College of Design Portfolio Event
In-Person: Wednesday, February 28, 2024: 5:30-8:30pm at the Great Hall, Coffman Memorial Union
Virtual: Friday, March 15, 2024: 9:30-11:30am through Zoom
This event is for all Apparel Design, Architecture, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, and Product Design students to begin making connections with alumni and professionals in your field.
Bring your portfolio or work samples, resume, and process iterations (optional) to share with professionals and get feedback. Student registration will open January 29-February 21.
Sign Up for In-Person Reviews - February 28 Sign Up for Virtual Reviews - March 15
How to Prepare
Prepare your online portfolio/website. You may also want to prepare a PDF presentation just for the career fair to make presenting your materials easy compared to a website.
Practice presenting your design work. At first, students are often too slow and indirect when describing their projects and solutions. You should be able to communicate the essence of the design problem and your approach in 2-3 sentences. It is often easier to explain your design process if you have visuals; consider creating a few process slides or a process notebook for key projects in your portfolio.
Research employers that interest you by visiting their websites, social media, and do an online search to learn of any recent news, initiatives or products they have launched.
Collect contact info. At the end of the interaction, get the representative’s name and contact information so you can send a detailed thank you note and possibly follow-up on a potential job, internship or project you may have discussed.
Dress for success. We recommend you to dress in a way that represents your authentic self. The standard at most career events is business casual, but consider if your attire and grooming aligns with your personal brand. We encourage you to choose clothing that makes you feel comfortable, confident and prepared for the weather elements. For ideas on attire, check out our Dress the Part Pinterest page.
Make an appointment. Meet with Brian Green, your senior career consultant for CDes to go over preparing for a career event and ask any questions you may have.
What to Expect
Registered Firms for Virtual Reviews - March 15
Firm Name | Portfolios Reviewed | Student Level |
---|---|---|
AWH Architects | Architecture | UG |
Capital Project Management/UMN | Architecture | UG, Grad |
DLR Group | Architecture | UG, Grad |
DSGW Architecture | Architecture | UG, Grad |
Epic | Product Design | UG |
EUA | Architecture, Interior Design | UG, Grad |
HGA | Architecture | UG, Grad |
Joy Architecture + Interior Design | Architecture, Interior Design | UG, Grad |
Kohls Department Stores | Apparel Design, Graphic Design, Product Design | UG, Grad |
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC | Architecture | UG, Grad |
Ms. Anna Lee | Apparel Design | UG, Grad |
Perkins&Will | Architecture | UG, Grad |
Ryan Companies | Architecture, Interior Design | UG, Grad |
Registered Firms for In-Person Reviews - February 28
Firm Name | Portfolios Reviewed | Student Level |
---|---|---|
3M | Graphic Design | UG |
Abigail Grewenow (Freelance) | Graphic Design | UG |
Alliiance | Architecture, Interior Design | UG, Grad |
Andersen Corporation | Product Design | UG, Grad |
Architectural Design Consultants, Inc. (ADCI) | Architecture | UG, Grad |
BDH | Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design | UG, Grad |
BKV Group | Architecture, Interior Design | UG, Grad |
Carlisle Fluid Technologies | Architecture, Interior Design, Apparel Design, Graphic Design, Product Design | UG, Grad |
CBS² | Architecture, Interior Design | UG, Grad |
Celadon DP LLC | Interior Design, Graphic Design | UG, Grad |
Coen+Partners | Architecture, Landscape Architecture | UG, Grad |
Collage Architects | Interior Design | UG, Grad |
Damon Farber Landscape Architects | Landscape Architecture | UG, Grad |
Defensible Research and Design LLC | Product Design | UG, Grad |
DeVetter Design Group | Architecture | UG, Grad |
DJR Architecture | Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture | UG, Grad |
DLR Group | Architecture, Interior Design | UG, Grad |
EK Interiors & Procurement | Architecture, Interior Design | UG |
Enlightened Technology | Architecture, Interior Design, Apparel Design, Product Design | UG, Grad |
FMYH STUDIO | Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design, Apparel Design, Graphic Design, Product Design | UG |
FRWD @ Bain & Company | Graphic Design | UG |
Gensler | Architecture, Interior Design | UG, Grad |
Greater Thought | Graphic Design, Product Design | UG, Grad |
Greystar Real Estate Partners | Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design, Graphic Design | Grad |
Growth Science Ventures | Product Design | UG, Grad |
HCM Architects | Architecture | UG, Grad |
HDR | Architecture, Interior Design | UG, Grad |
HGA | Architecture | UG, Grad |
Holst Architecture | Architecture | UG, Grad |
Intereum | Interior Design | UG |
ISG INC. | Landscape Architecture | UG, Grad |
iSPACE Environments | Architecture, Interior Design, Product Design | UG, Grad |
JLG Architects | Architecture, Interior Design | UG, Grad |
kablooe Design | Product Design | UG, Grad |
KATE.jjj Incorporated | Graphic Design | UG |
Kick Design | Graphic Design, Product Design | UG |
Kimley-Horn | Landscape Architecture | UG, Grad |
Kodet Architectural Group | Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design | UG, Grad |
Landor | Interior Design, Product Design | UG |
Landscape Studio | Graphic Design | UG, Grad |
LHB, Inc. | Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design | UG, Grad |
Life Time | Product Design | UG |
Loucks, Inc. | Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design, Graphic Design | UG, Grad |
LSE Architects | Architecture, Interior Design | UG, Grad |
LUMPEN studio | Architecture, Graphic Design | UG, Grad |
Magenta Creative | Graphic Design | UG, Grad |
Mead & Hunt | Architecture, Interior Design | UG, Grad |
media.monks | Graphic Design | UG, Grad |
Medtronic | Product Design | UG, Grad |
Medtronic Diabetes | Product Design | UG, Grad |
Miller Dunwiddie | Architecture, Interior Design | UG, Grad |
Minneapolis Park and Rec Board | Landscape Architecture | UG, Grad |
MN Children's Museum | Apparel Design | UG, Grad |
Momentum Design Group | Architecture, Interior Design | UG, Grad |
National Checking Co. (NCCO) | Graphic Design | UG, Grad |
Neon Lizard Creative Marketing & Design LLC | Graphic Design | UG, Grad |
Norris Design | Landscape Architecture | Grad |
O2 Design | Landscape Architecture | UG, Grad |
Perkins&Will | Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design | UG, Grad |
PKA Architecture | Architecture, Landscape Architecture | UG, Grad |
Resideo | Product Design | UG, Grad |
Ryan Companies | Architecture, Interior Design | UG, Grad |
Slalom | Graphic Design | UG, Grad |
space150 | Graphic Design | UG |
Superhuman | Graphic Design | UG, Grad |
Sussner | Graphic Design | UG, Grad |
Target | Architecture, Graphic Design, Product Design | UG, Grad |
Tennant Company | Product Design | UG, Grad |
The Luxury Shrink | Apparel Design, Graphic Design | UG, Grad |
Thomson Reuters | Graphic Design, Product Design | UG |
Triple Play Studio Architecture + Design | Architecture | UG, Grad |
U.S. Bank | Graphic Design, Product Design | UG, Grad |
UMN - Capital Project Management | Architecture, Interior Design, Product Design | UG, Grad |
Veranex | Product Design | UG, Grad |
Vujovich Design Build | Architecture, Interior Design | UG, Grad |
Weber-Stephen Products LLC | Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Product Design | UG, Grad |
West Shore Home | Graphic Design | UG, Grad |
Wold Architects and Engineers | Architecture | UG, Grad |
Zeus Jones | Graphic Design | UG |