Profile for melh696 - i've given up.

melh696 aka melanie is a 27.91 year old girl, has been a member since November 2, 2005, has scored 13,946 submissions, giving an average score of 1.78, helping 221 designs get printed.

Sep 04 '07 by melh696
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i've given up.

SIGHHH....
for the past 2 weeks i've been scrounging to get a portfolio together....
This coming Friday i am visiting SCAD... to kind of check out the school and campus.
i WAS going to bring a portfolio to submit for the application process, but i've given up. the requirement is 20 pieces....... i have maybe 14 that i am 100% pleased with... i started adding lackluster pieces just to meet the requirements which is not a good sign. i'll just wait and submit a portfolio later in the month.

i feel like such a giver-uper, but it's for the best.

is 20 pieces a lot or is it just me???

P.S.
if anyone wants to see some of my work, let me know - i really need some constructive comments - i've been looking at this stuff for way too long.

Stevethegreat on Sep 04 '07 at 6:40pm

...

I visited them this summer. I only brought nine pieces and that was fine.

Stevethegreat on Sep 04 '07 at 6:40pm

I think...

Answerthatandstayfashionable on Sep 04 '07 at 6:40pm

This is art, right?

angelito on Sep 04 '07 at 6:40pm

20 pieces is massive. less is more, and especially show work that you are actually proud of!!

ALSO - congrats on your print! And that better be in your portfolio!!!

Stevethegreat on Sep 04 '07 at 6:41pm

also, if you scheduled your tour already you can meet with somebody afterwards to go over your portfolio and talk about it and for that you don't really need everything all put together.

melh696 on Sep 04 '07 at 6:44pm

steven, did you like the school??

i've already met with a portfolio councler this summer in columbus (SCAD was traveling). half of my application process is through i just need to write the 750 word essay and submit a portfolio....

melh696 on Sep 04 '07 at 6:45pm

AngelitO, i'm glad you think 20 is a lot too, i was freaking out - i'm like drained... unless i put in pieces from my undergrad in there.

melh696 on Sep 04 '07 at 6:46pm

steven are you applying?!??

Stevethegreat on Sep 04 '07 at 6:46pm

ohh I see.

I liked it.

My impressions were that They're Fucking Loaded and also there's a Coi Pond in the darkroom.

Answerthatandstayfashionable on Sep 04 '07 at 6:46pm

Oh, so it is art? your last submission is in there, then, right?

melh696 on Sep 04 '07 at 6:47pm

yeah it is art :)

and yes, my last submission and the printed one are in there!

Krakaboom on Sep 04 '07 at 6:48pm

Is your portfolio similar to the online version on linked above? Bit difficult to see from that - the samples are VERY small!

Talking To The Ground on Sep 04 '07 at 6:49pm

yeah, 20 pieces that you actually like is pretty hard to do. I know I would find it extremely hard to put togheter 20 works that I actually loved, cause I did them myself and know whats wrong with them, but others might like em!

Sometimes its good to get others opinions and see what your design is objectively... helps me a lot sometimes. You might have more work then you think you do!

melh696 on Sep 04 '07 at 6:50pm

my portfolio has completely changed, that one is 2 years old... and yes the samples are small :) it was my first flash website.

i am submitting a book though, it won't be digital.

Talking To The Ground on Sep 04 '07 at 6:50pm

Your website is awesome, by the way ^_^

melh696 on Sep 04 '07 at 6:52pm

thank you, by the way :)

i know what you mean about letting others view things, i keep showing things to my boyfriend... BUT i guess there should be a non-partial 3rd party involved though :)

valorandvellum on Sep 04 '07 at 6:53pm

Yeah, 20 pieces is a lot... I mean, coming up with ANY pieces that you're 100% happy with is hard enough, much less 19 more on top of that. You should use threadless designs though!

melh696 on Sep 04 '07 at 6:57pm

vandv i'm so glad you agree - isn't it usually 10 - 12 pieces?

I'm adding 2 threadless designs, i don't want too many illustrations though cause i'm deffinitly not an illustrator first.

hellofromthemoon on Sep 04 '07 at 6:57pm

wow, that's a LOT... good luck, but you're a good artist, so..

melh696 on Sep 04 '07 at 6:57pm

does anyone wanna take a look at a few???

melh696 on Sep 04 '07 at 6:58pm

moon, thank you :)

bhoomika on Sep 04 '07 at 7:01pm

Mel I have seen your portfolio online..and all your pieces look great!

I can see how you would have 20 items. But ya thats a lot. Just put the best stuff - I say 2-3 for each thing (like Print Design, Package Design, etc)

I can't give much advise since I need advise for this stuff too.

wullagaru on Sep 04 '07 at 7:02pm

mel where can we see them ?

melh696 on Sep 04 '07 at 7:05pm

thanks Bhumi :)

it's tough, becasue my portfolio has become quite specialized...

i've been working for American Greetings' retail graphics deoartment for the last 2 years... i have a wide variety of designs, but they are all in similar formats.

when is your projected graduation date???

melh696 on Sep 04 '07 at 7:11pm

well,

grad portfolio 1

grad portfolio 2

grad portfolio 3

grad portfolio 4

grad portfolio 5

grad portfolio 6

grad portfolio 7

i took screen shots of the rough page layouts...

keep in mind that they are rough and lack descriptions, just look at the graphics....

melh696 on Sep 04 '07 at 7:13pm

i have about 10 other pages too.... not all of them have american greetings on them either.

melh696 on Sep 04 '07 at 7:36pm

wulla, i posted some links

catdogpigduck on Sep 04 '07 at 7:42pm

if you can't get into SCAD then there is no god.

you have crazy illustration powers

catdogpigduck on Sep 04 '07 at 7:45pm

You should look into a job at an small advertising agency or graphic design firm. You are over qualified and It would definitaly broaden your port.

melh696 on Sep 04 '07 at 7:47pm

thank you!

i do have other pieces without the AG logo, from freelance work and stuff... i realize that it looks overwhelmingly greeting cards-ish, but thank you for the comments!

J-Ray on Sep 04 '07 at 8:00pm

I don't find 20 pieces to be a lot... I have too much to choose from I guess :S

melh696 on Sep 04 '07 at 8:03pm

i consider you lucky my friend!

you think i could borrow... let's say... 5 designs of yours :)

pxlb on Sep 04 '07 at 8:12pm

Haha..

I've also spent whole day trying to put my works together at one PDF file as a portfolio for some job application... So boring ! I hate writting CV..

BTW nice work mell.. especially "Thanksgiving card"..

melh696 on Sep 04 '07 at 8:15pm

BORING is right...

thank you!

if you go out to an American Greetings or carlton cards store soon, you'll see those signs hanging! they are actually like 4' x 4' and hang from the ceiling....

melh696 on Sep 04 '07 at 8:33pm

a lot of those pieces are like 6 ft. tall, it's kind of deceiving not seeing them in the retail environment. ah well, i guess size doesn't matter... in this case.

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