Hi Sam, I want to thank you for making these videos. I recently had the opportunity to send my portfolio to my dream job. I have watched most of your videos and followed your advice. Now I am excited to announce that tomorrow will be my first day at my dream job!
i´m 27, i'm an industrial designer, and watching your portfolio i feel like i wasted my time...but i have to say that your videos make people want to move forward and learn new skills!
@@beastmaster-bb7iu Im pretty sure he means he, as a 27 year old industrial designer, should have dedicated way more time into creating a good portfolio for himself. Im 24, just out of university and i already feel like that hahaha
Damn man, that's some really great portfolio and video packed with info. I'm 35 and just realizing now that I should have studied industrial design back then. Now I'm getting into CNC and CAD/CAM and I love it. I can't turn back time and it's too late to compete with the young ones (which tbh, makes me very happy to see that they are amazingly talented and they're taking a lot of advantage of the information era. That's very humbling and inspiring). I guess I'll keep studying on my own and making some stuff in my shop. Subbed!
Some of the most talented Industrial Designers I've worked with didn't study it. And moving back towards the creative front end from experience in the technical back-end like CNC and CAD/CAM will give you a huge technical advantage over fresh graduates. Nice sketches and renderings are satisfying to look at but the process of creating them is no more enjoyable than CAD/CAM etc if that's what you love!
I went back to school and got a industrial design degree at 33 (almost 34) and it was the best decision I have made for myself. It's never too late, however. I will say it's definitely hard and it can be taxing on your mental health and relationships. Keeping up with those young-ins will kick your ass. But, it's highly rewarding and worth it if that's what you want to do. I think older designers can offer a lot of real world insights that can be very valuable to a company, or of course a user you're designing for.
Age doesn't matter. Competence, skills, character and above all, Impact is what matters! IMPACT proves everything. Honestly speaking, there are also many other economic options than just applying for a job.
I've done that Lopus Ipsum experiment myself when I was just starting out. You are entirely right, it was only picked up 50% of the time. And never on the first project.
I'd like to see more explanation around the iteration of designs: it's great to see a bunch of models or sketches exploring different forms but what's informing them? What did you end up with a particular direction? If it's just because you like it then not good enough! The process needs to be framed to make it clear what the design narrative is.
I signed an NDA for a potential licensing project. That never went anywhere. That was about three or four years ago. I assume I STILL can't talk about it.
I have seen a lot of portfolio reviews and this was the best. Extremely helpful and so on point. I recently discovered your channel and it has been so much fun watching your videos. How do you not have many subscribers? And also, really love the whole bright light vibe in all your videos.
Hey I like your portfolio, thank you for sharing this! I have a couple of tweaks for it though from a layout perspective: First, to indicate ranges (like on page 17) I think you used a normal dash - however this should be an en-dash - Secondly on pages with 2 line headlines (like Blanton Framworks) I find you second line-in this case "frameworks"- to be to evenly spaced between "Blanton" and the subheadline. Here you kinda break the law of proximity (I think that's what it's called in English) and therefore the eye can group the text just a little bit worse. Hope that helps!
Your portfolio inspires me, but also makes me realize that my work is limited and needs some improvement. Does this apply for someone who has a diploma/certificate with computer aided design? I just finished last year and while I learned many softwares-AutoCad, Inventor, SolidWorks, Catia and so on-but I still feel like it’s not enough. That’s why I wanted to focus on a portfolio, to show off my work and skill and knowledge.
As far as I know Keyshot doesn't do realistic interior rendering as great as V-Ray, in your experience is Keyshot professional enough for interior firms to accept the Keyshot render?
Good video but I’d recommend putting in copy that people would read instead of paragraphs that you know people won’t. Smaller engaging sentences or bullet points can help. Respect the people you’re interviewing with. Saying that they don’t read portfolios will effect your work. People do read portfolios.
Hi Sam! Thanks for your content, it was really helpful. Just one question, can this format be used for the academic portfolio that we send to the university or is it different? If it is different, can you give an explanation about the academic portfolio, please?
Hello Sam! Thank you for making this video! I'm super stoked to start learning industrial design. So I'll like to ask one question: On an average, how long does it take to complete a design from design to fabrication?
Hi Sam, I’ve just graduated uni and realise how unprofessional my portfolio looks! What software do you use to create your portfolio? I’m planning on doing a complete overhaul of my design portfolio
Hey man, I'm graduating from a mechanical design and drafting program but the appeal of industrial design is just amazing to me. I'm working to make a long-term transition into industrial design so I've got a few questions! Firstly, how did you go about getting your ideas manufactured? Like your lamp for example. I've got many ideas like that but no idea how to get them made! Thanks for your help in advance.
