Week 4

From Designing a Digital Portfolio's chapter four, I immediately began to highlight the do's and don'ts on sending information to clients or employers. If I have ever had to transfer a file or design from one computer to the next, I usually use a CD-RW or my USB drive. I have never had to use zip disks or mini CD's. I agree with Mary Ann Kearns on the sending of images. Attachments through email could get lost and then you are risking a lot. By placing your files and images onto a CD, you are able to comfort the feeling and know exactly where your files are. If you are going to send your full portfolio to a client through the use of a CD, make sure you make it well presentable. Its understandable to know why clients would not appreciate a portfolio on a CD. They want to see it right away, without searching through the CD contents and whatnot. I, personally, like the idea of doing an online portfolio. Advantages are that the client can always view it by going onto the internet, they don't have to load anything onto their computers to see it, and they can get a better visual of each piece of artwork you have designed in the past. Disadvantages could be that errors can easily occur with websites and the internet. You may design it to look good, but when you publish it onto the web, it might not come out as planned. In the past, I have emailed people in the IDD field my work to show them what I am capable of for an internship. Some like the concept of me emailing them and thanking them for their time, others would rather I contact them directly. Sometimes the attachments are too large to send, which causes a problem. This has happened to be before and it is always a pain trying to work around it. Personal websites, I feel, are a good source of information for the client to see. If I were to send my work to a client, I would include websites I have helped create or created myself.