How to Use Folio

You have either been invited to create, or you have requested to become a member of the SKETCH Folio digital tool.

Here is a glossary of terms that explain the function of specific tools within the digital Folio site.

Artist Profile

Your profile is your public face. You should list your artist name, upload a headshot or photo capturing who you are and create a:

• Bio
• Statement

Journal

Your journal is YOUR journal. Here you capture your thoughts and feelings about your process. This is the work that will likely fuel your artistic statements and will help you build on ideas and future projects. You may wish to share some journal entries with peers and mentors, or keep them private. This work will be archived and you are able to access it through...

• Work
• Progress
• Challenges
• Goals
• Connections
• Reflection
• Feelings

Portfolio

This is where you organize your work. You can choose to make this public or private, while you are working on your personal creations.

• Video uploads (indicate specs, youtube/sketch content policies)
• Photos of work (specs, best practices)
• Works in progress (specs)

Identities

• Peers
• Mentors
• Staff
• Employers
• Youth Leaders

Skill Tags

Skill Tags work like #hashtags. Track your work by creating tags that gives you the ability to search specific posts. Whether it’s the title of pieces, feelings, materials used, genre, medium, theme. When you tag your work, think about easy words that encapsulate what you are working on. Provided here are some universal standards to get you started.

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In addition to helping you organize your work, making it easier to sort through later on, tags are also a great way to document your skills as you build them. Identifying and discussing our own competencies can be difficult. As you use FOLIO you’ll be able to develop a tangible list of your own skills, as well as examples of where and how you’ve used them- making them easier to speak to in places like job applications or interviews.