Thanks for watching, Ani! I built that portfolio one sketch at a time over 5 years! Just do a little bit everyday. An hour or two a day makes a huge difference. When I was at Evo I was probably sketching 6 hours a day and then a bit more on weekends and nights to practice.
As a high school student starting to think about a portfolio for design schools, this is really useful. Thank you and I love your channel, your content is really inspiring !! (I was born in 2003, so it's pretty funny to see all this is at least as old as I am)
Probably the most important thing in your portfolio is first to think about it, and this video shows how we should do it. Thanks for mention the actual similarity between portfolios (and super cool stuff and photo editing that they show nothing). Thanks for sharing our experience and knowledge
Thanks for watching, Agustin. Sometimes we can want so much to do things "the right way" but it becomes more about conformity. Creativity is an act of non-conformity at its root.
What a refreshing perspective Michael. I think many of us have been drilled to present in-depth rationales and stories behind the birth of our ideas. But particularly if you're sharing work with other designers, I think it can largely speak for itself. The ideas are on the page. If people want additional explanations they can ask, but our value comes from an ability to synthesize new ideas and solutions. My first internship in 2017 I didn't have much direction, but I spent a ton of time sketching and came away with a stack of ideas. Like these, the volume alone was impressive. The reasoning behind them was icing.
So many portfolios have almost the same research recap and problem statement pages and sometimes you are 10 pages in before you can even see some design work! They start to blend together. You want to stand out and be remembered by the hiring manager who is looking through 50-100 portfolios.
Refreshing to see a different take on how a portfolio should look/ be structured. Quite the opposite of what we learned at school. And definitely more fun this way!
Wow I’m 17 years old and I never imagined that designers will need to present portfolios for 7 hours straight😮😮😮😮 I might quick my passion for it if thats my case 😢😢 Oh and also I was confused about the part where you said that in presentations you gotta tell them your experiences. But how if I’m barely 17 years old and I haven’t been in companies yet 😅😅 I’ll love to get an answer for that.
Hi there. That is why it is important to go to a good design school and get a few internships before graduating. Then you will have some experience to show and talk about.
Great idea for a video Michael! Brings me back to 2006-'08 portfolio reviews and IDSA Conferences. I lived at Kinko's around that time. Also looks like the Zvezdochka shoe was inspired a lot by that sketch!
Ryan, LOL, yes. My local Kinkos knew me back then! ... that’s the shoe. I’m told that he saw our Evo prototype when he was getting a tour and that was the starting point. Who knows though, it was a little before I started there so it was a second hand story. The timing lines up though.
You've got some amazing designs. Had to pause a few times, seeing some that looked like something I'd draw. Been sketching shoes since the late 80's till this day, but never pursued my passion. I'm 47 now, and I look back on stuff i did in high school and think.. those would sell!
Good stuff, man! Fun to see this and if anyone doubts that there’s no singular “right” way to do a portfolio, I’ve done the exact opposite with mine and have landed some pretty cool jobs over the years. :)
Thanks for checking it out, Tim! All about what works best for you ... I think that is one of the things I like about design. There are multiple solutions.
7 years later when I interviewed at frog I brought no sketches! Just production samples. I laid them out on the conference table and said "pick a product and I'll tell you the story".... so both extremes can work. The only question is what can a person make work for them.
New designer here, So glad I found you/your channel to inspire and model my own process after. It's always a hunt finding high-level role models that both resonate personally and have significant industry experience. It's intimidating being a novice in any field, and finding top-tier role models to show you the path is invaluable. Thank You Michael
Thanks so much for watching! I hope there are a few helpful things in there. A lot has changed since 2003, but I still think it is important to represent who you are and not to try to be like anyone else.
@@MichaelDiTullo Absolutely so much info I won’t take for granted, your videos have been very helpful as well as interesting. Please keep them coming!!! Take care
Always great to look back! This is really insightful Michael, thank you for sharing. Most designers I've met have always been very private and precious in regards to their interviewing portfolios, so the transparency is always fun and appreciated. Seeing the sheer volume of work here that you were outputting with just a few years of experience is really inspiring. I would love to see a follow-up video with how this interview has contrasted with your subsequent interviews at Frog and Sound United as your career and position have evolved.
Thanks Ray. For frog I didn't show a single sketch. I brought production samples and said "pick a product and I'll tell you the story"... at Sound United I showed nothing. At that point my reputation did the talking... pretty drastic shift based on where I was in my career.