I received a portfolio once with some "lorem ipsum" text... that´s a big no no for me. Don´t do it! Even if you don´t read the whole text, you will definitely notice if it's just gibberish
Hi Sam. I don't know if you've mentioned it before, but what's your opinion on PDF portfolios being 4:3 vs 16:9 ratio? Thank you for the videos, they help a lot.
Hi Sam, I’m following your progress as an industrial designer for some time now. I would like to hear from your perspective. Now after few years, what would you recommend for product digital rendering (sketchbook pro vs procreate) . Or why one and why the other one. Second question, as a designer I’d like to hear more of your personal pros&cons about Shapr 3D. Where do you see it useful. Like really handy. At the moment I’m using rhino + solidworks. Keep it up with great work!
Thank you! They sound like great ideas for videos. For now, I personally use Procreate but both apps are good - it's just down to personal preference. And Shapr3D is great to get something modelled fast, but I would still use Solidworks for the final manufacturing files. I hope that helps!
It really depends on how you intend someone to view it! Usually, 16:9 aspect ratio, unless you're taking it along to an interview on your own device like an iPad
Hey Sam great looking portfolio. You said in an earlier comment that your dimensions are 1880 x 1200. Is that size industry standard now? I'm deciding if I should do wide or 11 x 8.5 for ease of printing and what not. What do you think?
Thank you! I’m not sure how often a full portfolio gets printed out - I’d imagine it’s best to plan for that just in case though. Mine is roughly macbook dimensions but I know a lot of people use widescreen as well
@@SamDoesDesign Good point, I guess I'm probably the only person who will actually print it out haha. So I think I will switch to a widescreen format. The 11 x 8.5 just looks so dated in full presentation mode. It's like watching an old movie in 4x3. Thanks for the help.
@@SamDoesDesign I've seen this one and it was great! It's why I decided on checking my options right now. I would love to see if the ipad can be a good tool for an industrial designer or a "nice to have" type of thing. Also- would love to know what tools you use and what would you recommend for a student - im starting this October and I don't have any recommendations or requirements from my school Thank you!
Hello Sam, I'm about to graduate uni as an industrial designer and require a new machine. While I've seen you working with macbooks and am assuming you'll recommend the same, do they handle softwares like rhino, blender, fusion 360 and keyshot well? Would love to receive your opinion. Thank you in advance!
Okay I have a question, if I do not want to develop a product from scratch, I like the marketing part of the product, create the renders to do marketing and tell a story with these renderings, what would this position be?
Do you have a tutorial of how to take nice pictures, I love them so much, Do you create that nostalgic blur efect with the camera or in post-production, I would love to learn some basic tips of how to take such a nice pics :) plizzz, and also I wondering, does your cv was sutil include inside your portfolio, or you have a separate file for it?
That would be a great video! I personally learned everything I know about photography from Justin Bridges on Skillshare. I can give 2 free months of Skillshare on my Instagram story highlights. But maybe a video on RUclips would be helpful too!
Hi sam! I was wondering if you might be able to tell me which service you used for creating your portfolio website, or did you build it by yourself, or if you have some other recommendations? I've been using adobe portfolio but I'm not super happy with it right now, it feels very limiting.
Sam, for someone who has been in the industry for a decade (i've only worked at two companies), how might you show process with all the NDA restrictions? Does process matter at this point in my career? Do i just make up a project? Is there just an expected commitment to extracurricular work needed to succeed in the industrial design profession?
(Just a disclaimer, this is the very first video of yours i have ever seen) So you are good with a digital tool set and making nice pictures, great, but a most candidates are these days. How about, you work process? Sketches (real sketches), how about real world mock-ups and models (that are not from foam provided by a school and that most agencies do not have)... For me the whole thing only shows me that you are probably over confident (sharing your social media, and using your signature TWICE) and that you are interested in making pretty pictures. Yes you may have a large social media reach, but once again if i saw this from a recrutement stand point i would just think that you are not going to be good to work with as your following probably means that you think you have more to bring to a design team than others. I know this is not all glory and roses, and i think it's important that not all comments are just saying how great it is as i have seen hundreds of PFs and been part of an interviewing process in a few agencies and that in all truthfulness your portfolio is one that a vast majority of the time has just been glanced at before discarding. IF...yes IF, i venture onto your website, and by the way why not a linkedin profile ? ... I can see that you had some other interesting experiences that aren't mentioned anywhere in your portfolio, but i had to fish for them, and even then i have very little information ! And thats using this video as a starting point... Obviously, this time it worked out for you and congrats, but it is not the sort of "template" that i would ever recommend to someone.
