starting to look for design jobs and freelance work. you don't know how much I thank you. being legally blind and a digital artist is hard yet fun enough. but I'm nervous about job hunting. this relieves a lot of stress. my portfolio should speak for me in interviews- not my disability- I wish some employers saw it that way
You have to position yourself to not feel like a risk. The sad truth is the job market probably won't accept you. In your situation I'd build a freelance business and get a partner or outsourcing vendors to help.
Thank you very much for making this video, for learning in design. I am just graduated Architecture so i am interested to learn more in design for making portfolios for finding a job . Thanks again :)
I am having an issue, when I place the photo like you are at 6:11 it gets places on all of the interior pages just like you explained that the text does. How is your photo not repeating on all pages, and how can I get mine to not repeat as well?
Really liked this portfolio I am liking the setup so far. I tried to get it to be more vertical but it won't do it on my version. So I used just what it wanted to do and created the rest of it from that point. But I do love the look and appearance of it.
i saw you've used two pages to describe one work .. how that will appear in PDF ? how can i force the PDF to show it in one shot or it happen automatically since you drag the image on the two pages ?
You're welcome, make sure you check out the other Portfolio Advice videos I have on the channel! They will help you with choosing content and how many pieces to include and what clients and employers are looking for.
Awesome video! Appreciate it, I tried it with out creating the master B part pages. It wasn't coming out right, this was better than what I was doing! lol
Kim Kizyma I plan to work on more InDesign Tutorials. Tell me which three or so you'd like to see this month. The only other one I have has to do with Wrapping Text.
Awesome! Yeah, I'm interested in watching anything InDesign related. I would be interested in seeing a sort of compare/contrast segment about when to use InDesign vs Illustrator. I understand that InDesign is the clear choice for page layouts, etc. but I always default to Illustrator because I am much more comfortable with it. Essentially I am just trying to get more exposure to InDesign, so any tutorials are helpful. Thanks for your response.
When designing a portfolio for print, will I need to go back and make sure all of the images I have of my work are saved as cmyk? Or does the saving/exporting process convert them all to the necessary cmyk(if some of the jpegs were rgb)?
That was awesome! I was wondering though, what would you find to be the most important thing to know about InDesign? What kind of requests do you get from clients when it comes to page layouts?
Mostly print production. in terms of layout usually business cards and brochures. Knowing how to properly prepare and preflight your files is the most important thing.
If i Set the margins to a quater of an inch does that mean when it prints it will not print on that part or the paper? The reason i am asking is because i am going to be punching holes on the left hand side of my page to put them into my portfolio? i am not using sleeves. therfore would the left hand margin need to be an inch? if this makes any sence
+ProunoundGaming It means that if you only design within those margins then things won't print outside of them if they don't exist there. So in your case you may want to use a half inch to an inch.
How would you add page numbers? I'm new to InDesign and still find it very confusing. Will these pages be folded in the middle or where are you picturing the edge of the portfolio? Or do you print out single pages?
Roberto, I want to first say thank you! I have a question .... How you get a single page layout, you seem click over something but Im not seeing it. Thank you again
Brigida Sanchez I think what you are looking for is a spread, 2 pages side by side? you need to select the "Facing Pages" option when you create a new document or adjust it document preferences once your document is created.
Hello, When preparing your portfolio for print, which is the best do you think? What type of printing paper is best to use for portfolio and or selling for freelance commissions and clients? I going to be watching you more, I attend Full Sail for Graphics design right now and this will help in graphic principles I thanks again!
jessica D. I recommend use the highest lbs. of cardstock or premium photo paper you can. I prefer to use a Matte finish rather than glossy. the Higher the lbs. of stock the better it absorbs the ink and displays the colors.
i'm a fresher.. i have no work experience.. currently im looking for a Graphic designer job.., but i designed some self initiated projects like Logos, Flyers, and some business card designs.. and i did those designs for freelancer, 99designs contest.. can i put those designs in my portfolio..? Will u please give me some examples, how a portfolio looks for a fresher or one who has no work experience in graphic designing field..?
