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Alternative ways to mount work for an interview?

Right, I've got an interview at Hertfordshire coming up this Wednesday, and I'm going into college this afternoon to mount my work (which involves buying that white card and spray mount) but I know I'm terrible at mounting work evenly without creases, and I don't want to have my work permanently stuck to a board.
Plus, the materials are expensive, I'm not great at cropping work evenly...the list goes on.

I originally thought of putting my work in plastic sleeves instead, and then putting them in a standard portfolio carry case or something. (My boyfriend has one with ringbinders built in, so this wouldn't be as messy as it sounds.) But I've heard that some interviewers don't like looking at work through a shiny plastic sheet.

Then I thought of binding the work myself - not sure what the best way to do it would be, but I've taught myself book binding in the past and I think they like to see that sort of unusual skill in Illustration interviews.
But then there's the question of whether I bind it after mounting it, or what...I can't think of any other way of doing it, which defeats the object.

The course I'm applying for is Graphic Design and Illustration btw (although I'm already planning on specialising in illustration.)

SUMMARY: I'm applying for Illustration courses at Herts and Southampton Solent and I want a more unique, less permanent way of mounting/presenting my work attractively.

Reply 1

kwassa

Hi. I had an interview at Herts on Wednesday for Fine Art but at mine, we were in a room with Graphics applicants. I noticed that a lot of people had loose work in a standard portfolio case. It seemed very relaxed there and everyone had done their portfolio in a different way, don't think they seemed to mind :smile:

As for mounting, I think cartridge paper is fine. That's what me and my class have used including some people applying for Graphic Design. I understand that you don't want to have it permanently fixed; me neither. I'd say just make sure everything looks neat and isn't going to fall off in transit. You could use a scalpel and ruler or guillotine to crop things?
For my portfolio and some project work, I used these metal clip things? You hole punch the paper you've mounted the work on then thread them through.
Sorry for not being much help! But good luck for the interviews :smile:

Reply 2

z925gh

For my interview at GSA for FAP, I stuck all my photos, and photos of work too large to take on plain white A1 paper (using double sided tape in each corner), held together with bulldog clips, also had a canvas with me, 4 sketchbook and a stack of life drawing held together with a bulldog clip, and they said it was one of the best presentations of a folio theyd seen, because I hadnt wasted money on mounting on card, yet it was still really neat, and really easy to access it all.

It all depends on the uni I guess. Just make sure that its easy to access, and try and make everything the same (ie. if you attach to paper, attach it all to the same size, same colour paper)

Reply 3

surrealdelirium

No that's really helpful! Thank you! =]
And thanks for the luck.
I'm gonna have a look for those metal clips, they sound like a good idea. =]
I was thinking of using a guillotine. I'm gonna do some trial runs anyway, see if I can get the hand of mounting the work, and then I'll try the metal clip thing as well. =]

Reply 4

surrealdelirium

Ooo! I have bulldog clips. And I can't believe I didn't think of double sided tape.
That does sound like a really cool portfolio.
Thanks for the suggestions. =]
I'll try them all out tomorrow.