*Upon further thought, I have removed the projects that were most likely to cause issues with the design studios who created them.
It has been brought to my attention that my portfolio is misleading. I have remedied that issue, but wanted to give it more explanation here.
When I went about designing all the "key art" for my portfolio I was faced with using art and images that were already in existence. My portfolio did not indicate where these items were being used.
Today I sent my resume and portfolio over to my numero uno "I have to work here" design studio and I was thrilled to see their number pop up on my cell phone caller ID shortly after my email had been sent. Unfortunately the call went differently than I had expected. You see, the Creative Director I spoke with had noticed his own design integrated into my work. It was an unfortunate oversight on my part. My verbiage at the bottom of each portfolio image was not clear in exactly what part of the one sheets I actually created, and which were taken from previously available images. He was kind enough to explain it all to me, and suggest the changes that needed to be made, and I spent my afternoon doing just that.
For example: the 2 Spider-Man posters. I created the city backgrounds, I gave them a gritty, dirty look, and I re-created the title treatments based on the Spider-Man logo and title from previous movie releases. The image of Spidey himself had been created by the design studio BLT. My portfolio explanation simply said "Key Art Design." Using that verbiage, one would assume I created everything on the page.
On paper, it looks like I am saying the wrong thing. In person, if I was asked, I would explain what had been done. Unfortunately the on paper part is the first impression. My "new" portfolio explains exactly what I did on each project so that there is no longer any confusion on what is "mine" and what is "theirs."
Let's hope this oversight did not cost me all future key art design jobs. I guess I know why I wasn't getting any calls.