Idk if I missed something but when I save my Indesign file and open it later all the pictures are set back at low quality resolution and I have to go through again and re set them at High quality display under display performance. Is there something I missed or did wrong?
Ghouse666 Hey ! Maybe it is a "by default" setting ? I'm not sure but it could be because InDesign reduce performance by default to save memory and don't lag.
Very helpful, thanks. Would you do anything differently in InDesign CC 2018? Also, how would you approach loading it onto iPad? I'm sort of old school from the golden age of physical portfolios, lol.
I'm having trouble with displaying things in high quality. No matter what I do, things look jagged. At first I thought the dimensions of my pieces were the problem, since they are around 1000x1200px. But I even tried a full res, 3000x4000px, and it's still jagged. Played with the zoom as well, which has no effect. I've been following along, and everything else in the tutorial has worked perfectly.
Yes. Just looked to confirm that all pics were set to High Quality. I still find the comparison in quality unbelievable when looking at the real image side by side. If I could link a screen-cap I would, the horror.
I am new to indesign... whenever I open up a new document the measurement is alway look like this ; width-51p0 height- 66p0 etc. how do I change the p0 to inches? thank you!
I am in the process of designing an online architectural PDF portfolio that cannot exceed 20 MB of space. There will be about 15 pages totaled but I wanted to know if the program your using, InDesign, is capable of compressing files like this smaller. The content of the work is nothing too graphic nor detailed. The pages would be more simplistic then what you provided in the video.
I don't know if I'm missing a step but every time I try to start adding content to my pages it shows on all. how did you avoid this after placing the contact info ?
Hey Roberto, this was a great tutorial, I really learn something about indesign, I'm new to this but wish to make a career in graphic design. Do you have an animated portfolio.
Very helpful tutorial, thank you! Could you help me, how can I put two pages to one screen, so they will open like an album (like portfolios from issuu.com)? First and last pages as single 8"x11" and firther two pages with project pictures.
Hey great video! I have a bit of an issue tho...I'm doing my portfolio right now and I have a bunch of artwork that I made on Procreate and I directly exported them into InDesign and while I'm using them on there, the quality looks just like in Procreate, but when I export it as a PDF it straight up CRUSHES the quality of the photos and they look like pixaleted trash....Do you know any way of fixing this? Should I be doing it a different way? Thanks in advance!!
Hi Roberto, I'm just wondering. I'm in the process of creating an Architecture Portfolio, to highlight some of the work I've done at university. Could I essentially create a layout in photoshop, using all the abilities and capabilities of PhotoShop image manipulation and then export that layout as a jpeg into my InDesign layout?
+Paul Gasparro You could, but you're ultimately not better served doing that. InDesign is fairly simple compared to Photoshop and is suited to layout work. Eventually I will do a quick Getting Started video much like did for Premiere and Illustrator.
Hi Roberto. Do you know how to embed videos from youtube, in a pdf? I want to improve the experience of the viewer of my porfolio, by changing an image & link to a video for an embedded video. Best Regards. PS: Congratulations for the channel, It´s very good
I have never used Indesign before, so this is all a learning experience for me. But i have a question, in my Indesign, the pages are represented in pairs, how do i change it to the single pages. So just to clarify, when i add a new page to the document, its creates one on the left and then when i add another page, instead of going under the previous page, its goes right beside it, like a book. Can you help me to correct this?
Hi Roberto! Is it possible for you to share tips on a responsive web design or UI design portfolio? I've often had people comment that they do find the presentation impressive (screens presented within Apple devices) however the actual screen content isn't too clear.
+Espeon Dex my advice is to do both. I'd say present on an Apple device for the interactive component or impressive optics. For context and clarity present companion print presentations. I'm also not above doing a video demo and presentation.
Thanks for the advice! :) I would appreciate it if you reviewed my PDF portfolio as well. issuu.com/nandita64/docs/nandita_dhanda_pdf_porfolio I've limited this one to 5 portfolio samples for certain clients who request 3-5 portfolio pieces. Thank you for your time!
