CONTENTS Preface VI Chapter 1:Contextualize It 1 1.1 Portfolio as Autobiography 4 1.2 Portfolio as Portable Museum 5 1.3 Portfolio of Games 8 1.4 Case Studies 9 Chapter 2:Plan It, Select It 43 2.1 Understanding Yourself46 2.2Identifying Your Audience 46 2.3 Conserving Work 47 2.4 Selecting Work: Building the Theme for the Portfolio 49 2.5 The Crit Wall 51 2.6 Case Studies 52 Chapter 3:Design It, Produce It 89 3.1 Thumbnails and Mock-ups (Dummies) 92 3.2From General to Specific 94 3.3 Full-scale Design 98 3.4Designing for Reception 99 3.5 Learning from Others 100 3.6 Techniques and Stylistic Effects 101 3.7 Copy/Text 102 3.8 Typography 102 3.9 The Cover; An Interesting Entrance 104 3.10 Paper 105 3.11 Binding 106 3.12 The Squint Test 107 3.13 Additional Tools for the Online Portfolio 107 3.14 Case Studies 109 Chapter 4: Send It, Present It, Market It 141 4.1Networking 144 4.2Informational Interviewing 145 4.3Sending Your Portfolio146 4.4 The Interview 147 4.5 Gauging the Success of a Portfolio 147 4.6 Case Studies 149 Postscript 181 Types of Portfolio 184 Schedule 186 About the Portfolio Contributors 187 Acknowledgements 190 Index 191