When I graduated from Portfolio Center, I was one of 4 designers emerging from a mostly advertising-focused program. Now 10 years later, under the indefatigable leadership of Hank Richardson (call him Cowboy), the school’s design program is one of the most highly-respected in the country. Graduates are instantly snapped up by Pentagram, SamataMason, Landor, TurnerDuckworth and everywhere in between.
For those unfamiliar with Portfolio Center, the design program is two years and full-time. No summers off, softies. At the time, I considered it boot camp for artsy people. You may enter as one of those who like to hide in the corner and sketch dark scenes in your moleskines, but you’ll emerge a living, breathing, communicating, hard-working, deep-concepting, business-understanding employable designer. Not a bad exchange for your quarterly tuition.
So, I’m happy to present a sampling of recent graduate (and almost-graduate) packaging work, along with some brief project descriptions. Take a look, and hire ’em if you can. Like any good package, they won’t be on the shelf for long.