Thank you for your feedback. I’ll definitely be adding more nitty-gritty process into the projects as that’s been consistent with feedback I’ve had from others. It’s interesting that you thought there was more value on my website - can I ask what sparked your interest there? As far as I know it’s pretty similar content so if I’ve missed a trick I’d love to capitalise on it.
@@SamDoesDesign Well to start i would say that the Brunel programme sounds very interesting and something that you could use to promote your knowledge of different 'bridges' between industry domains and shows willingness and interest in being part of a 'bigger' picture. And then also your 'first' experience at Paul Cocksedge, from what you say you were part of development and set up of different pieces, that is also something that can show your input into 'real world' projects and also a way of showing that you do understand the more technical side of a project and not just the aesthetics side of things.
Thank you for that info. Luckily a portfolio is never finished so all of this feedback can only help in the long run. Also, as this is your first video of mine that you’ve seen, welcome! I hope you find more videos that interest you as well
Hi Sam thank you so much for your videos! Do you or anybody reading this know wether it is allowed to ad your picture in the cv when applying in a design agency in the US? In Germany you do but I heard that it is not required or allowed in the US - CVs in general. Is that right? What about birth age and nationality? I'd be happy if you can share your experience. Stay healthy where ever you are!
Hey, this video was super interesting! I'm a 27 years old mechanical design engineer (automotive) thinking about studying industrial design parallel to my job - they have a specific course for that. HOWEVER I fear that I'll have trouble creating designs "free of other concerns" - My mind always considers the manufacturing, cad design, electronics integration and engineering side of things too, restricting me in my creativity. What do you think about that?
Hi, sam, I wanna ask, what if u got NDA in your internship program but the product hasn't released yet or launch yet on their official website, what will u add/ write about it? thank you
I enjoyed the video, although the title of it is not clear to me. If you only wrote what your dream job is many people would better understand what it actually means, else it's too abstract and different for many product categories.
I think it doesn't matter what my dream job is because everyone's will be different. This video is about the portfolio I used to get an interview and I hope it can help others too
Hi there! I am in love with your portfolio! I have a few questions: How do you know engineering? I read in one interview that one side of your family has engineers - did you get some basic knowledge from them or did you learn that in the university? I am currently working on my design portfolio after gratuating from BFA Fine Art (UCL, Slade School of Fine Art - don't know if you heard) so I am trying to figure out how to design products without engineering knowledge. What is your advice? Sorry for a long comment haha
I picked up the basics of hand making things throughout my childhood in my grandparent's home workshop. That helped me understand manufacturing processes later on as well. My advice is to get as much info as possible! The How It's Made series are amazing for that. I'm sure there are plenty of books for manufacturing processes covering draft angles, tolerances, split lines and parting lines etc. Good luck!
Hey real good insight and everything but I dont think this is what product design or industrial design is You can call yourself graphic designer with a pinch of 3d but not industrial design with this portfolio had high hopes from this vedio hope you take the thought in postive sense.
Is this not an industrial design portfolio? I thought it was pretty clear that everything in it is industrial design. Could you possibly be getting confused with engineering maybe?
There is lack of details in projects and there should be one complex product so that it represents you can handle such projects. projects in the portfolio are not provoking and there is no new and holistic thought focusing on actual problems . you should answer 5W and How to yourself on every project in the portfolio. Try to no tell people to write Lorem ipsum it will get you through earlier stages of screening but won't get you the job so easily and you wanna have your chances high so do the math. All together these are few tip I would like you to look into for starters if you want more tip contact me I would love to help and there is no need for you to work on beautification it already very good but there are different aspects of design you should look into like design thought development. Have a nice day
@@SamDoesDesign Well I'm not a graphic designer but here is what I noticed: First if you have 37 pages you need a summary P2 everything is floating and the text blocks are too close, like you just put them in the middle without thinking There is too much different character fonts, you don’t need more than 3different style, title/subtitle, text, smalltext You have no grid, 5 to 6 it's a different set, p6 the picture is not aligned with the texte and the borders are not equals If you choose to put full page image for the titles it's ok but then respect it, p9, it's not a title but has the grid of a title page 37pages you should have pages numbers p14 again, the pictures are going all the way up and not all the way down? It's not a title... It's a new kind of page ?? Why did you do that?? p17 you suddenly decided to align the text to the middle, why that? It was always on the left... p22 another type of page again p25 the picture has all new type of framing So your portfolio is a bit a mess of a lot of ideas, you just need to make it simple, choose a grid, a font, and apply it on every pages. Exemple: Title: Helvetica Neue Bold 50/ Subtitle: Helvetica Neue Bold 30/ Text: Helvetica Neue Regular 12. Grid: Title project: One full page image with a bloc text/ Presentation project: One to Three pictures in and a bloc text. The pictures and everything need to respect your grid, if you choose to put a border that makes 5mm you apply it EVERYWHERE. Hope you'll agree thanks
Noah Watzlawick Thank you for the feedback! I agree about the centre aligned text on page 17. But personally I find the other points are about preference. I use a strict grid that gives me freedom to change the layout to suit the content best. A good grid doesn’t mean every page needs to be exactly the same. And I have 3 font styles - heading and subheading are Futura, and copy is Proxima Nova. For sure, I’ll be improving the layout with every version in the future. Thanks for watching!
