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Module 9: Digital portfolio

LESSON 40 : Introduction to Digital Portfolio

Objectives

At the end of this lesson, you shall be able to
• introduction about Portfolio
• types of Portfolio
• differences between physical & digital portfolio
• how to make digital portfolio.

Introduction
A Collection of any related work in a single place / position in on arranged manner is called Portfolio .Allocation
or assignment of a particular charge or work is also called portfolio. It is a collection of items that demonstrate
your skills, qualifications, education and experience.
Types of portfolio
1 Electronic/Digital Portfolio:

When this is concerned, it provide a made resource for everyone to find out required action of necessary
outcomes over time, make connections among contrasting elements of the programme, gain. It is portable
and can be sent easily via email, which is particularly nice if one is applying out of state. It is best way to
show the Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop skills. But the limitation of this is that it can be easily copied.
2 Physical / Hard/ Portfolio:

Those Portfolios which are made manually is known as hand-made portfolio. It specifies the arts and crafts
of fashion design. It can clasp real materials, color swatches, notions like buttons, zippers, and beads.
This are sometimes, hard to preserve. These portfolios require proper lookout; as a result of they can bear
several hand.
3 Personal Portfolio:

Personal portfolio is something that, one take to an interview. It includes collections one has made
during the time as a designer and show the skills one have perfected. Simply, one may specialize in one
category, for example knitwear, which means the personal portfolio will express this category. Or if one
have experience in a range of design and trend areas this should be exhibited throughout.
4 Specific Portfolio:
During placement procedure, when a recruiter or company asks to share after an initial discussion about a
role, then it is called as specific portfolio. This portfolio is helpful to secure a job in interview. One required
showcasing the best collections that reflect the type of role going for. For example, if the position is for
T-shirt, then the specific portfolio will show very best T-shirt design work.

Differences between physical & digital portfolio
Physical portfolio Digital portfolio
Can be seen and touched. Can be seen only .

Material /work is actual form Material /work in image, photograph from.
Difficult to store for longer time (less life ) Easy to Store (Longer life)
Physical space required . Easy to carry (eg. pendrive, cd, email etc. ) in ritual
space

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