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An unsolicited portfolio review featuring animator & motion designer, Victor Verdugo

Welcome back to Unsolicited Portfolio Reviews, where we dig into some of our favorite portfolios and figure out what makes them work so well.

by Tobias van Schneider

Give me the boring design jobs

You're a designer. You want to work on the cool stuff. You want to design the logo that everyone will recognize. The app interface that millions of people will touch. You want to do the work that is seen, recognized and applauded.

by Tobias van Schneider

An unsolicited portfolio review featuring brand designer & art director, Libby Connolly

We’re here with another Unsolicited Portfolio Review, where we offer opinions on portfolios that nobody asked us for. Every week, we break down the details behind the best online portfolios.

by Tobias van Schneider

A serendipitous way to refresh your memory

Three years ago my business parter, Jason, and I sat down and started sketching out some of the early ideas for a tool we'd both been dreaming about.

by Tobias van Schneider

One video, article or side project can change your life

One piece of work, one little thing you create or publish, can change everything you do in the future.

by Tobias van Schneider

Where are our design heroes?

If you asked a young designer 20 years ago who their design heroes are, you'd hear some familiar names.

by Tobias van Schneider

An unsolicited portfolio review featuring filmmaker, Christopher Mertz

This is Unsolicited Portfolio Reviews, where we examine standout portfolios to understand what makes them so good.

by Tobias van Schneider

I will never ask you to do anything I wouldn’t do myself

In 2012, I worked for Fantasy Interactive in New York City. My creative director's name was Anton. I always thought he was Russian, but turns out he's Estonian. I'm still pretending he's Russian.

by Tobias van Schneider

An unsolicited portfolio review featuring creative practice, With Conviction

We’re back this week with another portfolio review that nobody asked for. Just us, admiring our favorite portfolios and analyzing what makes them work so well.