You know the studio, you've followed its work, and now you're ready to get your portfolio through the door. Industry leaders give advice on how to get your mug on that desk.
This summer thousands of new design graduates are flooding into the industry and competition for jobs has never been so intense. Lawrence Zeegen has some survival tactics to help you swim rather than sink.
Since she stepped into full-time illustration seven years ago, Autumn Whitehurst has become a star in both fashion and publishing. She tells Garrick Webster about style, colour and how to beat creative block.
Owned and run by its worldwide network of partners, Pentagram produces groundbreaking creative work across all disciplines, from architecture to identity. Partner Angus Hyland takes Nick Carson through his corner of the collective portfolio.
Designer by day, fine artist by nature, Paula Scher's mastery of typography is all self-taught. Vicki Atkinson talks to her about her extensive portfolio of work.