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How you present yourself as a designer is critical to establishing a successful career. In this course, you design, develop and revise your portfolio of work in digital and print formats to feature your strongest design skills. You also refine your résumé, develop a career plan and create your marketing materials.
Course Outline
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Course Objectives
- Define your abilities and your work interests
- Brand yourself through color, typeface, graphics and personal style
- Produce a résumé, cover and thank you letters, business card and letterhead
- Produce a full and a condensed professional portfolio in electronic and print form
- Create an online/electronic presence through websites, social media and blog
- Practice a job search and interview techniques
- Edit and organize your student work
- Efficiently use Adobe InDesign and Photoshop to achieve these goals
What You Learn
- Journaling
- Outline of skills
- Ideal work ideation
- Letters of recommendation
- Cover letters
- Thank you letters
- Transcripts
- Résumé
- Research samples
- Personal style statements
- Color schemes
- Typefaces and fonts
- Graphics and logos
- Business cards
- Letterhead
- Social media profiles
- Online portfolios
- Storyboarding
- Sample pages
How You Learn
- Lectures
- In-class examples
- One-on-one and group critiques
- Homework assignments
- Final portfolio presentations
Is This Course Right for You?
This is a required course for students in the Interior Design and Interior Architecture Certificate Program who have completed the prerequisites for this course.
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Fall enrollment opens on June 20!