Print Portfolio
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I am a huge advocate of the "leave-behind" portfolio. Having worked at a firm where we were barraged with potentials and fresh-out-of-school designers, we saw a ton of portfolios. We saw ones with sleeves, and we saw binders, we saw hardcover books, and we saw loose-leaf pages in boxes...we saw it all.
In the end, the work speaks for itself. The portfolio itself should not impress them, the content should, and more importantly, you should. We loved being able to keep something to look at and discuss (and talk shit about) once you've left the interview. It doesn't matter if it's the highest print quality or made of exotic materials, only that you put thought into it.
That being said, I designed and had printed (cheaply, mind you) 7x10' booklet portfolios for each person interviewing me, and it was successful. Anyone who provided us with something similar usually had a hand up among the competition. Don't waste your money on wood binding, and don't fuck with glassine sleeves, just present your work in a simple print piece and it will take you far.