DESIGNING A DIGITAL PORTFOLIO

For many generations, the design portfolio has been an essential tool for students seeking scholarships, graduates applying for jobs, and professionals competing for commissions. The need for good design and clarity remains constant while fashion trends and presentation technologies change over time. As portfolios migrate from paper to the Internet, it's important to know how and when to apply venerable design principles to digital media. — Editor

MODELING LIBESKIND'S WTC

Like other contemporary architects, Daniel Libeskind — designer of the new World Trade Center — and his firm use computer-aided modeling tools extensively during schematic design. But the firm also relies on physical models. As the new World Trade Center design develops in the public limelight, a look back at its schematic beginnings reveals a process in which physical and computer models evolved in parallel.

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