“Go outside of your comfortable circle of peers and like-minded people. Try to get a different perspective on your work from, for example, someone who regularly recruits designers or even someone with a completely different background. Your neighbour should be able to understand your portfolio. See how that works out for you.”
Thijs Remie, vice-president of product design, WeTransfer
“For freelancers, a portfolio should represent the type of work that you’re looking for to get more of. Be very selective. Show just enough for someone to grasp a sense of your style, approach, signature… whatever. However, be careful not to distract by including too much, or completely different kinds of work.”
Emma Hopton, associate creative director, Taxi
“Ask someone to grade your projects as good, better or best. This takes…