Articles · June 12, 2021
Portfolios: Why it Doesn't Matter
Showcasing your work product is defunct, and isn't valid tool to getting your next gig.
Portfolios get you hired to create for others, not clients to create independently.
Search Google for portfolio examples, and you're bound to find about 50 from the jump that is all identical in execution. Here's an image of the work I did, here's who it's for, and here's how I accomplished it.
No one cares.
If you are lucky enough to work with more prominent brands, they don't want you sharing the content you created for them. They want the veil to remain intact.
Some of the best gigs will always come from word of mouth and not by way of some overly "mocked-up" portfolio.