ART 5500: Undergraduate Professional Practices: Step 2: Preparing Your Files

The following file types must be used for your portfolio:

• Images - JPEG files
• Documents - PDF files
• Videos - MP4 files

File size is important! The goal is to have smaller file sizes so that the the files are more manageable and require less storage space.

Images:

• Try to aim for around maximum 1500px for the longest side. Images much larger than that may be harder to control and may take longer to load.

Documents:

• On average, PDF files should be 3MB or less.

Videos:

• MP4 video files cannot exceed 128MB (most files should be considerably smaller than this).

Use the following file naming convention to better organize your files:

• "FirstInitialLastName(underscore)DocumentType.pdf". Examples:

  • MSmith_ArtistStatement.pdf

  • MSmith_CV.pdf

  • MSmith_CoverLetter.pdf

• For multiple files with the same DocumtentType add a 3 character numeric string starting with "001". Examples:

  • MSmith_painting001.jpg

  • MSmith_video001.mp4