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Don't put in work you don't want to be hired for.

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2nd this

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Put the same amount of finesse into your thumbnails as you do the actual work.

Imagine someone passing up your best work because your thumbnail wasn’t enticing enough to click.

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Present the works you want to known for, not what clients asked for.

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Dont be a dick and work hard, the rest will figure itself out in the long run.

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Include what your role was on each project.

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Tells story with order and layout also considering a video element or introduction for books/ websites that get shared to demonstrate your personality.

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Watch someone review your portfolio.

When you create it, you pay attention to every word and have lots of familiarity with the work. Someone looking through your book might skim and miss things that you’d consider important or obvious. Or they might not click on that 3-minute case study. Etc.

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Thanks in advance! I haven’t had a lot of opportunity to do big campaign work, which is what I’m craving. Wondering if there’s a way to make my work look bigger without getting too cluttered.

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* I ask just because if your work is focused on editorial design, that is a different field. I wish you like strategic thinking. Thank you, bye!

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