@@SamDoesDesign I also agree with Noah that you should have your own graphic system that is coherent throughout the pages. Right now the layout you have doesn't seem like it was done by one person but edited by couple of other people(if I had to slightly exaggerate). It is like applying a brand identity of yours. or the details that defines the identity of the product when combined efficiently(like what apple does with their industrial design)
Hi Sam, I want to thank you for making these videos. I recently had the opportunity to send my portfolio to my dream job. I have watched most of your videos and followed your advice. Now I am excited to announce that tomorrow will be my first day at my dream job!
Congratulations! That’s all on you. Enjoy your first day!
i´m 27, i'm an industrial designer, and watching your portfolio i feel like i wasted my time...but i have to say that your videos make people want to move forward and learn new skills!
what do you mean by you have wated your time?
@@MatheusFerreira-mu6lu same i dont get this either
@@beastmaster-bb7iu Im pretty sure he means he, as a 27 year old industrial designer, should have dedicated way more time into creating a good portfolio for himself. Im 24, just out of university and i already feel like that hahaha
Can you please help me to get the information about the industrial designing ? I want to pursue it in future
@@bhumi_arora it seems like a risky career path, not a lot of jobs
Damn man, that's some really great portfolio and video packed with info. I'm 35 and just realizing now that I should have studied industrial design back then. Now I'm getting into CNC and CAD/CAM and I love it. I can't turn back time and it's too late to compete with the young ones (which tbh, makes me very happy to see that they are amazingly talented and they're taking a lot of advantage of the information era. That's very humbling and inspiring). I guess I'll keep studying on my own and making some stuff in my shop. Subbed!
Some of the most talented Industrial Designers I've worked with didn't study it. And moving back towards the creative front end from experience in the technical back-end like CNC and CAD/CAM will give you a huge technical advantage over fresh graduates. Nice sketches and renderings are satisfying to look at but the process of creating them is no more enjoyable than CAD/CAM etc if that's what you love!
I'm going to study design and I'm 34.
Gonna give those young ones a hard time, and if I'm failing atleast I know I tried.
I went back to school and got a industrial design degree at 33 (almost 34) and it was the best decision I have made for myself. It's never too late, however. I will say it's definitely hard and it can be taxing on your mental health and relationships. Keeping up with those young-ins will kick your ass. But, it's highly rewarding and worth it if that's what you want to do. I think older designers can offer a lot of real world insights that can be very valuable to a company, or of course a user you're designing for.
Age doesn't matter. Competence, skills, character and above all, Impact is what matters! IMPACT proves everything. Honestly speaking, there are also many other economic options than just applying for a job.
I've done that Lopus Ipsum experiment myself when I was just starting out. You are entirely right, it was only picked up 50% of the time. And never on the first project.
Hahah amazing!
You don't just watch this video, you study it and make notes!
Haha I'm glad I could help!
Your walking through the thought process is so helpful and inspiring! Such an underrated video!
Thank you so much! I’m glad I could help
Dude you're clearly a genius, and very influential as well. Thank you for the great video!
I'd like to see more explanation around the iteration of designs: it's great to see a bunch of models or sketches exploring different forms but what's informing them? What did you end up with a particular direction? If it's just because you like it then not good enough! The process needs to be framed to make it clear what the design narrative is.
It was very interesting to see your portfolio. Thank you for sharing mate.
I signed an NDA for a potential licensing project. That never went anywhere. That was about three or four years ago. I assume I STILL can't talk about it.
Nicely done portfolio!
I've been trying to create a portfolio for my freelancing page and this is just an eye opening video that helps.
What software do you use in creating your portfolio?
Wow, am impressed doing your own review.
This was so good! And it’s very bold of you to show us! 🙏
I was very nervous haha. I’m glad I could help!
Sam Does Design that wasn‘t noticeable at all! It was the same quality like your other videos 🙏 very well spoken!
