Whatisa
portfolio
An artist's portfolio is a collection of an artist's best artwork with the intention to showcase their style or method of work.
A portfolio is used by artists to show clients and employers or in this case a teacher, the entirety of your artwork during the academic year.
Historically, portfolios were presented in a printed form but with the increased use of the internet, Web Portfolios are now recommended to reach wider audiences more readily, or in situations that don't allow easy travel or that require social distancing.
ASSIGNMENT
You will build and design a Web portfolio using online tools found at WIX.com.
IMPORTANT: BEFORE YOU CLICK, follow the 21 steps BUILDING YOU PORTFOLIO LOCATED BELOW to create your own web portfolio. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT YOU INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS on you site:
1) Your name and section
2) A short description about yourself (3 sentences minimum)
3) A gallery to insert your artwork
4) Send your website address to your teacher by email (jeanmarc.duchesne@cscree.qc.ca)
Do expect to spend some time designing it. A single-page website may take you between 30-90 minutes depending on your learning curve and how elaborate you make your design. It is also good to do a first draft design and later come back to improve your design. Most of all, have fun and make in a way that expresses your interests and how you want viewers to see you as an artist.
Now, SCROLL DOWN to view and read all the information below before you begin designing.
BEFOREYOU BEGIN
Check Out this video
Shameless Maya. (Aug 14, 2018). How to Make Your Own Wix Website | Easy & Simple for Beginners. Shameless Enterprises LLC. Retrieved from YouTube: https://youtu.be/pGhdpuFmYJw
CONSIDER
the following
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design
ELEMENTS
UNIFORMITY
As in design, keeping things clear and simple is not "boring" as
less is often more.
Consider font, color and the placement of elements in your design.
Design
The outline, sketch, plan, form and/or structure of a work to create an overall intended "look" of a project.
template
A form, mold, or pattern used as a guide to making something. In web design, it is the skeletal structure to work from. Think of it as the black contour line drawings in a coloring book.
Form
The shape and structure of something as distinguished by its materiality and environment.
buildingYOUR portfolioin 21 steps
HERE'S AN EXAMPLE of A WEB portfolio
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NOTE: this is only a model to help guide you
GRADING CRITERIA
1. INFORMATION
The following written items are included on the Web Portfolio:
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YOUR NAME
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YOUR CLASS GROUP (411, 501, 512, etc.)
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A SHORT DESCRIPTION ABOUT YOURSELF
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DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ABOUT EACH IMAGE
2. IMAGES
The following images (photos and/or video) are visible and included on the Web Portfolio:
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A RECOGNIZABLE PHOTO OF YOURSELF (SELFIE)
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GALLERY PHOTOS ARE VISIBLE AND NAVIGEABLE
3. DESIGN
The overall design of the Web Portfolio considers the following items:
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AESTHETIC QUALITY AND INTENTION OF DESIGN
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NAVIGABLE AND CLEAR PLACEMENT OF TEXT AND IMAGE
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FONT
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COLOR
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EACH ITEM IS PROPERLY DISPLAYED
Any comments or queries may be addressed to J.M. Duchesne
jeanmarc.duchesne@cscree.qc.ca
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