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Interior Design Portfolio

Tips & Tricks!

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Portfolio Content

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What to put inside your portfolio?

  • Add a resume to give interviewers an overview of your skills
  • Incorporate all types of design skills
    • IIDA/ ASID
    • Club leader
    • Volunteer positions
    • Won competitions
    • Certifications
  • How many projects to include? 5 - 7
  • Start off with a bang!
  • Project Types:
    • Have a few different project types
      • residential, hospitality, retail, healthcare...
    • Have the project type that you are interviewing for, in your portfolio.
    • Include any projects you have worked on during internships
    • Artwork
  • Show off technical skills
    • Details
    • MEP drawings
    • Furniture Plans
    • Model Making

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Layout

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Layout & Presentation

“Visuals speak loud, design speaks even louder.”- Olga Sorokina

Layout

  • Have a theme & stick with it
  • Keep things clean, crisp & organized
  • Show project progression
    • bubble diagram, mood boards, sketches, floor plans, RCP & renderings
  • Make sure that all photos are adjusted for optimal brightness and color, and free of any blurriness or pixelation.

How to present

  • Was there a design challenge?
  • How did you get to the final design of each project?
  • Was it a group project? Explain your part
  • Practice!

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Platform & Resources

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Publishing platforms

A PDF document published to an online resource open for other people to view

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Websites

A more interactive portfolio that the viewer can navigate through

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Additional Resources

More website portfolios

Website layout inspiration

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Advice From A Professional

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Good Luck!

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