Full Description
This text helps fashion designers prepare a portfolio. Drawing on over 25 years as a professor, Linda Tain shows how to avoid the common pitfalls of inexperience. Over 300 illustrations, archival photos and sketches by newcomers and top designers demonstrate diverse approaches to creating a professional portfolio.
Contents
* The PortfolioStyle * Customer Focus * Organisation and Contents * The Design Journal * Presentation Formats * Flats and Specs * Presentation Boards * Men's Wear Presentations * Children's Wear Presentations * Fashion Accessories Presentations * The Computer as a Design Tool * The Digital Portfolio: Creating a Virtual Resume * The Job Market: Basic Organisation of Manufacturing Firms * Resume and Cover Letter * Organising Your Job Hunt, Mastering the Interview * Freelance Designing * The First Job: Building Your artwork from students and designers * New chapters on methods for creating a dazzling digital portfolio * New chapter containing interviews with industry experts * Outstanding student portfolios dsplayed in a 16-page 4-colour insert