I have seen a lot of portfolio reviews and this was the best. Extremely helpful and so on point. I recently discovered your channel and it has been so much fun watching your videos. How do you not have many subscribers? And also, really love the whole bright light vibe in all your videos.
This video is a mine of insights! Looking forward to trying and "beating" your portfolio :D
Thank you! Maybe I can make a new video every year to see how it changes too lol
Cheers Sam, very interesting to see how you used a simplistic layout to tell the story of each project going through
Thank you so much!
You have helped me decide what I want to do. Thank you 💓
youve inspired me to switch careers, thank you man! youre a real one!
Woah I’m honoured! I hope you have fun, and good luck!
I just found your channel and I'm so happy I did.
Looks like you do some amazing stuff so keep going!!
Thank you so much!
Just putting together my portfolio after coming to the end of the 2nd year at CSM, some nice tips man, thanks!
I’m glad I could help. Good luck!
Hey I like your portfolio, thank you for sharing this!
I have a couple of tweaks for it though from a layout perspective:
First, to indicate ranges (like on page 17) I think you used a normal dash - however this should be an en-dash -
Secondly on pages with 2 line headlines (like Blanton Framworks) I find you second line-in this case "frameworks"- to be to evenly spaced between "Blanton" and the subheadline. Here you kinda break the law of proximity (I think that's what it's called in English) and therefore the eye can group the text just a little bit worse.
Hope that helps!
Thank you for those tips! As an industrial designer, graphic design isn't my strong point. There's always more to learn!
Your portfolio inspires me, but also makes me realize that my work is limited and needs some improvement. Does this apply for someone who has a diploma/certificate with computer aided design? I just finished last year and while I learned many softwares-AutoCad, Inventor, SolidWorks, Catia and so on-but I still feel like it’s not enough. That’s why I wanted to focus on a portfolio, to show off my work and skill and knowledge.
I love it when you talk about career!
I’m so glad I could help!
As far as I know Keyshot doesn't do realistic interior rendering as great as V-Ray, in your experience is Keyshot professional enough for interior firms to accept the Keyshot render?
Notes:
- Simple not distracting look
- Simple fonts
- Don't waste too much time, links to find out more info are okay
11:28 could you do a tutorial on how you rendered this image? It's gorgeous.
Thank you! That would be a cool video! I'll add it to the list.
really nice to find things like these! helpful.
Thanks a lot! Learnt many great tips from it!
Good video but I’d recommend putting in copy that people would read instead of paragraphs that you know people won’t. Smaller engaging sentences or bullet points can help. Respect the people you’re interviewing with. Saying that they don’t read portfolios will effect your work. People do read portfolios.
Hi Sam! Thanks for your content, it was really helpful. Just one question, can this format be used for the academic portfolio that we send to the university or is it different? If it is different, can you give an explanation about the academic portfolio, please?
Hello Sam! Thank you for making this video! I'm super stoked to start learning industrial design. So I'll like to ask one question: On an average, how long does it take to complete a design from design to fabrication?
Hi Sam, I’ve just graduated uni and realise how unprofessional my portfolio looks! What software do you use to create your portfolio? I’m planning on doing a complete overhaul of my design portfolio
Thanks for the infos helped me in my ID portfolio
Very insightful. Thank you for sharing this. 🙌
So glad I could help!
The font really suits the whole portfolio, could you share the name of it?
If you screenshot it, there's a website where you can upload images of text and shows you the font used, or a list of close potential fonts
it's Futura
@@Leukick Amazing! What is the address of that magic website?
so clean, so good!
Great stuff Sam, I'd invite you for an interview! ;)
Haha thank you so much!
Hey man, I'm graduating from a mechanical design and drafting program but the appeal of industrial design is just amazing to me. I'm working to make a long-term transition into industrial design so I've got a few questions! Firstly, how did you go about getting your ideas manufactured? Like your lamp for example. I've got many ideas like that but no idea how to get them made! Thanks for your help in advance.
I received a portfolio once with some "lorem ipsum" text... that´s a big no no for me. Don´t do it! Even if you don´t read the whole text, you will definitely notice if it's just gibberish
Exactly. Don't do it. Graphic designers will destroy you lol
Iam going to be a product designer 🥺🥺, now iam nervous
thanks for explaining lorem ipsum Sam
Great video!!!!! Can I ask what's font you use in your portfolio ?:)
Can u tell me which fonts u have used. It would be good if u make a video on how to plan portfolio graphics and it's fonts
That sounds like a great idea for a video!
unnikrishnan rs The font is futura. Industrial designers always use futura.
