Portfolio Bootcamp

with Reid Schlegel

Offsite Pro

Work with a seasoned intern coordinator and hiring manager to evaluate and rework your design portfolio to meet the standards of top tier design consulting firms. Through weekly presentations, group critiques and one on one reviews, each student will tackle each of the major elements needed in an industrial design portfolio to tell a cohesive process story.

Each student will choose one existing portfolio project and rework it over the duration of the course. In class 1 each student will present their selected project to the class for critique in order to create a prioritized list of areas for improvement. Weekly lessons will focus on portfolio formatting, about me sections/resumes, project introductions, mood boarding, research, sketch pages, prototyping/CAD modeling, final renders and telling an overall cohesive story.

Each class will be broken down into 30 minutes of instructor presentation and 90 minutes of homework critique; approximately fifteen minutes per student per class. The course will culminate in a final portfolio critique with the instructor and two additional industry professionals.

Wednesday, 12PM–1:30PM CST

Week 1: Prof / Consulting Intro + Student Portfolio Reviews

Week 2: Portfolio Formatting + Intro Slides

Week 3: Design Voice / Bio +  Resume / Skills

Week 4: Research + Mission Statement

Week 5: DLS + Moodboarding

Week 6: Sketch Pages

Week 7: Prototyping + CAD Modeling

Week 8: Rendering + Final Design

Week 9: Working Session

Week 10: Final Reviews

Reid Schlegel is a NYC-based industrial designer and illustrator, founder of RS.D, with past roles at HUGE, Aruliden, frog, and SMART Design. He teaches at Parsons and Kean University, and regularly guest lectures worldwide, sharing his design process and skills.

Reid also runs a popular Instagram account with 130k+ followers and spends his free time building custom cabins in upstate New York.