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ZOOBIE unregistered	posted 01-04-2001 03:14 PM HEY- I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT PORTFOLIO CASES. I AM AN ID STUDENT AND HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A PORTFOLIO CASE- ARE THE BRUSHED ALUMINUM CASES GOOD? DO YOU HAVE TO MATTE YOUR WORK OR ARE THERE PAGE COVERS INSIDE- OR DO YOU KEEP A DIFFERENT CASE INSIDE THE METAL ONE. IF ANYBODY KNOWS ABOUT THE BRUSHED ALUMINUM OR ANY OTHER GOOD PORTFOLIO CASE FOR AN ID STUDENT PLEASE LET ME KNOW. IP: Logged
zero halliburton unregistered	posted 01-04-2001 03:24 PM i used a zero halliburton case for my portfolio. it is expensive, but it looks good and protects it from any environment. i have each project spiral bound seperately using a matteboard front and back cover. the pages inside have plastic covers to protect them from fingerprints. this way it is easy to select and choose different projects to show co's. IP: Logged
zoobie unregistered	posted 01-04-2001 03:31 PM zero halliburton- hey where did you find the zero halliburton case? and if you dont mind me asking, how much was it? thanks IP: Logged
Corpse Grinder! unregistered	posted 01-04-2001 04:09 PM I like to use a bent piece of cardboard from an old box, with a hip duct tape closure. It's retro, hip, and homeless all wrapped up into one nifty little package... IP: Logged
Turtlehead unregistered	posted 01-06-2001 10:06 AM Make sure your portfolio qualifies for carry-on on a plane. Zero halliburton is not a bad choice. I would also consider some of the smart samsonite briefcases as well. I forget the model. I made the mistake of buying a portfolio before. It had open edges, so you had to carry it in another bag. The edges coaught as well as you flipped the pages. IP: Logged
matt@pratt unregistered	posted 01-07-2001 10:10 PM aluminum could make the worst of things - in a scenerio where you decide to slide your portfolio across the glass conference table to the intern-coordinator and scratch the hell out of it - maybe a nice Italian leather case, just to be on the safe side. IP: Logged
jiggy unregistered	posted 01-08-2001 04:38 PM try getting the phone number for "house of portfolios" in manhattan, ny. Beleive it or not there is actually a company that custom makes portfolios! very expensive $150 and up but you get youre name embrroidered in the case. IP: Logged
ID unregistered	posted 01-08-2001 06:09 PM I have Zero Haliburton as well. It is quite good and strong. It is expensive - I paid about $180 for the cheapest one and you can find bargain on the net. Make sure you pick the right sizes as my slim and cool looking Zero Haliburton can't take too many thick sketch books. My size is about right as it fits 11x17 pages (little tight though). Only thing not so good about it is weight (quite heavy), prone to scratch (so buy non-colored silver instead of cool red or blue aluminum). I have portfolio made into book, but if you have boards, you might need to protect the edges with foam or sponge because things move around a lot. IP: Logged
Portfolio unregistered	posted 01-12-2001 06:42 PM Check out a Porter Case at a photography store--has wheels and sponge cubes built in I think. Otherwise go for a custom leather portfolio if you want a flip book--I prefer boards or individual sheets versus a bound book. IP: Logged
r u all students? unregistered	posted 01-15-2001 11:29 AM this is my experience, I've had to look for work on 3 occasions in my career after graduation in the east, midwest, and west coast, been in business 12 years. ditch the zero case. expensive, and on a humid day you're going to be sweaty, death for interviews. get a pratt europa or similar lightweight and easy to flip thru portfolio, (most art suppys stores, like sam flax) no bigger than 11 x 17. reduce your stuff if you must, don' fold anything. don't put the portfolio in anything (like a case) for your interview, it seems too pretentious for most design heads, plus alot of them are EXTREMELY busy and rushed. they will flip thru your book very quickly, often skipping pages. i've seen them get annoyed waiting for someone to open a case and remove a book, and snort at an unprofessional decorated or monogrammed portfolio. if you have to put your book into something get a manila envelope. some firms will NOT have an interview without a portfolio drop, you leave your book in a manila envelope in the am and pick it up in afternoon. this was how i got my first big id firm job. IP: Logged
Juuhan unregistered	posted 01-23-2001 10:19 AM Make a electrick PORTFOLIO in a CD. Easy to carry and watch... IP: Logged
get real unregistered	posted 01-23-2001 11:28 AM When I was applyin for jobs out of school I went to interviews with a cardboard box, chan't get cheaper that that! Did it look impressive? NO! but my work did, so I got a job on a snap. On the other hand if you are planning to get a fancy case make you the rest of impression is as good. I can't strees enough how bad it looks seeing kids with expensive cases that are all show and then ... the case was the interview star. I'm not trying to be negative, don't get me wrong, just don't get too hung up on those details. I rather see you spending that extra cash upgrading your printing quality or something more substantial like that. IP: Logged
r u all students unregistered	posted 01-24-2001 12:19 AM This is a fair warning. DON'T bother with cds or anything computer generated. I've arranged interviews with kids lugging powerbooks, only to have trouble with the OS, disc failure, poor screen resolution, trouble dredging up a website. Now I'm embarressed, what with the boss and vp design and a couple others standing around, glancing at their watches. If I get anything with a cd or disc even pdf files, it goes in the trash. Sorry, but thats how it is, and a lot of design heads insist on it. IP: Logged
John unregistered	posted 02-17-2001 02:57 AM Regarding your portfolios, I suggest you keep it as low-tech as possible. The last thing you need during an interview is a technical problem. Don't spend too much time and money on the case itself. I understand you want it to look nice, but at the end, it is all about the content inside. IP: Logged
Greenman unregistered	posted 02-18-2001 11:03 PM My 2 cents on the whole portfolio case is make your own from wood, metal, fabric, whatever. The work in it is your own (or should be). Why put it in a case that some one else designed? Show you can save $$ and be resourceful. Just make sure it doesn't fall apart on you =D IP: Logged

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