Yup haha. Sorry, I forgot to actually answer - the title is Futura and the copy is Proxima Nova
So nice thank for sharing ser. Thank so much.
Hi! Great video and portfolio! :) I really like your photos, can you please tell me what camera you used to take them?
Hi Sam. I don't know if you've mentioned it before, but what's your opinion on PDF portfolios being 4:3 vs 16:9 ratio? Thank you for the videos, they help a lot.
Hi Sam, loved your video, thanks for suggestions, I have a question, how you designed that "How does it work page" at 17:18?
Portfolio looking perfect and product detailing are very clear from sketching to rendering. Could you please suggest good software for rendering.
Thank you so much! I use Keyshot 9 for all of my renders
I love your Mic!
I have quick question; your signature in portfolio is this a font? If so what is the name of it
Hey Sam, huge fan here! Quick question: what font is that on the first page?
Futura Arabic medium
Really nice job and videos !
Thank you ;)
awesome, very helpful video and deeply inspiring portfolio :) I am interested to know what software do you work with for 3d modeling besides shapr3d?
So how do you get the portfolio in front of the right people who care about talent skill and merit?
Hi Sam, I’m following your progress as an industrial designer for some time now. I would like to hear from your perspective. Now after few years, what would you recommend for product digital rendering (sketchbook pro vs procreate) . Or why one and why the other one. Second question, as a designer I’d like to hear more of your personal pros&cons about Shapr 3D. Where do you see it useful. Like really handy. At the moment I’m using rhino + solidworks. Keep it up with great work!
Thank you! They sound like great ideas for videos. For now, I personally use Procreate but both apps are good - it's just down to personal preference. And Shapr3D is great to get something modelled fast, but I would still use Solidworks for the final manufacturing files. I hope that helps!
experiencing Fan Moment ..... impressed
Hello Sam, I was wondering what format/layout size you recommend the most when creating ones portfolio?
It really depends on how you intend someone to view it! Usually, 16:9 aspect ratio, unless you're taking it along to an interview on your own device like an iPad
Hey Sam great looking portfolio. You said in an earlier comment that your dimensions are 1880 x 1200. Is that size industry standard now? I'm deciding if I should do wide or 11 x 8.5 for ease of printing and what not. What do you think?
Thank you! I’m not sure how often a full portfolio gets printed out - I’d imagine it’s best to plan for that just in case though. Mine is roughly macbook dimensions but I know a lot of people use widescreen as well
@@SamDoesDesign Good point, I guess I'm probably the only person who will actually print it out haha. So I think I will switch to a widescreen format. The 11 x 8.5 just looks so dated in full presentation mode. It's like watching an old movie in 4x3. Thanks for the help.
Can you please do a video about what you use on your ipad and what are your opinions on it?
I really appreciate your input🙏🙏
Love your videos!
I have a first impressions video but one recently would be good too!
@@SamDoesDesign
I've seen this one and it was great! It's why I decided on checking my options right now.
I would love to see if the ipad can be a good tool for an industrial designer or a "nice to have" type of thing.
Also- would love to know what tools you use and what would you recommend for a student - im starting this October and I don't have any recommendations or requirements from my school
Thank you!
drink every time he says portfolio
Hey! I just wanted to ask when did you choose this career path? How old were you when you applied for the university?
Hello Sam,
I'm about to graduate uni as an industrial designer and require a new machine. While I've seen you working with macbooks and am assuming you'll recommend the same, do they handle softwares like rhino, blender, fusion 360 and keyshot well? Would love to receive your opinion.
Thank you in advance!
Okay I have a question, if I do not want to develop a product from scratch, I like the marketing part of the product, create the renders to do marketing and tell a story with these renderings, what would this position be?
Do you have a tutorial of how to take nice pictures, I love them so much, Do you create that nostalgic blur efect with the camera or in post-production, I would love to learn some basic tips of how to take such a nice pics :) plizzz, and also I wondering, does your cv was sutil include inside your portfolio, or you have a separate file for it?
That would be a great video! I personally learned everything I know about photography from Justin Bridges on Skillshare. I can give 2 free months of Skillshare on my Instagram story highlights. But maybe a video on RUclips would be helpful too!
Hi sam! I was wondering if you might be able to tell me which service you used for creating your portfolio website, or did you build it by yourself, or if you have some other recommendations? I've been using adobe portfolio but I'm not super happy with it right now, it feels very limiting.
Hi, can I ask what font you are using? I spend ages playing around with different fonts but none of them feel right. This simple font seems perfect.
Sam, a lot of applications I’ve seen don’t leave an option for a PDF portfolio, only a website. Any help with that?
