This Pocket Portfolio was the last prototype and final project for my graduate-level Graphics Design class, back in 2014 at UMBC. The project required pulling together several assignments and presenting them in an ‘eye-catching’ way. Running with that theme, I designed and developed a wallet that could be left with a potential client. As seen in the featured image, a card-sized message explains that this is not an actual lost wallet, but rather a purposeful portfolio for their perusing.
I used the “pictures of the kids” section of the wallet to showcase the specific portfolio pieces, having the image on the front, and a short description of the piece on the back. Drawing this parallel between personal photos and design pieces was essential to pulling off this project.
Overall, this was a wonderful project on which to end the semester. It forced me to choose portfolio pieces, consider user experience regarding the wallet interaction, and develop two functioning prototypes (plus a few non-functioning). I was tipped off that in Spring 2016, my pocket portfolio had been used in class as an example of playful interaction and creative functionality.
Design by Dan 
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