Common mistakes

Dont’s at your portfolio

Section introductory
& last page
Consider first pages of each
section at an introductory
page of a collection. Follow the
common rules for introductory
pages discussed earlier.

you may mention collection

name, season and type at
cover page of each section.

do not keep anything as

shown.

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Section introductory
& last page

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Spelling & Grammar Desgin Breif Design Brief

Do PROOFREAD your
portfolio before final Final renge Final Range
submission.

spelling mistakes and basic

grammar problem will A pan-collar top with
damage your impression. puff sleeve and bow.

culottes made out of

soft and stretchy fabric

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Punctuation
Right use and placement of
punctuation.

firstly ,i choose firstly, I choose voluminous

single space in between
voluminous silhouette to silhouette to confirm
words. confirm comfort . comfort.

Distorted
elements
DO NOT Squeeze any
image or sketch.

Maintain proper proportion

of images.

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Heading
Keep heading consistent at
every page .

1. Font,
2. size,
3. writing style,
4. placement

should be same/similar.

Heading
Paragraph spacing
could be better

Margin maintenance
could be better

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Body writing
Keep body writing
consistent at every page .

1. Font,
2. size,
3. writing style,
4. placement

should be same/similar.

Page Margin
Consistency in page margin
is important. Each page
should maintain same
margin

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+ / - spaces
Consider subject/ focus of
a page layout. How much
area the subject is taking?
Is your desired picture is in
focus?

Arrange the main subject

such way so it can grab
viewers attention.

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Range
presentation
Consider good
arrangement

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+ / - spaces
Consider subject/ focus of
a page layout. How much
area the subject is taking?
Is your desired picture is in
focus?

Arrange the main subject

such way so it can grab Too blank to consider as a portfolio
Content is also wrong and uninteresting
viewers attention.

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Combination of
picture and words
Try to avoid pages only with
big writing.

try to avoid pages only with

pictures.

try to make a good

combination of picture &
keywords or writing.

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Combination of
picture and words
Try to avoid pages only with
big writing.

try to avoid pages only with

pictures.

try to make a good

combination of picture &
keywords or writing.

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No Transparent
flats
Flat sketch & Print design
can not be transparent.

Background should not be

seen through the flat
sketch.

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flats Proportion
All Flat sketches in a
collection need to follow
same body size/ template

even, all style pages (e.g.:

style 1, style 2….) should Trousers and tops are

have same size sketches to not maintaining the

same body size
maintaining consistency

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flats Accuracy
Flat sketch rules should be
maintained properly

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flats Accuracy

Hand drawn Flat sketch

Computerised Flat sketch

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Tech-pack
•Technical illustrations
•No fancy font or sketches
•Used for domestic and
offshore production
•Instruction for all aspects
of garment assembly
•detail Information about
trims attachments

Techpak tutorials:
https://youtu.be/ndfnj75R_M8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMNX87d9ykI

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Research
Reference
In trend / market/ street
fashion research pages,

Please try to mention

reference & what you want
to use from the reference
picture at your collection.

do not just paste blind

pictures without any
direction.

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Allover print
At allover print, motifs
should be placed in zigzag
format. Usually commercial
allover prints do not create
lines of same repetitive
motif.

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Embellishment details

Design development (DD of same styles

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