Porfolio Binding

It has been a mega crazy week, with the amount of work on the plate so have tried my best to get something up for the blog:

A3 POSTERS: I have not completed any of the posters because after speaking to team leaders from the other groups and other group members. I was told there is suppose to be a definite theme for the design? I had no idea if this was just based around the theme of the exhibition itself or one chosen by the team leaders. So did not want to carry on if my designs would have to be later overhauled.

Thinking about the design for my portfolio, how my work will be bound together??


















I did some research online and found there are loads of way to have work bound, i originally only knew it could be ring bound. A binding which looks very presentable but will not allow work to be added or taken away if needed.

I stumbled across a video on an airbrush artist i follow, how he displays his work. It is simply in a folder with sheets, he also mentions its good to have a place for your CV, business card and any flyers you might have to give to the client. (A great piece of advice.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kXYTJL-yS0&feature=related

Printed Book Look
I found that most professional designers will get a magazine/book printed and held together with staples our thermal bound. This looks really professional, I love the look of the pages and the overall design, as it keeps the portfolio to a minimum and you instantly look at the work (which is what you want.) The only problem is that you could not take out and remove work and due to being a student allot of work will change very quickly. But it might be worth having a go?




















Screw Bounded Portfolios





















I looked at screw binding folders, they are brilliant products. Basically held togtether with screws which can be done and undone to add more work and take it away. Very presentable and professional looking. But they are not cheap about 60 quid, I then realised it would be nice to have a folder like that but is it worth 60 quid. At the end of the day my work should do the talking no the folder its inside!! I found loads of arguments for this from people online, so I knew it wasnt just me...

"Keep it simple and let the work do the talking. if the interviewer comments more on how the portfolio is housed than what the work is like you've done something wrong.

Needs to be Cheaper and made at home....

I then started to look at ways to create a cheap portfolio at home, Mariana had shown us that saftey clips can be used. So I started to think about maybe using string? Hole punching each page and looping the string around the pages and typing it on. (It could also be colored, with my fantastic airbrush skills.) Below is an example I found online:



























I will try to do some experimentation next week, working with the materials I have spoken about. Also start designing the pages and how they will show the work and in what order the work will be presented....