Hi Roberto Want to know if some day you will do videos like this again. Also ... a lot of Designers in the world fight for Ai or PS and sometime both but, there is another great software out there called inDesign which is getting more mature release after release and has a lot of tools and functionality that worth the look (some say it has twice more tools and functionality than Ai and PS combined but just need to learn them) also ID creates very good PDF quality from what i've seen and give satisfaction when it comes about printing directly. Would you please tell us about this from your perspective?
Roberto Blake okay, wonderful to know. Do you know if the free trial adobe has offers everything I need to follow your tutorial. I don't have the money to fully buy it at the moment, but I do need to create a portfolio. Thanks for the speedy response
It does, if you're desperate and it's really important look up how to pirate it just so you can get your work done and pay for the software when you can. At least you'll get your work done
All of my classes are online due to this quarantine....Thank you!!! I've watched this video over 10x. Everything that I need and a bit more❤
The video was very helpful, now I can start to make my portfolio, Thank you Reberto
Tommy Murphy Glad it helped!
starting to look for design jobs and freelance work. you don't know how much I thank you.
being legally blind and a digital artist is hard yet fun enough. but I'm nervous about job hunting.
this relieves a lot of stress.
my portfolio should speak for me in interviews- not my disability- I wish some employers saw it that way
You have to position yourself to not feel like a risk. The sad truth is the job market probably won't accept you. In your situation I'd build a freelance business and get a partner or outsourcing vendors to help.
Thanks man. I appreciate your advice :D
took me a decade to get here. thank you so much. i was too drunk at that time in uni when they were teaching this.
Thank you very much for making this video, for learning in design.
I am just graduated Architecture so i am interested to learn more in design for making portfolios for finding a job .
Thanks again :)
Super helpful. A real time saver to produce one portfolio that can be used in many different outputs.
You did a great job show how to set up a digital Portfolio when my instructor has done that in class. You should be a teacher.
This video was clear and straight to the point. Thank you!
Thanks a lot for this video it helped me a lot!
All of this information was very helpful :) Used this video to help me get started on my portfolio. Thank you very much for this :)
Solid tutorial, thanks
This video was very helpful, thank you so much!!!
To this day a great video with some nice help, Thanks a lot
I am having an issue, when I place the photo like you are at 6:11 it gets places on all of the interior pages just like you explained that the text does. How is your photo not repeating on all pages, and how can I get mine to not repeat as well?
Hannah Martin I think you're putting it on the Master Page instead of a regular page.
If all the pages under interior behave the same way, how did you put different pictures and text paragraphs in each one?
They do in the sense that they are using a Blank Frame. That is how I can use it.
thanks so much i'm glad i find this channel
This really helped me. Thanks
Kirito is awesome
and thx for the tutorial
😎
Thank you
Really liked this portfolio I am liking the setup so far. I tried to get it to be more vertical but it won't do it on my version. So I used just what it wanted to do and created the rest of it from that point. But I do love the look and appearance of it.
Awesome
Thanks so much! Really helpful video. Appreciate it.
Thank you so much for this tutorial its really helpful
i saw you've used two pages to describe one work .. how that will appear in PDF ? how can i force the PDF to show it in one shot or it happen automatically since you drag the image on the two pages ?
Thank you ! The perfect Tutorial i needed just now.
You're welcome, make sure you check out the other Portfolio Advice videos I have on the channel! They will help you with choosing content and how many pieces to include and what clients and employers are looking for.
Roberto Blake
Okay thanks !
how do you have no username?
2 things..your background kept me here and the tut in general. SOA fan like XD
Awesome video! Appreciate it, I tried it with out creating the master B part pages. It wasn't coming out right, this was better than what I was doing! lol
+Rick Pena Glad to hear it!
5 stars!!!!!
Hi， i have some trouble with making words larger quickly ,could you mind tell me about that ??
So somehow my picture ended up on all B pages. How do I fix that?
Great tutorial to showcase your work. Thanks!!
This is really helpful and well-made. Thank you so much! Any other InDesign tutorials would be cool too.
