Portfolio Design, Third Edition,   ISBN:9780393730951

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This is a good book for those who are just entering the design field and haven't been exposed to the basic elements of presentation layout, and graphic design. If you have taken any portfolio-making class, or gotten advise from school faculty, the book fails to add anything extra to what you might already know.
Also one thing I wish it had more of, is colored illustrations. When it comes to portfolios, color is such an important aspect, and the book doesn't have many of them at all. This is the book's main lack.
Other than that, it has some basic information that everyone should know, so if you're new to the field, get it! It's a great way to get you thinking about how to present your work.

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The content in the book was a great help in getting my portfolio started. The price of the book was great, and so was the speed of shipping.

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This has been a very helpful book. It gives very basic rules and ideas for portfolio design. Its pretty dry but it is very thorough.

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This was a required book for a senior level course I took in college. However, with a job change 2 years out of school, I found myself very pleased to reference it again.

There are very good examples of good and bad portfolios, and tips on what employers are looking for.

I gleaned much inspiration from the layout reccomendations, and the graphic portions of the instruction.

All in all, I believe that this is a great tool for those creating a portfolio for graphic careers.

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Make no mistake. This is one book written thoroughly about the process of making portfolio. I will give credit for that effort.
While some texts and advice are useful, however, there are a lot of written information that seems common sense e.g.) what is portfolio and why it is important.
In fact, it is ironic that I find this book itself poorly illustrated despite that it is about layout and organization. For example, insertions of images are not well coordinated with the locations of the texts. Quotes are randomly inserted. The images are 99% black and white.
Only comes useful is the analysis on the featured portfolios by students.
Here you can find some principles and reasons on why these examples are successful portfolio.

If you are totally unfamiliar with design and layout, get this book.
If you are already in design field, you may find this book not very special.