Hello all,
Been having some trouble recently with my portfolio and was hoping some of you folks might be able to help (hope this is the correct section, sorry if not).
Basically, I quit my job as Graphic Designer last October after 2 years. I was ridiculously underpaid and over-worked amongst other issues and felt totally burnt out. It was my first profressional design job however, so I just got on with it to get those crucial two years experience for my cv.
Anyway, cut to the chase, I'm now at a point where I am applying for and going to interviews for new jobs, and I feel my portfolio is just the biggest load of jobbies ever. I have no confidence in it. It naturally has to reflect a professional porfolio rather than a student folio with this new found exp, but therein lies my problem.
Most of the work and jobs I did in that two years were for such **** clients, and with such small turnarounds, that the quality really did suffer and they were ultimatley churned out. They are boring and bland, only really showcasing bread and butter work with no real concepts or ideas. I strongly disagreed with this churned-out approach, but nevertheless this is the actual work I have.
My old student work (which is more creative) is now redundant and also ****, and I feel like I'm stuck with no option but to recreate an entirely new folio from scratch.
So what I ask you guys is this: What would you do in my place, try and polish a turd or start again from scratch? And if so from scratch, where the hell do I start...
Many thanks
Been having some trouble recently with my portfolio and was hoping some of you folks might be able to help (hope this is the correct section, sorry if not).
Basically, I quit my job as Graphic Designer last October after 2 years. I was ridiculously underpaid and over-worked amongst other issues and felt totally burnt out. It was my first profressional design job however, so I just got on with it to get those crucial two years experience for my cv.
Anyway, cut to the chase, I'm now at a point where I am applying for and going to interviews for new jobs, and I feel my portfolio is just the biggest load of jobbies ever. I have no confidence in it. It naturally has to reflect a professional porfolio rather than a student folio with this new found exp, but therein lies my problem.
Most of the work and jobs I did in that two years were for such **** clients, and with such small turnarounds, that the quality really did suffer and they were ultimatley churned out. They are boring and bland, only really showcasing bread and butter work with no real concepts or ideas. I strongly disagreed with this churned-out approach, but nevertheless this is the actual work I have.
My old student work (which is more creative) is now redundant and also ****, and I feel like I'm stuck with no option but to recreate an entirely new folio from scratch.
So what I ask you guys is this: What would you do in my place, try and polish a turd or start again from scratch? And if so from scratch, where the hell do I start...
Many thanks