Kim Kizyma I plan to work on more InDesign Tutorials. Tell me which three or so you'd like to see this month. The only other one I have has to do with Wrapping Text.
Awesome! Yeah, I'm interested in watching anything InDesign related. I would be interested in seeing a sort of compare/contrast segment about when to use InDesign vs Illustrator. I understand that InDesign is the clear choice for page layouts, etc. but I always default to Illustrator because I am much more comfortable with it. Essentially I am just trying to get more exposure to InDesign, so any tutorials are helpful. Thanks for your response.
Bro, you doing very nice work! Keep it up
When designing a portfolio for print, will I need to go back and make sure all of the images I have of my work are saved as cmyk? Or does the saving/exporting process convert them all to the necessary cmyk(if some of the jpegs were rgb)?
thank you for sharing this useful video!
That was awesome! I was wondering though, what would you find to be the most important thing to know about InDesign? What kind of requests do you get from clients when it comes to page layouts?
Mostly print production. in terms of layout usually business cards and brochures. Knowing how to properly prepare and preflight your files is the most important thing.
Roberto Blake Thanks! I've been told that you should have a good idea of how to set up grids and stuff, but I've found it to be a little complicated.
Brian Nau there's more to it than grids. It's about knowing how you want to prioritize and present information and visuals and why it works
awesome tutorial, nice SAO background :)
Thanks
Thank You!! Exactly what I was looking for.. :) Take Care!!
***** Hope it helped.
Beautiful Background !
GRAZIE ZIO
If i Set the margins to a quater of an inch does that mean when it prints it will not print on that part or the paper?
The reason i am asking is because i am going to be punching holes on the left hand side of my page to put them into my portfolio? i am not using sleeves. therfore would the left hand margin need to be an inch?
if this makes any sence
+ProunoundGaming It means that if you only design within those margins then things won't print outside of them if they don't exist there. So in your case you may want to use a half inch to an inch.
How would you add page numbers? I'm new to InDesign and still find it very confusing. Will these pages be folded in the middle or where are you picturing the edge of the portfolio? Or do you print out single pages?
Roberto, I want to first say thank you! I have a question .... How you get a single page layout, you seem click over something but Im not seeing it. Thank you again
Brigida Sanchez I think what you are looking for is a spread, 2 pages side by side? you need to select the "Facing Pages" option when you create a new document or adjust it document preferences once your document is created.
Thank you again! :)
Hello, When preparing your portfolio for print, which is the best do you think? What type of printing paper is best to use for portfolio and or selling for freelance commissions and clients? I going to be watching you more, I attend Full Sail for Graphics design right now and this will help in graphic principles I thanks again!
jessica D. I recommend use the highest lbs. of cardstock or premium photo paper you can. I prefer to use a Matte finish rather than glossy. the Higher the lbs. of stock the better it absorbs the ink and displays the colors.
Hi Roberto! Great video! One question: how du you do the lines between "your name", "your email" and "your number"? Thank you!
How did you do the designs for one without it being linked to the other four masters.
Thank you roberto!
Tali1562 Hope it helps!
thanks for the help brother.
Very informative and well done tutorial!
Elemental Illustration Thanks!
Thanks! Any ideas on how to make PDF portfolio up to 5 MB? Publishing industry - book covers, banners, magazine pages, etc.
Thanks
peter kabiru Hope it helps!
i'm a fresher.. i have no work experience.. currently im looking for a Graphic designer job.., but i designed some self initiated projects like Logos, Flyers, and some business card designs.. and i did those designs for freelancer, 99designs contest.. can i put those designs in my portfolio..? Will u please give me some examples, how a portfolio looks for a fresher or one who has no work experience in graphic designing field..?
+GJ Tharan Yes you can use those there really is no distinction between the two to be honest which is why you may be having trouble finding examples.
Thank you so much really helped mega much :)
Awesome, what was the most helpful?
Idk if I missed something but when I save my Indesign file and open it later all the pictures are set back at low quality resolution and I have to go through again and re set them at High quality display under display performance. Is there something I missed or did wrong?
