I had a portfolio review with Robot Food, and I was terrified going into it. It was very awkward to begin with as we sat in silence for what felt like an age- I don't think it was explained to us that we talk through our work and then they review so I had to ask a few awkward questions about exactly what I needed to do.
That aside once we got into it they gave me some great, not so great and disappointing feedback. Starting with the bad news first, they disregarded all of my illustrative work, understandably so however. They said they couldn't comment on any of it if it didn't have a structured brief and so I was a little disappointed that they couldn't even give an opinion on any of it. I feel as a designer I can still comment on other disciplines, so I was a little confused as to why they couldn't express an opinion.
They did suggest however, if I wanted to show off my illustrations then perhaps I could make a little book for interviewers to flick through whilst I'm talking through my portfolio- showing both talents but keeping them separate.
The better feedback came with some of my other works, they really liked my freakonomics cover and suggested ways in which I could tailor my portfolio for different studios. They also advised on how I could improve certain pages (e.g. instead of having 3 photos of one product, just have one massive photo so they can see it in better detail.)
They both mentioned telling a story. Including more information on the brief so people can fully get an understanding of how I got to my response. This could be images relating to the topic of the brief or even sketches and development work.
The meeting was an incredibly useful and unnerving experience. I love that I now know where to go and how to develop, I hate that it's going to take a large amount of time, precision and care to get there.
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