Flexibility :
—Synonyms 1. pliable, elastic, supple. Flexible, limber, pliant refer to that which bends easily. Flexible refers to that which is capable of being bent and adds sometimes the idea of compressibility or expansibility: a flexible piece of rubber hose. Limber is esp. applied to the body to refer to ease of movement; it resembles flexible except that there is an idea of even greater ease in bending: a limber dancer. Pliant stresses an inherent quality or tendency to bend that does not require force or pressure from the outside; it may mean merely adaptable or may have a derogatory sense: a pliant character. 2. tractable, compliant.
—Antonyms 1. stiff. 2. rigid.
There are many different options available for packaging a portfolio, PDF, slideshow presentations, interactive websites or CD- there is NO right format!
Main breakdown: portable or online
Portable:
methods:
Zip disks: Baron says no-undependable and fragile
CD's: most common choice for a disk based profolio, can choose between a CD-R and a CD-RW. What is the difference? A CD-R makes it so that you can only copy the cd once, and make no changes once its burned. A CD-RW makes it so that you can write many times, this version is the best, as knowing me, i will be making numerous edits. One bad aspect of a CD is that some may find inserting the cd and searching for info to be too much work. On the other hand, some find the CD a great version because you can edit the image, and view it anywhere at any time, and there is no need for internet to view its contents. Baron shows an example of Robert Shearings portfolio site, showing how the quality shifts on different mediums.
Mini CD's: just the right size! however they "do not play nicely with any slot loaded CD player"
DVD: best choice according to Baron for moving image work.
Laptop: you never have to worry about platform issues.
Online methods: many people use the internet as a means of displaying their portfolio. "an online portfolio is one that people can view from their very own desktops, on their own time" says Baron, I feel as thought this ability, makes it easier on the person reviewing the portfolio, and seeing as the design field is increasingly becoming web-based and involved, it makes sense too. Personal websites seem to be one of the more personal versions of a site. Last semester, in fact, I had to make a personal site of my own topic, so I chose to use it to culminate all of my work, or at least the work that I was happy with, and put it into a site.
I liked the section where Baron wrote out the difference between jpgs and pdfs-as I didnt know what the benefit of each was, or why chose one over the other. I also found a site that wrote about the difference between a jpg and a gif.
Baron says that while a personal site is beneficial, you should keep things to a slight minimum, as to not have "your work could get lost on it, unless th site feature your portfolio or has a premium portfolio level that makes you more visible".
wwar.com is a site that is a site that helps out with personal websites, that you pay for yearly for guidance and tips. I browsed though the site and found it helpful where it had research links. Sharpeonline was a really amazing portfolio site with great photographs, i really enjoyed looking through it. Baron describes it as being designed through macromedia flash, a program which i really enjoy using, and learning about. Throughout the site, is included the portfolios of the members that work for sharpeonline.com, it was cool to visit them and see the different styles and approaches these great creators use.
