Portfolio | Portfolio | Portfolio

For a couple of weeks now, I have been looking at examples online, organizing all 4 years worth of my work, and photoshopping up a storm. Today I bought this modern-looking portfolio cover and a pack of polypropylene sheet protectors to showcase my work! Find it (any many awesome others) at paperhaus.com.

Ice Nine Screwpost Portfolio Cover by Case Envy

Helpful Tips I found:

• Don't forget to purchase portfolio refills/pages if you are only purchase the cover
• Portfolio KITS come with printable pages and a protective cover and/or expander kit
• Polypropylene sheet protectors "have become the industry standard" and are top loading
• Polyester sheet protectors have high transparency and strength and are top and bottom loading

I also found this book to be very inspiring and insightful. Flaunt by Bryony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit has detailed information on exactly how each feature portfolio was made and what materials/manufacturers were used, as well as interviews with each portfolio creator and professionals who hire designers. You can purchase the book in PDF ($15.00) or standard book format ($24.99).

If anyone has additional tips/tricks or a PDF example you would like to share, please post here or email me at juxtapositiondesign@gmail.com. I would LOVE to hear from you!

Updates:

• Brittany H. of Chicago sent over a wonderful portfolio presentation, Thank you!
• Brand new informative post on IIDA's Student Blog: I ♥ I.D. by guest blogger Kristyn Ivey
  
• Daniel McClintick of Portland shared his editorial-style project booklets - Holla to another past ASID prez!

Inspiration = No Sleep

I am having the absolute worst time shutting my eyes and getting to sleep because this woman's lovely blog has just inspired me beyond belief. I must calm down my brain and convince myself to continue reading tomorrow!

The Lowdown: 3form's Full Circle Program

3form's Varia Ecoresin has been gaining extreme popularity for the past few years. I'm quite sure that all 39 of the interior design students in my graduating class at Michigan State have specified Ecoresin at least once in their college career.

We all know that Ecoresin is sustainable and had endless cool design options (from simple panels to custom lights to insane installations)...but I had no idea it was this cool...


Thanks to an issue of FRAME Magazine, I found out that 3form collaborates with artisan communities in Mali, Swaziland, South Africa, Nepal, Columbia, India, Indonesia, and China for their Full Circle program. The FRAME Magazine article really peaked my interest, so I went to 3form's website to find out more information.

3form offers 32 different resin panels that are a part of the Full Circle Program. This means that the decorative inner layers of these 32 panel options stem from traditional crafts made by artisans and farmers all around the globe.
Think about specifying a Full Circle product for an interior design project and help:

• Provide an income for artisans and farmers in impoverished areas

• Fund an educational program to fight illiteracy

• Improve living conditions

The Products:



Unravel

Migration

Ithemba



Connection

Banana Fiber

Sada

Electra

Latice

Structured Bamboo

Lasso

Palau

Asha

Capiz

Bamboo Rings

Fossil Leaf

Did you know about 3form's Full Circle Program?

Photos via 3form.com

Feature Design: The Cube by Lior Vaknin of Prototype Studio

Lior Vaknin, founder and owner of Prototype Designers in Tel Aviv, Israel, is a young and innovative designer who is definitely on the interior design radar. I was very pleased to be asked by Mr. Vaknin to feature his work because I was a fan of his modern barber shop and have seen in featured on a couple of my favorite blogs in the past. Lior Vaknin values structural integrity and flexibility and is known to play with different shapes and forms.

Name: The Cube

Designers: Lior Vaknin and Sabi Aroch

Location: Rehovot, Israel

Completion Date: 2009




Unique lighting and layered shapes play an important role in this design


Various cutouts help create a highly flexible space. Users could utilize these cutouts to place food during buffet-style meals or to simply display ever-changing accessories.



Happy Memorial Day!

Trend Alert: Draw On the Walls

Since I am currently at work on my interior design senior thesis project, I have been looking high and low for inspiration, products, furnishings, technology, etc. As I have continually kept my eye out for inspiring spaces, I have noticed that designers have begun to create spaces featuring walls with hand drawn/painted murals that actually look like hand drawings or sketches.

For me, this concept was perfect since my thesis project is an art/design incubator facility. Below is one of my initial sketches showing the entry way to a retail space with a giant wall mural of sketched hands. This becomes a literal translation of art into space and shows the importance of the hand - an artist's most valuable tool.

I was initially inspired by the Leo Burnett Office by Ministry of Design (Singapore)

• Painted mural of the company's founder
  

And before I knew it, I began to notice all of these other spaces...
School of Life by Susanna Edwards (London, England)

• Hand drawn by Charlotte Mann
  

The Smokehouse Deli by The Busride (Delhi, India)

• Hand illustrated over a 25 day period
  

Gift Shop by Belenko (Odessa, Ukraine)

• Painted onto walls and furniture
  

I find the literal translation of a drawing into space or playing with the concept of 2D versus 3D really intriguing and I also think that it creates quite an impact . What do you think of this trend?

In the Presence of the Za [Zaha Hadid Visits MSU]

Ground was broken for Michigan State University's new Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum on March 16, 2010. With a passion for design, art, & architecture, as well as a love for all things modern and contemporary, I couldn't pass up the chance to go and get a glimpse of renowned architect Zaha Hadid (I even requested to get out of studio early for the occasion).



Excitement was definitely in the air as my boyfriend, my best friend (a fellow Zaha lover), and I waited for the ceremony to start. Finally, Zaha stepped out of a car looking chic in all black with shiny patent leather lace-up shoes and an architectural-looking silver handbag comprised of multiple geometric metal plates. I was lucky enough to snap these pictures:





Fly through/conceptual video. Gave me chills.

I feel so so lucky to be a student at MSU and I will never forget being in the presence of the lovely Zaha Hadid. GO GREEN!

The Future: Design for Designers

Today I began my way through 30 conversations on design. This project involves professionals of all disciplines (architects, designers, brand leaders, etc.), yet their words can span the depths and speak to all creative minded people.

I have not made it through all 30, but one of my favorites so far has been Ric Grefe, the CEO of AIGA (the professional association for design). See what he has to see about design here and the other 29 conversations on design here.

"Creative Cents" Project

This past summer, one of my interior design professors contacted me to ask if I would like to be involved with an interior design competition through the Greater Lansing Housing Coalition. I jumped at the chance for 2 reasons:

1. This was my first chance to fully execute my own design from conception to implementation
2. This project allowed me to play a part in the revitalization of the Baker-Donora neighborhood

I had 30 days and $300 to create a design conducive to "a single mother with 3 children that have very busy and scheduled lives"

Below is a short documentary on the project created by Three Rogues Productions (Eric Eding and Melody Teodoro-Kurtis)


In the end, my room received the most online votes and I took away the award for "most creative accent piece" for this table that I created (with the help of Joe Barros, owner of Progressive Remodeling). It has a reversible inset; 1 side painted with chalkboard paint to keep kids occupied, and 1 side painted white for when the mom has guests over.