If your office is like mine, it can tend to be the catchall for all things technical and creative – CDs, manuals, miscellaneous computer hardware and accessories, trade magazines, piled on top of canvases, paints, inks, clay, charocoal crayons, pencils, markers, and a hodgepodge of sketch pads, notebooks, and works in progress.
And obviously you can’t just clear your desk pile off into a trash can. A valuable portfolio file or your only copy of a print piece might be buried in the stack.
This weekend, set aside a few minutes and tackle that stack. Depending on the amount of clutter you have to sort through, this job might take a few minutes or hours, or you may need to plan for the project to span the course of a few weekends.
The goal: Clear the clutter and update your portfolio.
I’ve brought a certain amount of order to my office by installing shelves and utilizing plastic tubs and labels. However, organizing my portfolio to showcase my best work has been a different matter.
I have found that creating both a print and an online portfolio works best.
A blog or website with an image loader can work well as an online portfolio. If you have never built a blog or website before, consider hiring a professional. Your portfolio is a visual representation of your resume; it’s important that it look its best.
For your print portfolio, consider purchasing a nice leather bound notebook with tabs where you can file samples of your work, certificates, recognitions, and multiple copies of your resume. Another option is to have your portfolio printed as a book. If you select this option, you can design the layout yourself and have it printed through a service like iPhoto, or you can hire a designer to do the work for you. Whichever method you choose, make sure you can print them professionally but only as needed because your portfolio will need to be updated on a regular basis.
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