Unit 5, Building an Art and Design Portfolio- Evaluation

1. In your opinion what has this unit involved? 
It involved writing and researching tasks and developing our portfolio and blog making skills. 

2. Explain what you have covered within this unit?
We have covered many things including, what makes a good portfolio, what a portfolio can do for you in the art industry and what makes a good interview and CV writing.

3. What particular areas of this unit have helped in preparation for preparing your portfolio? i.e Interview techniques, portfolio presentation, entry requirements e.c.t. 
The "what makes a good portfolio?" task helped me with understanding what people are looking for in a professional portfolio and ways to make it stand out from other people's portfolios'. It also helped me understand what pieces of work should go into a portfolio and that it's always good to put a wide range in it and to show ideas and thought processes. I have also got a better understanding of interview techniques and how to present myself and work in a professional manner. 

4. How has your understanding of preparing a portfolio developed during this unit? 
I had some understanding of what a portfolio was but after this unit, I've learnt what makes a good portfolio and how to present it and lay one out and also that portfolio's can now be presented on the internet in the form of a blog. 

5. How did you feel before the unit, after producing a portfolio and how do you feel now?
I now feel pretty confident in making a portfolio, but because we've mainly focused on the blog's I still don't know that well how to make a traditional portfolio.