The 2010 AIGA Student Portfolio Review
SOLD OUT!

SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 2010 / Massachusetts College of Art and Design

The AIGA Student Portfolio Event is a day-long event designed to give you—-a graduating senior or graduate-level student about to embark on a career in the design industry-—advice, insight, and useful information about how to present yourself and your work. Here is your chance to have a professional look at your portfolio in a no-risk, non-competitive environment. Practice your interview skills and get honest feedback about your portfolio and resume.

Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Trustees Room / Tower Building 11th Floor / 621 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115  /  Directions

Admission?
$20 AIGA Members / $30 Non-Members

Special thanks to:

EVENT SCHEDULE

After registering, we will email you an assigned review session time. The review sessions are as follows:

9:30am – 11:30am: Portfolio review for Group 1
11:30am – 1:30pm: Portfolio review for Group 2
1:30pm – 3:30pm: Portfolio review for Group 3

This is a sell-out event, and we ask that you do not request to be scheduled for a specific session time. Should you need a specific session in the event of an unusual circumstance, we will do our best to accommodate you.

We are working to arrange free parking for the event. We will keep you posted!

EVENT DETAILS

Why you should attend...
You will receive thoughtful, constructive, one-on-one evaluation of your work by an array of design professionals--art directors, senior designers, educators, and hiring managers--from the metro-Boston area. Their goal is to offer candid advice about your portfolio based on their creative perspective and experience. While this event is not a job fair, some reviewers may be looking for potential employees or interns. It's a great way to network and become aware of who's who in the Boston design community.

Who should attend...
The AIGA Student Portfolio Event is open to design students at the senior undergraduate level and MFA candidates. Space is limited to 75 students. Sign-up is on a first come, first served basis. Each college can register up to 15 students, ensuring that a single college does not "fill up" an entire review session. This allows students from various design programs throughout New England to have a presence at the event. We usually pack a full house, so please register early!

What you should expect...
Once you register for the event, you will be assigned a review session time. On the day of the event please arrive at least 15 minutes before your review time to insure that you have ample time to find table space and set up your work.

Reviewers will rotate around the room, and every effort will be made to maximize the number of reviewers who will sit with you and discuss your work. Keep in mind that reviewers will be asked to limit their critique time to 15 minutes, so be prepared to present your portfolio and get feedback within this time constraint. The AIGA Student Portfolio Event is designed to prepare you for the actual interview process. Be on time, be professional, and be mindful of how you present yourself and your work.

What you should bring...
Come with 8 to 12 of your best portfolio pieces. Additionally, it is a smart idea to bring 10–15 copies of your resume with 3 or 4 photocopies or printouts of your best work attached so interested reviewers can take your information away with them. If you plan on showing interactive or dynamic work, come prepared with a fully charged laptop--we cannot guarantee that power will be available to every table in the room--and bring along an extension cord just in case. Wireless Internet is installed in the space, but we cannot vouch for its reliability or latency, so we advise against relying upon it. Play it safe. If you have no access to a laptop, we suggest you present your multi-media projects as screen shots mounted on boards.

CONTACT

Michelle Bowers, Education Director at education@boston.aiga.org