Ghouse666 Hey ! Maybe it is a "by default" setting ? I'm not sure but it could be because InDesign reduce performance by default to save memory and don't lag.
Very helpful, thanks. Would you do anything differently in InDesign CC 2018? Also, how would you approach loading it onto iPad? I'm sort of old school from the golden age of physical portfolios, lol.
nice tutorial
Perfect!
I'm having trouble with displaying things in high quality. No matter what I do, things look jagged. At first I thought the dimensions of my pieces were the problem, since they are around 1000x1200px. But I even tried a full res, 3000x4000px, and it's still jagged. Played with the zoom as well, which has no effect. I've been following along, and everything else in the tutorial has worked perfectly.
C.S. Repraved Right click on the image > Display performance > choose high quality display. Hope this helps! =)
Did you right click and select display quality High Res?
Yes. Just looked to confirm that all pics were set to High Quality. I still find the comparison in quality unbelievable when looking at the real image side by side. If I could link a screen-cap I would, the horror.
I am new to indesign... whenever I open up a new document the measurement is alway look like this ; width-51p0 height- 66p0
etc. how do I change the p0 to inches?
thank you!
+Kelly Komotos go to preferences and change units.
thank you!
So for a portfolio is it better to use I design or photoshop?
+Multi2011angel Indesign
I am in the process of designing an online architectural PDF portfolio that cannot exceed 20 MB of space. There will be about 15 pages totaled but I wanted to know if the program your using, InDesign, is capable of compressing files like this smaller. The content of the work is nothing too graphic nor detailed. The pages would be more simplistic then what you provided in the video.
It depends on your final output and how you scale down image quality in export
I don't know if I'm missing a step but every time I try to start adding content to my pages it shows on all. how did you avoid this after placing the contact info ?
you have to get off of the master page and back on to the actual pages. Just like if you were on a mask in Photoshop yo'd have to click off of it.
where do you get the majority of your images? Is using google a bad idea?
+Paige Beaty Stock image websites. Yes Google is a Bad idea.
good contents
hope you keep update :)
pretty clear and Helpful
hi this was very helpful thank you
+hussein diab Awesome.
06:34 - CTRL + SHIFT + ALT + C = fill frame
06:38 - CTRL + : = Hide/Show/Toggle margins
Hey Roberto, this was a great tutorial, I really learn something about indesign, I'm new to this but wish to make a career in graphic design. Do you have an animated portfolio.
+Warr Tucker I have some of my motion graphics work on this channel but not an animated portfolio
Very helpful tutorial, thank you! Could you help me, how can I put two pages to one screen, so they will open like an album (like portfolios from issuu.com)? First and last pages as single 8"x11" and firther two pages with project pictures.
Merey Ziyadina You will need to create a spread, this is done in the document setup by selecting "Facing Pages".
why does it seems like when I do page 2, it applies to the rest of the pages?
ah, i use the master tho...
can you tell me why?
justmeonly26 I'm not sure I understand your question.
How do i number the pages when each page actually is two pages ?
TheDkjolle It's a feature I will have to explain in a tutorial because it is hard to explain just typing it.
Thank you Tommy Murphy awesome any cover tutorials? Thank you.
Hey, can I also upload URL links of my work on to the portfolio
Yes.
+Roberto Blake Thanks :)
can u show on how to keep transparaency or overlapping images with text etc..?
In future tutorial maybe.
Hey great video! I have a bit of an issue tho...I'm doing my portfolio right now and I have a bunch of artwork that I made on Procreate and I directly exported them into InDesign and while I'm using them on there, the quality looks just like in Procreate, but when I export it as a PDF it straight up CRUSHES the quality of the photos and they look like pixaleted trash....Do you know any way of fixing this? Should I be doing it a different way? Thanks in advance!!
Gloria García Mintegui in your export settings look at the quality options and see what you can adjust
@@RobertoBlake sorry for the late reply but I did what you said and that's where the problem was! Thank you so much!!!
