Job Hunt Advice
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- ukit0
No one really offered any critique of your portfolio but I think it may be part of the problem. A lot of things you are trying to do in terms of creating fonts, creating your own foundry etc. are ambitious for a recent graduate but the lack of experience shows.
So what I see in your folio are some student-level attempts at type and identity work, but if you are an art director working at a commercial studio in the middle of a recession, why would you take a chance on a guy who's never had a job before when that's all he's demonstrated?
Creating your own fonts is great but it's a skill that takes years to master, longer than you probably have to find a job. I'd recommend taking on less difficult material (i.e., more basic print and/ or web design) and just trying to make it as stunning as possible. Since its all self-initiated, target your work to the kind of studio you want to get a job at. It would also be nice to see an actual freelance piece or two in there, and hey, you've got some free time, right?;) Good luck.