37. Nine of Them
Probably 30 years ago now my best friend and I worked in the design industry, mainly freelance to start off with, but we built a great reputation. We got to the point where we really started to look long and hard at setting up our own company. Over a Friday night beer, my friend announced he’d been offered a great job at one of London’s top agencies, which he took and I wished him well. Fast forward 10 years and he’d done massively well, I had done well too, but nowhere near the same cash return. The lease agreement ended on my studio, so it was time to clear out all the years of stuff I had left lying around. And I came across a portfolio, it had his name on it, the date and the company to which it was presented to. It was his job interview from years before. It contained 12 pieces of work- 9 of which were mine!