Art Graphic Design Portfolio

[Riku]

[FONT="Tahoma"][SIZE="1"][COLOR="DarkSlateBlue"]Hey guys, I know I haven't been here for a long while, but I need your advice on something.

Right now, I'm creating a portfolio for pieces of my graphic design works that I've done. I'm having an interview for the college I'm going to and I'm majoring in graphic design.

Only thing is, they also wanted me to bring a portfolio of some of my works I've already done to see whether they should put me in the regular class or excel and skip one/two years. [I](British colleges are different from the ones in the US. In the regular class, I would already be two years ahead of them.)[/I]

So, here's where my question comes in: How do I create a portfolio? Instead of making a PDF (since I don't have the software), is there another way to do it just on my computer?

Thanks for any help you guys give me. I'll probably show some of the stuff I'll put in the portfolio and see what you guys have to say about that.

Also, if you've seen some of my works and want to suggest which ones I should put in there, be my guest. ;) As how I'm sort of having problems of what works I've done I should put in there since the amount of pictures should be limited.

Thanks again, you guys.

[B]EDIT:[/B] Here are some of the things I'm going to put in my portfolio.

[IMG]http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c307/CloudsOnly189/Artwork/ArtStudio.png[/IMG]

v The next two I vectored a picture of Azusa from the manga, Hot Gimmick, and wanted to make shirts out of it.
[IMG]http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c307/CloudsOnly189/Artwork/AzusaT.png[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c307/CloudsOnly189/Artwork/AzusaT2.png[/IMG]

v Also made a shirt out of this one.
[IMG]http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c307/CloudsOnly189/Artwork/FragileNight.png[/IMG]

v Business card Front
[IMG]http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c307/CloudsOnly189/Artwork/MusicBC.png[/IMG]

v Business card Back
[IMG]http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c307/CloudsOnly189/Artwork/MusicBC1.png[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c307/CloudsOnly189/Artwork/RainRain.png[/IMG]

More coming later, thanks[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[jigglyness]

[size=1]Usually when colleges ask for a portfolio, they are asking of prints of the designs. I'm not too sure about powerpoints but I amost know for a fact they want the prints. I would suggest only putting pieces where it was made from scratch because if they know any of the brushes came with the program or if it was default brushes [or something like that] their first impression would automatically drop.

But don't take my word for it completely. I'm still a senior in high school. I just know this because my graphic design teacher won't stop blabbing things to us that we already know.

Oh yeah. They most likely want to see clean cut professional looking pieces of work. Simple but not boring. And make sure it's not too busy. [/size]

[eleanor]

[font="trebuchet ms"] I don't know much about the portfolio process, but I thought of this: if you're using any pre-made brushes or brushes not designed by you, I think you have to credit or signify that in some way. I could be wrong, and I have no idea if you did use brushes that aren't your own, but I guess just something to look up.[/font]

[Riku]

[FONT="Tahoma"][SIZE="1"][COLOR="Navy"]Thanks for all your help, jiggly and Lunox, because I never knew what a portfolio was until they told me to bring one, lol. :animesigh

Anyway, just to let you all know, [B]the college accepted my portfolio and I get to start majoring in graphic design in college in two weeks.[/B] TWO WEEKS! I thought I either had to start late or start three months from now. But this is great! The interviewer was very impressed when I told her a lot of it was self taught. So, because of this, she said I could excel and was up to par with her current class.

[B]I'M SO EXCITED![/B] I get to learn more about graphic design!!!! YAY!!!

Thanks OB, without you guys, I wouldn't have had this passion for graphic design. Now, it's a full-time job for me. Sort of. ;)[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[eleanor]

[font="trebuchet ms"] That's awesome! :) Good luck with everything.[/font]

[jigglyness]

Wow. That's pretty awesome. Congrats! Glad we were some help. :] Good luck!

[Goodbye, Face]

[font=arial][size=1]As always, your stuff is incredible and they'd be stupid not to accept you. But still, congrats.

I'm thinking that first shirt design with the spray painted background would be expensive as hell to make, though.[/font][/size]

[Delta]

[COLOR=#35425e][FONT="Georgia"]This may be spam, but:

[COLOR="Red"][B][SIZE="5"]CONGRATULATIONS, KW![/SIZE][/B][/COLOR]

Oh, and I love the Azusa shirt. It could've been all-blue and boring but you brought in a bit of green, and that's awwright. Maybe you could have them printed and sold by theOtaku (like them CDs, yeah?); I'm sure they'll sell like, ah, Millennium Falcon replicas at a Star Wars convention!

Good luck with college! [SIZE="1"]Oh, wait. You don't need luck when you have skill, don't you? ;D[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]