Spring 2026

Graphic Design Portfolio

VC284

Critiques

  • Sign-ups will be available from this page on Fridays before each week.
  • Plan to be on-campus for the entire class time for group critiques.
  • For individual critiques, you will have flexibility in terms of your on-campus time. However, I would encourage you to work on-campus during class to make use of campus resources and the critique of your classmates.
Critique Type When
Everything, Everywhere, All at Once Version
  • Bring all of your work printed out, even if you know you will revise it later. Projects can be B&W, old prints or reduced size to save on printing costs, but no digital work. Take screen shots and print all media landing pages. You need to be able to write on these and put pages in order. You need to be present only for your assigned timeslot.
Group Week 02
Thursday, 04.09.2026
Individual Portfolio Critiques
  • Bring revisions to the pieces assigned the previous week.
  • One piece + Core template with Challenge/Solution placeholder text (1 total)
Individual Week 03
Individual Portfolio Critiques
  • Bring revisions to the pieces assigned the previous week.
  • Revisions + One new piece (2 total)
Individual Week 04
Individual Portfolio Critique
  • Bring revisions to the pieces assigned the previous week.
  • Revisions + Two new pieces (4 total)
Individual Week 05
Individual Portfolio Critiques
  • Bring revisions to the pieces assigned the previous week.
  • Revisions + Three new pieces (7 total)
Individual Week 06
Putting It All Together Version
  • Upload current PDF of your portfolio prior to class for an all-class critique.
  • Revisions only/no new pieces + Begin writing actual challenge/solution text.
  • Must be present for the entire class.
Group Week 07
Tuesday, 05.12.2026
Portfolio Mentor Review Week
  • No critiques this week — meet with your Portfolio Mentor
Individual Week 08
Individual Portfolio Critiques
  • Bring revisions to the pieces assigned the previous week.
  • Revisions + Final pieces (1–4; target of 9ish) + Website
  • This is the last critique before Portfolio Show
Individual Week 09
Portfolio Show
  • No critiques this week
Individual Week 10