Lisa Lane and Mary Quandt
51-702 Designing for Dynamic Interaction S98
Interactive Portfolio : Benchmarking--Features & Attributes + Desired Qualities : April 14, 1998

BENCHMARKING
Below is a sample of the sites we benchmarked--after doing so, we compiled a list of the common and not so common features. Then we used the Post-it note method to further categorize the data.

Individual Portfolios
Michelle Bacigalupi
Ben Buja
Jody Forlizzi
Ken Mohnkern
Jack Moffett

Design Firms
11th Hour Design
DuckFoot
Clement Mok Designs/Studio Archetype
Meta Design
Maya Design
JPS Design Group
High Five
Landor
Chiat Day

Collections
Portfolio Central
Portfolios On-Line
Wookbook On-Line


FEATURES AND ATTRIBUTES

Welcome/Coverletter

Contact information
-Name
-Phone
-Fax
-Email
-Address

Dialogue
-Chat Spaces
-On-line Interviews
-FAQ
-Guest Book (contribute co. name, contact information, job postings web address, book reviews etc)

Objectives
-Employment objectives
-Career Objectives (5, 10, 15 years)

Software/Hardware Requirements
-Links to downloads
-Acrobat
-Shockwave

Resources
-Favorite Links-Business
-On-line Communities
-Software Assistance
-Professional Organizations (AIGA)
-Links to Design/Career Area Books
-Design Company Sites/Database
-Salary Information Studies
-Favorite Links-Personal
-Activities
-Books
-Music
-Movies

References
-Supervisors
-Peers
-Personal

Employment History
-Experience
-Client List

Education -Degree(s)
-Classes w/ descriptions
-Continuing Education (Conferences/Workshops)

Skills/Qualifications
-Domain Knowledge (software/hardware expertise)
-Languages (software and spoken)
-Work Process

Personality Traits
-Personality Surveys (Myers/Briggs)
-Dossier
-Inspiration/Influence (Who, What) links to sites

Work/Portfolio
-Work Process/Event Planning
-Awards/Kudos
-Client List
-Publication of work
-Portfolio Contents
-Print
-Writing
-Digital/Interactive
-Presentations
-Research Projects
-Portfolio Tours (enter parameters/choose from different categories e.g. identity)

Sources/Reference/Services
-Job Postings
-Design Firm Database (links to their job postings)
-Book List
-Freelance Services (design/consulting)


DESIRED QUALITIES

We would like our interactive portfolio design to incorporate the following qualities:

Logical
Tailored
Dynamic
Personable
Visual/Verbal Interaction
Procedural
Participatory
Spatial
Encylopedic
Responsive
Evolutionary
Understandable/Navigable
Dependable