Thanks for the video, Michael! I went to the Art Institute in Portland, and had the pleasure of being instructed by Larry Selbiger, specifically for footwear, and its funny, as soon as I saw those car rendering on toned paper, I thought to myself "Larry did say he worked with Michael, and man, do the styles line up!" Both of you have really great touch, and precision on paper, and with pencils!
Thanks for checking it out Teddy! It was fun to see how many mediums where in this portfolio from marker to pencil to even charcoal and chalk! I try to put the energy and excitement into the sketches to keep the client's enthusiasm up! :-)
That bubble bottom looks familiar... can’t place it, however. Razors you drew in 2000 were cutting edge (no pun intended) by current, space-age standards. Great stuff
Cool stuff, Michael. When you interviewed at Nike, were you still at EVO or had that already run its course? If you were, I'd be curious about showing concepts that may not have been released yet. It's a dilemma, especially for those who start looking during or right after their first gig.
Michael, what is your position on showing process from a current job? I don't want to set off any alarms with my employer by suddenly asking for permission to put sketches and renderings in my portfolio. I feel like my hands are tied with NDA.
Completely blown away by the sheer quantity, quality and variety of sketches and concept! As a recent graduate feeling overwhelmed now
Thanks for watching, Ani! I built that portfolio one sketch at a time over 5 years! Just do a little bit everyday. An hour or two a day makes a huge difference. When I was at Evo I was probably sketching 6 hours a day and then a bit more on weekends and nights to practice.
As a high school student starting to think about a portfolio for design schools, this is really useful. Thank you and I love your channel, your content is really inspiring !! (I was born in 2003, so it's pretty funny to see all this is at least as old as I am)
Thanks for watching, Victor. I'm so glad it is helpful. One of the best things about being a designer is that there is no single way to do anything!
@@MichaelDiTullo I’ll keep that in mind, thanks a lot !
Probably the most important thing in your portfolio is first to think about it, and this video shows how we should do it. Thanks for mention the actual similarity between portfolios (and super cool stuff and photo editing that they show nothing). Thanks for sharing our experience and knowledge
Thanks for watching, Agustin. Sometimes we can want so much to do things "the right way" but it becomes more about conformity. Creativity is an act of non-conformity at its root.
Great work! Thanks for sharing. That Nike shoe concept reminds me of the Marc Newson Zvezdochka sneaker.
Thanks for watching, Nick! Glad you enjoyed it. Yep, that is the one :-)
What a refreshing perspective Michael. I think many of us have been drilled to present in-depth rationales and stories behind the birth of our ideas. But particularly if you're sharing work with other designers, I think it can largely speak for itself. The ideas are on the page. If people want additional explanations they can ask, but our value comes from an ability to synthesize new ideas and solutions.
My first internship in 2017 I didn't have much direction, but I spent a ton of time sketching and came away with a stack of ideas. Like these, the volume alone was impressive. The reasoning behind them was icing.
So many portfolios have almost the same research recap and problem statement pages and sometimes you are 10 pages in before you can even see some design work! They start to blend together. You want to stand out and be remembered by the hiring manager who is looking through 50-100 portfolios.
Thanks a lot for showing your work! Amazing stuff, looking to get into the industry myself :))
you are very welcome!
Refreshing to see a different take on how a portfolio should look/ be structured. Quite the opposite of what we learned at school. And definitely more fun this way!
Thanks for watching, Josh! The fun thing about design is that there is always more than one way to do things!
Wow I’m 17 years old and I never imagined that designers will need to present portfolios for 7 hours straight😮😮😮😮 I might quick my passion for it if thats my case 😢😢
Oh and also I was confused about the part where you said that in presentations you gotta tell them your experiences. But how if I’m barely 17 years old and I haven’t been in companies yet 😅😅 I’ll love to get an answer for that.
Hi there. That is why it is important to go to a good design school and get a few internships before graduating. Then you will have some experience to show and talk about.
Great idea for a video Michael! Brings me back to 2006-'08 portfolio reviews and IDSA Conferences. I lived at Kinko's around that time. Also looks like the Zvezdochka shoe was inspired a lot by that sketch!
Ryan, LOL, yes. My local Kinkos knew me back then! ... that’s the shoe. I’m told that he saw our Evo prototype when he was getting a tour and that was the starting point. Who knows though, it was a little before I started there so it was a second hand story. The timing lines up though.
You've got some amazing designs. Had to pause a few times, seeing some that looked like something I'd draw. Been sketching shoes since the late 80's till this day, but never pursued my passion. I'm 47 now, and I look back on stuff i did in high school and think.. those would sell!
