Schedule

(Please note that this schedule is subject to change, and additionally, will be filled in with greater specificity as the semester continues).

01/26/2026

HOMEWORK →

  • Exercise → What's On Top of the Deck?

    • complete upload and print

  • Exercise → Past & Future Self

    • Photographs or scans of the first three steps of this exercise
    • A list of all "stuff" you've accomplished (jobs, education, awards)
    • A draft of your statement (step #4)
    • 3 examples of statements from artists or designers whose work you admire, noting what you like about them
    • Reaching out Write (do not send yet) an email and a social media direct message, etc, to someone you don’t know and do admire, introducing yourself to ask for a portfolio review. Think about who they are, what they might be interested in, and the reasons you admire them. Write your message accordingly, introducing yourself to this person. Make your message polite, clear, and expressive of your purpose. Think about: What are you trying to say? To whom? What is your tone of voice? How do you structure outreach differently for email vs. social media? Have this ready to print for next class.
    • Ask 5 friends/family members to describe you (email, text in person). Collect in one doc, print out and bring to class.

  • Create a Portfolio Inventory

  • Stoopid Time → Lyndsey, Jenna

02/02/2026

Project 1 → Statement & CV

In-class working session:

  • Personal Statement Mad Lib, and Reference CV
  • Individual meetings: Review the Portfolio inventory
  • Review Designer statements
  • Look at designer examples

HOMEWORK →

02/09/2026

Project 1 → Statement & CV

  • Discussion: Organize your resume
  • Working session: making a curated resume

HOMEWORK →

  • Finalize Statement
  • Finalize Curated Resume

02/16/2026

Project 2 → Portfolio

  • Reading Group #1
  • Individual meetings: Review the Portfolio inventory
  • In-class working session: Working on Descriptions

HOMEWORK →

  • First draft of Portfolio with descriptions (in 2 weeks)

02/23/2026

Workshop 1 → Helen Ip

03/02/2026

Project 2 → Portfolio

  • Reading Group #2
  • Crit of draft of PDF portfolio - Group #1
  • Crit of draft of PDF portfolio - Group #2

03/09/2026

Project 2 → Portfolio

  • Reading Group #3
  • Crit of draft of PDF portfolio - Group #3
  • Crit of draft of PDF portfolio - Group #4

03/16/2026

Workshop 2 → Ramon Tejada

03/23/2026

SPRING BREEEEEEAAAK! → NO WORK

03/30/2026

Project 3 → Website

  • Reading Group #4
  • In-class working session: Review Portfolios, Statement, CV.
  • Individual meetings: review portfolios
  • How to structure a personal website

04/06/2026

Project 3 → Website

  • Website draft 1 review

04/13/2026

Project 3 → Website

  • Website draft 2 review

04/20/2026

Workshop 3 → Luiza Dale

04/27/2026

Project 4 → Zine

  • Review websites with the portfolio and statement.
  • In class, work on zine

05/04/2026

Project 4 → Zine

  • Zine In class, work on zine

05/11/2026

Final Showcase Review

  • Portfolio, Website, Designed resume (with statement)