PORTFOLIO PREPARATION

Parsons School of Design

at The New School

THINKPARSONS@NEWSCHOOL.EDU

IS YOUR WORK
PERSONAL?

Your portfolio should be a reflection of who

ARE YOU EXPLORING
you are - your interests and values.
DIFFERENT FORMS OF
Individual, conceptual, and honest work is
MEDIA?
preferred.

A range of media/styles are welcomed,

Observational work is not required - display
and you can use any tools or materials
your technical skill in a more unique way!
you like.


Your work can be broader than the

major you're applying to. We encourage

sharing the range of what you have been

creating!
HOW ARE YOU DISPLAYING
YOUR PROCESS?

Consider whether including

drafts/sketchbook pages is supportive of

HAVE YOU DOCUMENTED
your final piece.
YOUR WORK PROPERLY?

Seeing this type of work helps us better

Take care with documentation so
understand the way you work & think
that your work is shown at its best.
about your own artistic practice.

Consider lighting, cropping, and

using video to document

performance, experiential or

installation art.

ARE YOU USING SPACE

EFFECTIVELY?

If you are working in a series/thematically,

think about creatively using your space by IS YOUR PORTFOLIO

grouping like works. CURATED?

Remember not to overcrowd each page; Consider your portfolio as a whole: start

display like-work as diptychs or triptychs and end strong, and think about the

where possible, and consider spacing. overall flow of your images.

Breadth, scope and experimentation are

key. The strongest portfolios give us a

sense of cohesion and personal vision.