality, as well as an improvement in grade based on feedback. (Reminder: students who did not submit on
any of the final crit days but submitted within 5 working days can work towards a capped grade; students
who did not submit a pr oj ect even after 5 working days from the final crit day cannot submit at all). Note:
develop work to a refined quality even if capped. Do not work to a minimal improvement; this usually remains
inadequate for passing.
Note: you may also re-submit your Term-1 (D4-1) portfolio if you have further developed work on any of the projects.
2. Organize your work in the A2 portfolio in sections by project and exercise (where applies only): Term-2:
Project-1, Project-2, Project-3
Arrange drawings and printed pictures of models carefully in a clearly and professional manner.
Clearly label all work; and such that new work is also clearly distinguished (see below).
include key process drawings & model-pictures besides the final work classified by p roject / exercise.
Please trim an d c l e an all drawings carefully to make them presentable.
Include all module and project briefs, copies of Feedback + Assessment forms, as well as your A5 sketchbook(s).
3. All new work done after the final crits MUST be clearly distinguished from earlier work using labeling. Label
clearly, legibly and professionally with your name, project-phase and date of execution. (Do NOT write on
the drawing or model / model-photo itself; include the caption below or affixed to the portfolio sleeve).
See exampl es por t f ol i os . This l a b e l i n g applies to the physical as well as the digital portfolios.
4. For models in A2 portfolio and Digital Portfolio: Take pictures of all models from Projects 2 & 3. Make
sure you set up model photography carefully removing any unnecessary background items from the
picture frame during the photography shoot. [Items like your shoes, the stained rug, or the beds corner
are irrelevant to the model!]. Use black or white backdrops for better results. U se a good ca mera with good
resolution ( an d good con t r l of aperture / speed) . You can check out a good camera (as well as a
tripod) from Photography on the second floor.
5. For new models to add to any of your projects, document the models using photography, but also bring them in
for display on Fri 10/01/2014.
Digital portfolio:
1. Digitise all drawings from Projects 1,2 &3 , including process drawings. Your images should be hi-
resolution (at least 300dpi) images with no distortions or colour tints,
F or model p h o t o g r a p h y , s e e i n s t r u c t i o n s a b o v e .
F o r d r a w i n g s : t h e r e a r e two w a y s to digitise :
Scanning (preferable): Scans should be at no less than 300dpi resolution. I f l a r g e -
f o r ma t t i n g s c a n n i n g i s n o t a v a i l a b l e a t P r i n t - C e n t r e ( 2
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f l o o r ) , t h e n s can
large drawings on multiple A3 scans, then stitch the scans together carefully. Refer to the
file Digital Documentation on Moodle ArD4-1 for more details.
Photography: it is possible to produce hi-resolution images with no distortions or colour tints, but
with necessary precautions.
- A tripod should be used to stabilize the camera. Hang up each drawing taped to a wall. The
camera should be set at 90 degrees to the drawing (to prevent vertical distortion).
- Using natural light is the best option, but it should fall on the drawing head on, not from the side
(otherwise you'll get one side brighter than the other).
- The distance of the camera from the object depends upon the lens used in the camera. If using a
zoom lens i.e. a lens whose focal length can be varied e.g. a 18-200 mm lens, the lens should be set
to its full focal length which in the case of a 18-200 lens will be 200mm. If using a prime lens, e.g. a fixed
24mm lens, then this wont be needed.
- Camera settings depend mostly on light conditions but usually it should be aperture (or f number) of 2.8
or higher and shutter speed at 1/80 of a second, ISO should be at a maximum of 200 no higher. A
camera with a resolution of 6.2 megapixles should be enough, anything higher would be more helpful
if the photos need to be cropped.
- A good camera is a must for taking such photos, ideally a good DSLR from the Visual
Communication store. A DSLR will allow you to adjust aperture and shutter-speed values and guarantee
good quality.
- The blue tint can be corrected in post editing using Photoshop.
- Important note. For good quality photos a flash should be used and it should be bounced off the
ceiling. Using bounce guarantees consistent colours and even tones in the photograph. Flash should be
bounced even when taking photos using natural light.
2. Organise yo u r scans and photographs i n folders by Project (and exercise where applicable).
3. In the Digital Portfolio: include ALL process drawings, models and final material classified project / exercise.