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Do case studies beat a gallery of finished images in a freelance portfolio? Rebranded client work in an old portfolio piece: recaption it or retire it? Beginner portfolio projects: small and finished or ambitious and rough? Fonts and stock photos bought under a designer's own license cannot legally travel to the client Client work for a design portfolio needs permission before it goes public When clients copy portfolio pieces — do I redo them or drop them? Showing the messy process behind a project: does it help or dilute a freelance portfolio? Clients want the editable source file — do designers hand over layered files or charge a buyout? Is a personal project allowed to sit next to paid work in a freelance portfolio? Redesigning an existing brand as a portfolio exercise — legal or not? Are self-initiated briefs worth putting in a portfolio when everyone can tell they are invented? Do Behance and Dribbble versions of a freelance portfolio need to match my own site? Is spec work ever worth it for a designer trying to break into a new sector? Pricing a full brand identity is not the same as pricing a poster — where does the line sit? Handing off a design system means naming layers and writing specs nobody pays for

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