March 8 – Documenting Work and Web Presence

REMINDER: Our class will meet in Tyler Art Gallery at 2pm today.

Topics

• Documenting work
  • How to present your work in context (depending on the context).
  • Show and tell.
  • Handling special cases: time based media, interactive media, three dimensional media and products.
• Web Presence
  • Portfolio Website: Self-hosted CMS (site5, BlueHost, HostMonster). It is easiest if you buy your domain name from the same place you host your website.
  • Portfolio Website: Cloud/Service-hosted CMS (WordPress.com, SquareSpace, Shopify). I recommend purchasing your own custom domain name through these services. Be sure to choose a template that works across screen sizes and devices.
  • Portfolio: Reels (Vimeo, YouTube).
  • Portfolio: Social/Network (Behance, Adobe Portfolio, Dribble). Optimal for people who are more print oriented.
  • Social Networks (LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook).

Homework

• Update LinkedIn and develop a plan for your web presence and web portfolio.
• Work on revisions and work for portfolio.