How should I format my art portfolio for the Common Application Arts Supplement?
If you look on Washington University’s website, there are probably suggestions for how to submit artwork to the department. However, if not, I think you could do it both ways. Create good quality jpgs of your images — not too big a file size or they take forever to load. Number each image and put those images in a clearly labelled folder, along with a text document that gives information about the images: size, media, etc. Then if you want, also another presentation that puts the images into a single document with the information organized on each image. If you do this, I’d recommend making it a pdf document rather than powerpoint. Many people in art departments use Macintosh and rely upon Keynote rather than Powerpoint. If you make the document a pdf, it should open for everyone. After you burn the disk, it is a good idea to take it to a completely different computer and open it up to make sure it acts like you intend. Finally, neatly put your name and contact information on the disk