Hi, are industrial designers really different from product designers?
Sam, do check 3 page Bespoke glasses design (sub title) alignment 😛
There's always more to refine!
Sam, for someone who has been in the industry for a decade (i've only worked at two companies), how might you show process with all the NDA restrictions? Does process matter at this point in my career? Do i just make up a project? Is there just an expected commitment to extracurricular work needed to succeed in the industrial design profession?
(Just a disclaimer, this is the very first video of yours i have ever seen)
So you are good with a digital tool set and making nice pictures, great, but a most candidates are these days. How about, you work process? Sketches (real sketches), how about real world mock-ups and models (that are not from foam provided by a school and that most agencies do not have)... For me the whole thing only shows me that you are probably over confident (sharing your social media, and using your signature TWICE) and that you are interested in making pretty pictures.
Yes you may have a large social media reach, but once again if i saw this from a recrutement stand point i would just think that you are not going to be good to work with as your following probably means that you think you have more to bring to a design team than others.
I know this is not all glory and roses, and i think it's important that not all comments are just saying how great it is as i have seen hundreds of PFs and been part of an interviewing process in a few agencies and that in all truthfulness your portfolio is one that a vast majority of the time has just been glanced at before discarding.
IF...yes IF, i venture onto your website, and by the way why not a linkedin profile ? ... I can see that you had some other interesting experiences that aren't mentioned anywhere in your portfolio, but i had to fish for them, and even then i have very little information ! And thats using this video as a starting point...
Obviously, this time it worked out for you and congrats, but it is not the sort of "template" that i would ever recommend to someone.
Thank you for your feedback. I’ll definitely be adding more nitty-gritty process into the projects as that’s been consistent with feedback I’ve had from others.
It’s interesting that you thought there was more value on my website - can I ask what sparked your interest there? As far as I know it’s pretty similar content so if I’ve missed a trick I’d love to capitalise on it.
@@SamDoesDesign Well to start i would say that the Brunel programme sounds very interesting and something that you could use to promote your knowledge of different 'bridges' between industry domains and shows willingness and interest in being part of a 'bigger' picture. And then also your 'first' experience at Paul Cocksedge, from what you say you were part of development and set up of different pieces, that is also something that can show your input into 'real world' projects and also a way of showing that you do understand the more technical side of a project and not just the aesthetics side of things.
Thank you for that info. Luckily a portfolio is never finished so all of this feedback can only help in the long run.
Also, as this is your first video of mine that you’ve seen, welcome! I hope you find more videos that interest you as well
I saw your t-shirt, did you desing it? Where can I get one ?
What resources do you use to get high res stock images for renders? Like for the Waterstones first page?
Great Vid! What dimensions does your portfolio have?
Hi Sam thank you so much for your videos! Do you or anybody reading this know wether it is allowed to ad your picture in the cv when applying in a design agency in the US? In Germany you do but I heard that it is not required or allowed in the US - CVs in general. Is that right? What about birth age and nationality? I'd be happy if you can share your experience. Stay healthy where ever you are!
Hey, this video was super interesting!
I'm a 27 years old mechanical design engineer (automotive) thinking about studying industrial design parallel to my job - they have a specific course for that.
HOWEVER I fear that I'll have trouble creating designs "free of other concerns" - My mind always considers the manufacturing, cad design, electronics integration and engineering side of things too, restricting me in my creativity.
What do you think about that?
I think you should stick to what you studied.
@@ClassicalvsTactical I've changed to another company which practically solved my problem, they embrace creative and new solutions much more :D
Loved it!!
Thank you!
Dude, I want those glasses. Where can I buy? =D
What's the dimension of your portfolio per page?
1880x1200 but wide screen proportions work as well
Hey Sam can you make a video on engineering portfolio for a mechanical engineering students.
I’m afraid I’ve never applied to an engineering job but I would love to help!
Hi, sam, I wanna ask, what if u got NDA in your internship program but the product hasn't released yet or launch yet on their official website, what will u add/ write about it? thank you
I enjoyed the video, although the title of it is not clear to me. If you only wrote what your dream job is many people would better understand what it actually means, else it's too abstract and different for many product categories.
I think it doesn't matter what my dream job is because everyone's will be different. This video is about the portfolio I used to get an interview and I hope it can help others too
Exciting!😍
The video is premiering in 12 minutes I can't wait!
I love how your portfolio looks but also how it tells the story of each project! Come work for me pls??? ♥️✨
Thank you! That means a lot 🙌
Hello, I'm Mahmoud. Egyptian. I am an optometrist, I work in the field of eyeglasses and I want to learn to design glasses as you can help me
Hi there! I am in love with your portfolio!
