Portfolio Express
- 9 weeks
For students who passed our design assessment and already have at least 3-4 full-length portfolio projects but need guidance on polishing their work, personal branding and career strategies.
Week 1
1 x 60 Minutes: After student completes Intro to Portfolios, they schedule a 60 minute kick off to go through all their existing projects and create a list of refinements and evolutions they plan to do based on their instructors feedback and advice. 1x Written Feedback: Review updated design work of Project #1
Week 2
1 x 60 Minutes: • Review Project #1 in final Mock-Ups • Kick off Project #2 1 x Written Feedback: Review updated design work of Project #2
Week 3
1 x 60 Minutes: • Review Project #2 in final Mock-Ups • Kick off Project #3 1 x Written Feedback: Review updated design work of Project #3
Week 4
1 x 60 Minutes: • Review Project #3 in final Mock-Ups • Kick off Project #4: Client Project It’s ideal to have this meeting after the student has met with the client 1 x Written Feedback: Review design progress
Week 5
1 x 60 Minutes: • Review client project design progress • Discuss logo approach and questions about personal branding 1 x Written Feedback: Review students’ logo process and design work
Week 6
1 x 30 Minutes: Review client project in final Mock-Ups 1 x Written Feedback: Review students’ brand guidelines
Week 7
1 x 60 Minutes: • Review students’ case study • Review students’ website research and ideation 1 x Written Feedback:Review students’ sitemap and final website content
Week 8
2 x 30 Minutes: • Review website progress and provide tech help x2
Week 9
1 x Written Feedback: Review final portfolio website design 1 x 60 Minutes: Career Coaching overview, portfolio and case study presentation, questions, close out
Portfolio Kickstart
- 12 weeks
For students who passed our design assessment but don’t have any full-length portfolio projects or need to work on more projects in addition to guidance on personal branding and career strategies.
Week 1
1 x 60 Minutes: • Summarize Intro to Portfolio questions student may have • Discuss students’ goals and objectives for their portfolio and decide which projects the they will complete • Review Project #1 with them and explain overall process and expectations
Week 2
1 x 30 Minutes: Review Project #1 V1 1 x Written Feedback: Review Project #1 Progress
Week 3
1 x 30 Minutes: • Review Project #1 in Mock-Ups • Answer Project #2 Questions 1 x Written Feedback: Review Project #2 V1
Week 4
1 x 30 Minutes: • Review Project #2 V2 1 x 30 Minutes: • Review Project #2 in Mock-Ups • Answer Project #3 Questions
Week 5
1 x 30 Minutes: Review Project #3 V1 1 x Written Feedback: Review Project #3 Progress
Week 6
1 x 30 Minutes: • Review Project #3 V2 1 x 30 Minutes: • Review Project #3 in Mock-Ups • Discuss working with real clients in prep of Project #4
Week 7
1 x 30 Minutes: Review project brief and help student plan and begin ideation 1 x Written Feedback: Review Client Project Progress
Week 8
1 x 30 Minutes: Review Client Project V1 before student meets with client 1 x Written Feedback: Review Client Project V2
Week 9
1 x 60 Minutes: • Review Client Project in Mock-Ups • Discuss logo approach and questions about personal branding 1 x Written Feedback: Review Personal Logo and Brand Guidelines
Week 10
1 x 60 Minutes: • Review both Case Studies • Discuss website options, direction, next steps and answer questions
Week 11
1 x 30 minutes: Review Sitemap and Content 1 x 30 Minutes: Review Website Progress 1 x Written Feedback: Review Website Progress
Week 12
1 x 30 Minutes: Review Final Website Progress 1 x 60 Minutes: Career coaching