CAMD College-Wide Programs : Portfolio Requirements
The College of Art, Media & Design (CAMD) College-Wide Programs are designed to build bridges between disciplines and create opportunities for new synergies to emerge at a time when the visual arts are changing dramatically and quickly. These programs, which include Design, Art & Technology; Illustration, and the 5-Year BFA/Master of Art in Teaching, draw on strengths across the College to spark imagination through the latest technologies, to train illustrators for the widest array of media, and to place creativity at the core of education.
Design, Art & Technology
Applicants who seek direct entry admission to the Design, Art & Technology Program should submit a portfolio of 10 to 15 examples of original work. This portfolio should include work samples that showcase your creativity and inventiveness, as well as the skills and media that you have learned. It should also highlight your ability to communicate ideas: visually, in writing, through speech, movement, or sound. A wide variety of work qualifies for portfolio submission and some of these are listed below. Individual and collaborative work is accepted and applicants may choose to submit a selection of work samples from the list below or ones that are not listed.
Drawing
- Drawing from life, imagination, memory or mechanical drawing
- Architectural and product rendering
- Comics
- Computer aided drawing (CAD)
- Sketchbooks
Two-dimensional work
- Collage
- Graphic design
- Painting
- Murals
- Printmaking
- Photography
Film
- Animation
- Digital video
- Documentary films
- Experimental films
- Narrative films
- Motion graphics
Multimedia
- Programming
- Interactive media
- Interface design
- Games
- Websites
Performing Arts
- Choreography
- Film scores
- Musical composition
- Musical, theatrical or dance performance
- Set design
- Sound design
- Soundtracks
Three-dimensional work
- Architectural models
- Assemblage
- Bookbinding
- Crafts: ceramics, fiber art, furniture design, metalwork and jewelry
- Experimental books
- Fashion design
- Industrial or product design
- Papermaking
- Sculpture
- Installation art: designed exhibitions, installations, performance art, or site-specific art
Writing Samples
- Blogs, essays
- Fictional prose
- Poetry
- Graphic novels
- Zines
- Research papers
- Screenplays
Illustration
Applicants who seek direct entry admission to the Illustration program should submit a portfolio of 15 to 20 examples of original work. This portfolio should include work samples that showcase your creativity and inventiveness, as well as the skills and media that you have learned. It should also highlight your ability to communicate ideas. All portfolios must include more than one medium for admission evaluation–we recommend a minimum of three. A wide variety of work qualifies for portfolio submission and some of these are listed here:
Two-dimensional work
- Drawings from life and imagination, especially figure drawing; in charcoal, ink, pastel, pencil, etc.
- Paintings: oil, acrylic, watercolor
- Sketchbooks
- Comics, graphic novels, fantasy art
- Animation, storyboards, character design, concept art
- Prints: traditional (etching, monotypes, silkscreen, etc.) and digital
- Design: posters, book covers, web graphics, use of typography (combining image and text), etc.
- Collage
- Mixed media
- Photography
Three-dimensional work
- Sculpture: metal, plaster, stone, wood
- Crafts: metals, textile design, fibers
- Product and toy design
- Book arts
Time-based Media
- Animation Production: individual and/or collaborative productions
- Film Production: individual and/or collaborative productions, film editing
- Video Production: individual and/or collaborative productions, real-time production, digital video editing
- Include a short description with your animation or film/video submissions indicating your role in the production, whether it was created as part of a school or organization based project, or done entirely on your own.
- Interactive Media
- Website Authoring: webmaster experience, site design,site graphics
- Flash or Director Animations or Interactive Productions
- Interactive CD-ROM or DVD Work combining more than one art form
- Installation: site specific objects in the environment
5-Year BFA/Master of Art in Teaching
The 5-Year Bachelor of Fine Arts/Master of Art in Teaching in Visual Arts program makes it possible for students majoring in any program within the College of Art, Media and Design to use their undergraduate years as a step toward their certification as a K-12 art or design teacher in five years rather than six. Students can complete their undergraduate work in any program in the School of Art, School of Design, School of Film or College-Wide program, and should refer to the portfolio requirements for their School of interest.
