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Graphic arts works that way.
People expect to see the best of your work open to public, and it better be A LOT of work. Like dozens of posters, webs, a couple of typefaces, social media advertising, flyers of all kinds, and so on.
Also, most companies won't hire you if you don't have previous experience working for a company bigger that theirs , if your work isn't a copy of the current trends, or even if you want to be fairly paid. -
@stereohisteria graphic artist have the advantage that all their client work can go in their portfolio. Us, not so much
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