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There’s a really good chance that while you’re deciding which entries to show that there may be an inaccurate depiction of the type of work you want to be doing. For example, you might want to show that you have an interest in front-end development but only have visual design work to show. This video will address how to identify those gaps.
New Terms:
Portfolio Gaps -- identifiable areas of a portfolio where a designer-developer shows opportunity for growth.
Further Reading:
In the mid 1970s, Shel Silverstein
wrote the book The Missing Piece.
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It was a story of a circle
with a weird shaped opening.
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The circle was on a journey of
self-discovery and self-appreciation.
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Not wholly different from
anyone building a portfolio.
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Much like the circle in the story, you
may see that there's something that seems
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incomplete when seeing all of your
works together in the same place.
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This is your portfolio gap.
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The identifiable areas of the portfolio
that show opportunity for growth or
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greater exposition.
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Perhaps you notice your portfolio
is missing entire swathes of your
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personality, interests, or even skill set.
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For instance, maybe you've been
working on your Swift coding skills.
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Or you've been excited
about how your use of color
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has matured over the past few months.
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If it's important enough for
you to dedicate effort to,
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then it's likely important
enough to call out somewhere,
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even if in a minor way in
your collection of work.
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Here's a great way to identify those gaps.
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Make a list of all that you wanna
emphasize in your portfolio and
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compare that list to the collection
of work you've put together.
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Be very intentional with what
you're putting on that list.
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I recommend that you refer
back to the portfolio goals
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that you identified
earlier in this course.
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Now that we've identified some off
the gaps that may exist in your portfolio,
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let's meet up in the next video to
make a plan on how to fill those gaps.
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