Building Design Portfolios

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knowledgeable about the specific typeface used

and the history of typography. School should not

be the main context with which you present and

describe the pieces in your portfolio.

When you present your portfolio, you’re showing

the work you’ve already created. But the second

and more important part of the equation is let-

ting the interviewer know what kind of work you’ll

be able to produce if you’re awarded the job or

position. You should not list goals, verbalize a

mission statement, or say something along the

lines of “Here’s what I can do for you,” because

you risk sounding arrogant. There is, however,

the opportunity ...