Reddit reviews ITOYA Art Profolio"The Original" Presentation Books, 11 x 17 Inches (ANIA1212)

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I mainly use the 11 x 17 Itoya Art Portfolio as a huge part of my portfolio is 11 x 17 posters and I can mock up other projects like beer packaging onto 11 x 17 sizes easily and with enough room for extra details or actual product shots. I feel like that size is a good presentation size since it is big enough to grab attention and fit in project details but is small enough to be passed around a table of interviewers or potential clients. I also have a small business card holder full of my logo work. Each logo is individually printed on a business card sized piece of card stock. I like doing this because a freelance client can spread them out in front of them or pass them around their team like baseball cards and make little groups of likes and dislikes etc.

It seems the vast majority of job interviews don't require or even want hard copy portfolios these days but I usually have my hard copy portfolio in the trunk of my car because you never know when someone might want to see it. There have been several times I've met a friend of a friend or a friend's coworker or something at a party or social gathering who then expresses interest in hiring me for a freelance project. Being able to quickly grab my real portfolio to show them instead of having them flip through my website on their phone is nice. I've also personally found that a lot of small freelance clients REALLY enjoy seeing actual printed work in front of them instead of trying to zoom in and out of tiny image on their phone.

I like the Itoya portfolios because they're cheap, durable, plain enough to be professional looking, and easy to find if you need a new one.