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What Makes Something Compelling?

by | Dec 2, 2019 | Essays, The Crafted Word Blog, Workshops | 20 comments

Read. Write…and now CREATE and SHARE…

Few of you would bake a cake and not eat it. Most of you, especially if you are proud of your cake, would want to share your cake.

This is basically the idea behind your Odyssey Portfolio.  Create something awesome. Share it.

A good protfolio is more than cut and paste. It is thoughful design. Rethinking. Redoing. Reimagining.

Anything can be made better.

And that is a good metaphor for life….

Here are  couple of suggestions “if” you are interested.

Every museum has a main door, and that door is usually pretty interesting. I would consider using a separate page or even a blog as your welcome page. However, it should not be a blog with a bunch of posts, but rather a page that introduces and welcome readers/viewers to your Odyssey Portfolio. It may even be a place where you can put the video you have yet to create.

Consider making a page or pages for your writing pieces. It could be one page that a reader can scroll thorugh; it could be several different pages collated with analysis on one page, reflections on another, etc–or you could have a separate page for each writing piece.

The bottom line is that this is your portfolio, and it should refelct your taste, skills, and content.

We will have time to work on this in class on Friday, too.

20 Comments

  1. Max Ewing
    Max Ewing on December 2, 2015 at 9:33 am

    Never thought about it this way. Thanks for the thought-food, Fitz!

  2. Izak Murphy
    Izak Murphy on December 2, 2015 at 9:54 am

    Thanks for this great post. I would definitely eat a cake I baked.

  3. Matthew Gainsboro
    Matthew Gainsboro on December 2, 2015 at 9:55 am

    Wow! Interesting to think about. Thanks Fitz!

  4. Julian Yang
    Julian Yang on December 2, 2015 at 9:55 am

    I like the metaphor. This is really helpful!

  5. Arthur
    Arthur on December 2, 2015 at 10:04 am

    Thanks for the tips

  6. Nico Carere
    Nico Carere on December 2, 2015 at 10:24 am

    Interesting post! Thanks for the tips!

  7. Henry Patton
    Henry Patton on December 2, 2015 at 12:04 pm

    Thanks for the advice, Fitz.

  8. Colby Freeman
    Colby Freeman on December 2, 2015 at 12:07 pm

    I still don’t get the phrase “to have your cake and eat it.” It seems perfectly reasonable to own a cake, then eat it. Otherwise, great post.

  9. Jack Folz
    Jack Folz on December 2, 2015 at 12:38 pm

    Thanks for the advice Fitz, this will help

  10. Whit
    Whit on December 2, 2015 at 12:38 pm

    Thanks for the good metaphor! I will take this into consideration.

  11. Charlie Hutchinson
    Charlie Hutchinson on December 2, 2015 at 12:38 pm

    Thanks for the advice. I would definitely eat my own cake.

  12. Nico Bowden
    Nico Bowden on December 2, 2015 at 12:39 pm

    Thanks for the “guidelines”. I will make le best portfolio this world has ever seen.

  13. Nick Beck
    Nick Beck on December 2, 2015 at 12:40 pm

    I will try to make my portfolio compelling. Great post!

  14. Charles Brookby
    Charles Brookby on December 2, 2015 at 12:40 pm

    Thanks for the advice Fitz. I feel that some things are fine just the way they are though…

  15. Abhinav Tadikonda
    Abhinav Tadikonda on December 2, 2015 at 12:40 pm

    Thanks for giving an overview for what to have on our Odyssey Portfolio page. I will definitely use these tricks.

  16. Charlie Cribb
    Charlie Cribb on December 2, 2015 at 12:41 pm

    Thanks for the help.

  17. Logan
    Logan on December 2, 2015 at 7:03 pm

    I have a few questions about this. Can I see you tomorrow at advissory?

  18. Greyson
    Greyson on December 2, 2015 at 9:43 pm

    Very helpful. Thanks Fitz!

  19. Nathan Soukup
    Nathan Soukup on December 3, 2015 at 7:46 pm

    Thanks for the tips! Thanks!

  20. Hank Parker
    Hank Parker on December 6, 2015 at 10:12 pm

    Thanks for the tips