Industrial Design Job Hunt Strategy: Is Your Portfolio Good Enough? Ep 2 with Christopher Negrete

We meet with one of my top industrial design students, Christopher Negrete, to discuss how to arrange your portfolio. I look at Christopher's design portfolio and give tips on layout, visual communication, and overall proportion/form.
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John Mauriello has been working professionally as an industrial designer since 2010. He is an Adjunct Professor of industrial design at California College of the Arts.

[@alexbreiner3651]

More please! I am going into my final year for ID and this series has already helped me look at my work and portfolio more critically. Keep grinding Cristopher!

[@Design.Theory]

There are at least 3 more episodes already shot, and we may do more. Thanks for watching!

[@CrazyRocks29]

Like the honesty in this about the difference between what a folio should look like and what you actually do in a job. Bane of my design journey atm!

[@Design.Theory]

Yes, it's something that's always bothered me, and I would imagine that it is confusing to students. On one hand you hear people say "show me process", but meanwhile the people who get all the attention have high impact visuals. I think that you need both. Thank you for watching, and don't give up on your journey. Anything worth doing requires persistence.

[@htu5881]

Both the video and the portfolio are so amazing! I really like the way that a hearty and careful mentor teaches his student to do better in design.

[@Design.Theory]

Thanks so much! I am glad that you enjoyed watching :)

[@MrUratox]

Great Video as always :) i graduated 6 month ago and instantly found a Job as ID. Don't give up guys. Just love what you do and work with passion. Best way to learn the required skills

[@acexl]

Thanks for another great episode , this is really helpful!!! I like the through breakdown of your different points. can't wait too see the next installments to the series, I like this format you are doing :D i enjoyed you are not trying to turn his portfolio into a carbon copy of yours, by prescribing inflexible, predetermined solutions. I understood your feedback as open advice on what elements needed work, to make the presentation communicate more visually, by reducing ambiguity and improving hierarchy; leaving the solutions up Christopher to do in his voice.

[@Design.Theory]

Thank you, that is always my goal as a teacher. I appreciate you saying that very much!

[@nnapolitx]

That was some cool stuff. I don’t ever use microscopes, but that thing was so cool looking!

[@Design.Theory]

Yeah, Christopher is legit one of the best students I've had.

[@josemiguelfernandes4113]

Dude I needed this channel 7 years ago xD

[@Design.Theory]

SAME

[@PTHouy]

I wish I could see this early. I have been stuck and have no idea how to make a portfolio, I'm not a product designer but I'm kinda like the way products designer does

[@Design.Theory]

Don't worry, you'll get to where you need to be. It just takes time.

[@parkerwonser]

Love this. Can’t wait for the next video!

[@kausthubhtsr9636]

Really like the logo animation 😅✨

[@Design.Theory]

Thanks Kaustubh!

[@can1bbl3]

I don't know if you've had anyone from India on, but I'm a final year ID student and I'll send my one as soon as it's completed! Really hope you get the time to have a look at it mate!

[@Design.Theory]

I have reviewed many portfolio from all over the world, including India :) I may not be able to review it publicly, but I'm happy to review it privately.

[@KhalilZahirian7394]

many thanks for these great infos

[@Design.Theory]

My pleasure!

[@Mi.wagh786]

You guys are awesome. Love you bro just make more videos

[@StudioDesSages]

Do any of the Bay Area schools with ID programs put a significant emphasis on design for manufacturability? As far as aspiring designers go, I’m a very “nuts and bolts” functionalist and so would rather, say, build a manufacturer-ready CAD model than explore color and form largely divorced from mechanical function. Is there hope for me or should I just make friends with sketching?

[@Design.Theory]

It's exceedingly rare for any industrial designer to explore form and color divorced from function. I think what you're asking is whether you should emphasize your skillset in design for manufacturing. That's totally up to you and where you want to work. You can also become a design engineer, which pays well and is less competitive than traditional ID. Your focus will depend entirely on the kinds of work you want to do upon graduating. Regardless of which path you take, you really should make friends with sketching.

[@StudioDesSages]

@@Design.Theory Thank you so much for your reply! You’re right- I’m both curious if there’a a niche for me in ID (in the traditional sense) and also about which local school might allow me to play to my particular interest/skillset. I’m also interested to know your opinion on working with startups, as they seem like the kind of place I might be most valuable since I can (and have) gone fully end-to-end with products solo. I’ll surely take your advice and make friends with sketching. Any recommendations for an electronic sketchpad/software? Edit: Also, I meant to say, thanks for the heads-up regarding design engineering. I’ll have to look into it!

[@Design.Theory]

​@@StudioDesSages Startups are risky. They require a certain temperament. If you thrive in chaos, go for it. They're certainly not boring. There are most certainly excellent opportunities with product design engineering. I don't know too much about what to study to get into it. But it's closer to mechanical engineering than industrial design...so it may be good to study that. Like I said, I'm not 100% sure, though. Perhaps do some googling or reddit-ing. For sketching, just draw by hand. It's easier, faster, cheaper, and more intuitive.

[@MacyLytle]

great video as always. posting for ms. algo... the algorithm

[@Design.Theory]

You rock! Thanks for watching :)

[@froquede]

not an industrial designer but really nice content! can you link the metal video that you talk about at 18:51? thanks!

[@Design.Theory]

It's somewhere in his binoculars tutorial series. Near the beginning. It's a multi-part series

[@atenamauriello307]

Love the logo animation!!!

[@Design.Theory]

[@study_with_sara]

Thanks. It was so helpful

[@louisvdlc]

Awesome video! Really informative!

[@Design.Theory]

Glad you liked it! More videos like this will be coming

[@arealious25]

Another great video.

[@olivek5294]

This is so helpful! Thank you!

[@Design.Theory]

You're so welcome! More videos like this are coming soon

[@olivek5294]

@@Design.Theoryamazing! Looking forward to it :)

[@hstro16]

The intro 10/10

[@Design.Theory]

Thank you! I think it might be a little bit long, but I'm quite happy with it!

[@Design.Theory]

One thing to keep in mind is that you can completely bypass the portfolio review if you make a connection with a hiring manager. More on that in later episodes. Subscribe to learn more! Also, if you'd like me to do a folio review for you, join the discord: discord.gg/T6Ju3WcgEd Enroll in my online industrial design course, Form Fundamentals. bit.ly/335vsqO ...I'll teach you about visual storytelling, design language, and form. Make a killer portfolio and land your dream job.

[@davidaIano]

7:12 that's a photograph?? did he misspoke?

[@Design.Theory]

It is a photograph

[@bridgetmcnerney5887]

Crackle effect looks stock, uninteresting.

[@sjk_240]

Industrial design is such a corny field I swear. Often, I feel I wasted my college tuition on learning how to make random products and renderings. In school, it’s kids churning out pretty pictures of stuff that’s already been done a hundred times, hoping to be the next Nike designer, or consultancy. If you actually go into the industry you’re generally making landfill that has already been done a hundred times. If you are thinking about going into this field get ready for a world of superficiality, hype, and nonsense. No hate to my fellow designers and those who want to be, I wish you all well and good luck but I think most of us know our profession is mostly deception.

[@Design.Theory]

Agreed.