I have a few questions:
How do you know engineering? I read in one interview that one side of your family has engineers - did you get some basic knowledge from them or did you learn that in the university?
I am currently working on my design portfolio after gratuating from BFA Fine Art (UCL, Slade School of Fine Art - don't know if you heard) so I am trying to figure out how to design products without engineering knowledge. What is your advice?
Sorry for a long comment haha
I picked up the basics of hand making things throughout my childhood in my grandparent's home workshop. That helped me understand manufacturing processes later on as well.
My advice is to get as much info as possible! The How It's Made series are amazing for that. I'm sure there are plenty of books for manufacturing processes covering draft angles, tolerances, split lines and parting lines etc.
Good luck!
which modeling software do you use?
so what job did you get ?
do you have a behance or any other profile where we can access your work online?
Is it OK to put our own logo in a product design portfolio?
21:00 thumbnail
It was difficult to choose which page it should be lol
What is the App called you are using for rendering? Thanks
Keyshot chief
what font do you use?
You can fix your gutter gap at 7.27
How to double subscribe to your channel?
Hey real good insight and everything but I dont think this is what product design or industrial design is
You can call yourself graphic designer with a pinch of 3d but not industrial design with this portfolio had high hopes from this vedio hope you take the thought in postive sense.
What would you class as a product or industrial designer? What is missing from this portfolio?
Is this not an industrial design portfolio? I thought it was pretty clear that everything in it is industrial design. Could you possibly be getting confused with engineering maybe?
There is lack of details in projects and there should be one complex product so that it represents you can handle such projects.
projects in the portfolio are not provoking and there is no new and holistic thought focusing on actual problems . you should answer 5W and How to yourself on every project in the portfolio.
Try to no tell people to write Lorem ipsum it will get you through earlier stages of screening but won't get you the job so easily and you wanna have your chances high so do the math.
All together these are few tip I would like you to look into for starters if you want more tip contact me I would love to help and there is no need for you to work on beautification it already very good but there are different aspects of design you should look into like design thought development.
Have a nice day
Emilios do you play games ? If yes try puting game achievement in you portfolio and sending it to Frog design studio .
@@manavsingla1727 Not sure what you're getting at here, can you explain?
You da shit man.
Haha thank you
Portfolio is always changing so Adobe is just a fixed cost of being a designer. $1000 a year. F*ck me.
There is a lot going wrong, you should try to improve it with a graphic designer.
Hey Noah. Any tips?
@@SamDoesDesign Well I'm not a graphic designer but here is what I noticed:
First if you have 37 pages you need a summary
P2 everything is floating and the text blocks are too close, like you just put them in the middle without thinking
There is too much different character fonts, you don’t need more than 3different style, title/subtitle, text, smalltext
You have no grid, 5 to 6 it's a different set, p6 the picture is not aligned with the texte and the borders are not equals
If you choose to put full page image for the titles it's ok but then respect it, p9, it's not a title but has the grid of a title page
37pages you should have pages numbers
p14 again, the pictures are going all the way up and not all the way down? It's not a title... It's a new kind of page ?? Why did you do that??
p17 you suddenly decided to align the text to the middle, why that? It was always on the left...
p22 another type of page again
p25 the picture has all new type of framing
So your portfolio is a bit a mess of a lot of ideas, you just need to make it simple, choose a grid, a font, and apply it on every pages.
Exemple:
Title: Helvetica Neue Bold 50/ Subtitle: Helvetica Neue Bold 30/ Text: Helvetica Neue Regular 12.
Grid: Title project: One full page image with a bloc text/ Presentation project: One to Three pictures in and a bloc text.
The pictures and everything need to respect your grid, if you choose to put a border that makes 5mm you apply it EVERYWHERE.
Hope you'll agree
thanks
Btw I'm sorry for my english, i usually speak french
Noah Watzlawick Thank you for the feedback!
I agree about the centre aligned text on page 17. But personally I find the other points are about preference. I use a strict grid that gives me freedom to change the layout to suit the content best. A good grid doesn’t mean every page needs to be exactly the same. And I have 3 font styles - heading and subheading are Futura, and copy is Proxima Nova.
For sure, I’ll be improving the layout with every version in the future. Thanks for watching!
@@SamDoesDesign I also agree with Noah that you should have your own graphic system that is coherent throughout the pages. Right now the layout you have doesn't seem like it was done by one person but edited by couple of other people(if I had to slightly exaggerate). It is like applying a brand identity of yours. or the details that defines the identity of the product when combined efficiently(like what apple does with their industrial design)
I'm Sam and I design.