Portfolio advice

• A showreel of animation or film work
• Drawings, paintings or illustrations that demonstrate your skills, including life drawings, still life, images from observation (people and landscapes) or concept designs of characters and backdrops
• Use of digital software, which may include Flash, After Effects, Adobe Creative Suite, Coral Painter, ZBrush, Maya or Mudbox
• Scripts or short stories
• Story boards
• Models and/or sculptural works in any medium
• Experimentation in a range of styles and approaches, in addition to your own style

• A showreel of animation or film work
• Drawings, paintings or illustrations that demonstrate your skills, including life drawings, still life, images from observation (people and landscapes) or concept designs of characters and backdrops
• Use of digital software, which may include Flash, After Effects, Adobe Creative Suite, Coral Painter, ZBrush, Maya or Mudbox
• Scripts or short stories
• Story boards
• Models and/or sculptural works in any medium
• Experimentation in a range of styles and approaches, in addition to your own style

• Dimensional creative work such as drawings, sketches, collages, paintings, photographs or illustrations that demonstrate technical ability and creativity. Try to include a wide range of different media and show work which demonstrates a variety of skills such as observational, landscape, life, perspective, architectural and technical drawing; use of colour, form, scale, accuracy, composition and creative imagination in a mix of digital and hand rendered images.
• Dimensional creative work (usually documented through good quality photographs). You may include models, product prototypes, artefacts, sculptures or installations that you have designed and constructed. Try to demonstrate your understanding of scale, form and structure through the work you include.
• Work created using Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, CAD, Sketch Up or other architectural design software.
• Don’t be afraid to show us work that you don’t think was successful. Be prepared to tell us why, and talk about what you learned in the process.

• Editorial work and page layout
• Book and magazine design
• Typography
• Photography and art direction
• Illustration
• Work created using Adobe Creative Suite or other appropriate design software
• Spatial and environmental graphics
• Digital and screen design
• Drawing skills
• Print making
• Book binding
• Suggestions for context: books, magazines, journals, newspapers, websites

• Creative work in music, visual arts, film, or games: Share projects that reveal your curiosity and engagement with the world around you.
• Electronic music production: Show us your potential through original electronic music pieces created as part of a course or independently.
• Original sound design: Include any sound work you’ve created for film or other projects, whether done in school, college, or at home.
• Performance recordings: If you play an instrument, include videos or recordings, whether solo or as part of a group or band.

• Drawing: Life drawing or still life
• Painting, illustration, collage
• 3D work: Accessories, garments, sculpture, fabric samples
• Fabric and colour work
• Garment or accessory designs
• Image making using Photography or Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, illustrator)

• Short film (max duration 5 minutes – complete films only)
• 6 still images – photographs, Photoshop images – organised in a sequence to tell a story
• A short script, short story, or other creative writing – no more than 3 pages

• Evidence of working independently, developing your own ideas or inquiries
• Drawing, which could include images from observation, experimental or imaginative work
• Sculpture, or installation in any medium
• Painting
• Printmaking
• Collage and mixed media
• Textile work
• Photography
• Sound design
• Film or moving image
• Performance, installation, socially engaged or interactive work
• Collaborative group work
• Digital work (using Adobe Creative Suite or free open-source software)

• Evidence of an ability to work from life i.e. observational and figure drawing
• Drawings, paintings or illustrations that exhibit an active imagination and aptitude for creative development
• Experience of asset creation and environment designs
• Storyboards or sequential art
• Games design concepts in 2-D/3-D
• Digital sculpture
• Work with game engines
• Reference photography, including environments, objects (assets) and textures.
• Work developed in Photoshop
• Animation projects
• Evidence of an ability to work in diverse styles i.e. a drawing approach that you are not used to.

• Visual identity, logos and branding
• Digital, motion design and interactive design
• Advertising projects/campaigns
• Work created using Adobe Creative Suite or other appropriate design software
• Web design
• Typography
• Photography
• Editorial work and poster designs
• Drawing skills
• Suggestions for context: Branding, corporate communications, advertising, digital/interactive design

• Drawings, painting or illustrations that demonstrate your image making skills, including life drawings, images drawn from observing people and landscapes, or from your imagination
• Models or sculptural works in any medium
• Experiments in various printmaking processes
• Typography
• Editorial work
• Collages, montages and mixed media
• Web design
• Sound design
• Film or animation work
• Photography
• Work created using Adobe Creative Suite or other appropriate design software package
• Package design
• Visual identity
• Advertising
• Brand extension – how your idea works across a range of media
• Suggestions for context (i.e. where you see this work being used)

You may wish to include some of the following:

• Drawings, painting or illustrations that demonstrate your skills, including life drawings, still life and images drawn from observing people and landscapes or from your imagination
• Collages and mixed media
• Experimental workbooks
• Animations
• Work created using Adobe Creative Suite or other appropriate design software package
• Photography and photo-montage
• Sequential art including graphic novels/comic strips and story boards
• Examples of experiments with print making processes
• Illustrated stories or comics

• Drawings (ideas, observations and technical designs)
• Collages
• Surface designs
• Paintings
• Photographs
• 3D visualization software (i.e. Sketch Up, CAD, Adobe Suite amongst others)
• Sculpture
• Model making
• Prototypes
• Installations

• Photography (that demonstrates your personal interests)
• Film, animation or moving image work
• Constructed/staged images
• Logbook extracts of development work and evaluations of images that grab your attention
• Collaborations with other students and creatives

• Projects that demonstrate working through a design process (outcomes may be for: textile designs, wallpaper, fashion garments or accessories, costume designs, installations, set interior designs, product or graphic design, jewellery or shoe design).
• Examples of experimental uses of materials (stitch and print, knit and crochet, colour and surface manipulation, shape, collage, repeat pattern and mixed media).
• Drawings, paintings and/or illustrations (design concepts, technical skill, observation, imagination).
• Mood boards (concept/ design boards).
• Photography both as visual research and documentation of outcomes.
• Work created using Adobe Creative Suite or other appropriate design software package.

• One or two website or app designs that demonstrate your design skills.
• A coding project you’ve undertaken (any coding language is accepted).
• Sketches, interface diagrams or similar that demonstrate your idea development skills.
• Visual research into similar products or services in the market place.
• A short piece of critical writing about one or more digital services, for example that analyses positive and negative elements of a website from a user’s perspective.
• Evidence of research projects in any discipline, perhaps collecting and analysing people’s opinions or analysing statistical data.
• Examples of experimental collaborative projects (such as attending Game Jam events or Techathons).