Good stuff, man! Fun to see this and if anyone doubts that there’s no singular “right” way to do a portfolio, I’ve done the exact opposite with mine and have landed some pretty cool jobs over the years. :)
Thanks for checking it out, Tim! All about what works best for you ... I think that is one of the things I like about design. There are multiple solutions.
7 years later when I interviewed at frog I brought no sketches! Just production samples. I laid them out on the conference table and said "pick a product and I'll tell you the story".... so both extremes can work. The only question is what can a person make work for them.
Thanks for sharing Michael, so good!!!
Thanks for checking it out, Jazz! There is some vintage stuff in there! :-)
New designer here, So glad I found you/your channel to inspire and model my own process after. It's always a hunt finding high-level role models that both resonate personally and have significant industry experience. It's intimidating being a novice in any field, and finding top-tier role models to show you the path is invaluable. Thank You Michael
Soaking up every detail of your videos, I'm blown away. Can't thank you enough for putting this out there for us
I'm glad they have been helpful!
Thank you so much, I really appreciate you putting this video together, means a lot... happy holidays. Love & respect ✊♠️
Thanks so much for watching! I hope there are a few helpful things in there. A lot has changed since 2003, but I still think it is important to represent who you are and not to try to be like anyone else.
@@MichaelDiTullo Absolutely so much info I won’t take for granted, your videos have been very helpful as well as interesting. Please keep them coming!!! Take care
Always great to look back! This is really insightful Michael, thank you for sharing. Most designers I've met have always been very private and precious in regards to their interviewing portfolios, so the transparency is always fun and appreciated. Seeing the sheer volume of work here that you were outputting with just a few years of experience is really inspiring. I would love to see a follow-up video with how this interview has contrasted with your subsequent interviews at Frog and Sound United as your career and position have evolved.
Thanks Ray. For frog I didn't show a single sketch. I brought production samples and said "pick a product and I'll tell you the story"... at Sound United I showed nothing. At that point my reputation did the talking... pretty drastic shift based on where I was in my career.
Thanks for the video, Michael! I went to the Art Institute in Portland, and had the pleasure of being instructed by Larry Selbiger, specifically for footwear, and its funny, as soon as I saw those car rendering on toned paper, I thought to myself "Larry did say he worked with Michael, and man, do the styles line up!" Both of you have really great touch, and precision on paper, and with pencils!
Thanks for watching, Mike. Larry and I are of a similar generation. We learned the old school ways :-)
Thank you for sharing this Michael! It was very insightful and inspirational!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for sharing Micheal. Your drawing style is pretty consistent even now. I think it's cool how much of your personality shines through in it.
Thanks for checking it out Teddy! It was fun to see how many mediums where in this portfolio from marker to pencil to even charcoal and chalk! I try to put the energy and excitement into the sketches to keep the client's enthusiasm up! :-)
Wow, tnank you for sharing, this is so unic details, amazing!
Thanks for watching. I hope it was helpful!
Very inspirational! Thank you for sharing!
You are so welcome! Thanks for checking it out!
That bubble bottom looks familiar... can’t place it, however. Razors you drew in 2000 were cutting edge (no pun intended) by current, space-age standards. Great stuff
Thanks for checking it out! Yah, some of those razors were really fun! I love working on everyday objects like that!
Crazy stuff
What a remarkable talent!!!
Thanks for the kind words!
This is beautiful!
Thanks for watching!
Big fan.
Thanks, Aswin! I hope this video is useful!
@@MichaelDiTullo Yes sir, all your videos are of great value.
@@ashwwwink Thanks for the feedback! Good to know!
Cool stuff, Michael. When you interviewed at Nike, were you still at EVO or had that already run its course? If you were, I'd be curious about showing concepts that may not have been released yet. It's a dilemma, especially for those who start looking during or right after their first gig.
I was still at Evo. I was at Evo for over 4 years so a lot had come out already.
Michael, what is your position on showing process from a current job? I don't want to set off any alarms with my employer by suddenly asking for permission to put sketches and renderings in my portfolio. I feel like my hands are tied with NDA.
Where all your sneaker sketches color rendered by hand?
Yes they were :-) ... maybe a very little bit of photoshop on some of them, but mostly pen and markers with some chalk.
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Sir no way 7 hours straight of interviews???? Nah that’s fake stop lying, normally a interview takes around 1, 2 hours max but 7?????⁉️⁉️⁉️ 😂😂😂😂😂
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