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I teach students to make strong work understandable, usable, and presentation-ready.
As an adjunct faculty member for GRA 410, I teach graphic design students how to select work, structure a portfolio, write clear project narratives, prepare accessible web assets, respond to critique, and present decisions with confidence.
Portfolio development is strategy, content design, and professional communication.
I teach students to design for the person reviewing the work—not only for themselves. That means choosing relevant projects, building a clear hierarchy, explaining the problem and process, preparing accessible images, and making the portfolio easy to navigate.
The same discipline guides my professional web work: understand the audience, organize complex information, document decisions, test the experience, and revise when evidence shows a better path.
Course Focus
Portfolio Strategy
Choosing the right work and organizing it for the intended audience.
Design Rationale
Explaining visual choices with clear, professional language.
Web-Ready Assets
Preparing images, graphics, file names, and formats for portfolio sites.
Accessibility
Building hierarchy, readability, alt text, and usable page content.
Professional Critique
Using feedback to strengthen the work and the explanation around it.
Presentation
Preparing students to discuss the portfolio in interviews and reviews.
Teaching with measurable career relevance.
My instruction connects design decisions to audience needs, accessibility, file preparation, critique, and interview communication. Documented teaching outcomes include a 30% increase in participation and a 25% improvement in job placement within six months of graduation.