Which Is Best For You
The term continues to move forward and portfolio reviews are in the near future. You’re trying to act calm and collected on the outside, but you’re freaking out because you haven’t started your portfolio yet and don’t know where to begin. Don’t worry! You still have time, but you should start laying the foundation of the portfolio by designing your layout on either InDesign or PowerPoint.
If you’re not sure which to choose and you’re still saying to yourself, “Ahhh I’m so lost. Do I use InDesign? Do I use PowerPoint? Will I be marked down if I use one or the other? Somebody help me!!!”
The important thing to remember when deciding between the two programs is that there’s no right answer. Both InDesign and PowerPoint are great programs that can allow you to make an exceptional portfolio. The key to getting started is choosing the program that you’re more comfortable with.
InDesign
Adobe’s InDesign has many amazing features for design and creating portfolios. It can certainly be overwhelming for someone who has never used it. If you’ve never used InDesign or are still struggling to understand it, don’t feel pressured into needing to create your portfolio with it. Just because there are kids in your class with impressive InDesign skills doesn’t mean you need to have the same portfolio as they do.
PowerPoint
Many people overlook the idea of using PowerPoint because they’ve only ever used it for creating presentations, but it’s a great resource for designing a portfolio, as well. It’s a very simple and straightforward program that you’ve probably used quite a bit at this point in your college career.
- Select the slide
- Go to “File” in the top corner of the screen
- Scroll down to the bottom and click “Page Setup”
- Switch the orientation from horizontal to vertical