Hi Roberto, I'm just wondering. I'm in the process of creating an Architecture Portfolio, to highlight some of the work I've done at university. Could I essentially create a layout in photoshop, using all the abilities and capabilities of PhotoShop image manipulation and then export that layout as a jpeg into my InDesign layout?
+Paul Gasparro You could, but you're ultimately not better served doing that. InDesign is fairly simple compared to Photoshop and is suited to layout work. Eventually I will do a quick Getting Started video much like did for Premiere and Illustrator.
Hi Roberto.
Do you know how to embed videos from youtube, in a pdf?
I want to improve the experience of the viewer of my porfolio, by changing an image & link to a video for an embedded video.
Best Regards.
PS: Congratulations for the channel, It´s very good
I have never used Indesign before, so this is all a learning experience for me. But i have a question, in my Indesign, the pages are represented in pairs, how do i change it to the single pages. So just to clarify, when i add a new page to the document, its creates one on the left and then when i add another page, instead of going under the previous page, its goes right beside it, like a book. Can you help me to correct this?
+Adrian Shepherd in the document settings you can toggle that off.
Roberto Blake ok, but what is the setting called?
Oh, thanks, i found it... Its that setting called "facing Pages".
Thanks!
+Fauzi Budi Setiawan Hope it helps you out!
sword art online wallpaper.. niceeeeee
Hi Roberto! Is it possible for you to share tips on a responsive web design or UI design portfolio? I've often had people comment that they do find the presentation impressive (screens presented within Apple devices) however the actual screen content isn't too clear.
+Espeon Dex my advice is to do both. I'd say present on an Apple device for the interactive component or impressive optics. For context and clarity present companion print presentations.
I'm also not above doing a video demo and presentation.
Thanks for the advice! :) I would appreciate it if you reviewed my PDF portfolio as well.
issuu.com/nandita64/docs/nandita_dhanda_pdf_porfolio
I've limited this one to 5 portfolio samples for certain clients who request 3-5 portfolio pieces.
Thank you for your time!
Hi Roberto
Want to know if some day you will do videos like this again.
Also ... a lot of Designers in the world fight for Ai or PS and sometime both but, there is another great software out there called inDesign which is getting more mature release after release and has a lot of tools and functionality that worth the look (some say it has twice more tools and functionality than Ai and PS combined but just need to learn them) also ID creates very good PDF quality from what i've seen and give satisfaction when it comes about printing directly.
Would you please tell us about this from your perspective?
did you do those artworks?
WeeklyVideoable Yes I did, they are in my personal portfolio and some of them were recorded as Speed Art and posted on this channel when I made them.
how do i convert the measurements to inch from P ? while creating the document?
right click on the ruler for more options
no ruler in the create doc box
I don't have InDesign, can this be done using photoshop?
Not without a lot of pain, wasted time and frustration.
Roberto Blake okay, wonderful to know. Do you know if the free trial adobe has offers everything I need to follow your tutorial. I don't have the money to fully buy it at the moment, but I do need to create a portfolio. Thanks for the speedy response
It does, if you're desperate and it's really important look up how to pirate it just so you can get your work done and pay for the software when you can. At least you'll get your work done
How do you make the line after your name then email then phone number
The vertical bar key. Should be right next to or above the enter key. Hold shift and backslash, and that should do it.
If i could, i'd like this 2 times..
lol I used to create that line with a pen tool but thanks!
what paper is preferred when printing it out?
+J Lizaso it depends but typical card stock
Where can I find your pdf portflio? I can't find it on your website. Very helpful video btw!
+cathyv077 because I now run a marketing consultancy and video production company I don't feel the need to post it
pls give me a link to this wallpaper ^^
Page numbers or no?
+SolidMGSnake completely up to you
It was amazing but I made some mistakes I guess
Hi PDF portfolio method it's okay but how to present for interview purpose for. Design project explain.
Dimensions?
On a phone. Hard to see. Trying to not over tax my laptop.
Got lost at 1:35...
GG
GG
yo this is another anime wallpaper
its my fav anime SAO
the pictures are painful xD
Sword Art Online!
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