Got this neat book by Rudolf at BIS Publishers, to check out if it could be of value for my students. Well, it is! This book shows those embarking on a career in creative advertising how best to put together an effective, professional portfolio. Clare McNally is an acclaimed teacher in advertising (Miami Ad School) and has worked in top agencies and won numerous international advertising awards. She has written her book in a clear voice, with a personal approach. Reading it is very much like enjoying a personal master class by Clare.

The Dutch Design books are published every two years by BIS Publishers and BNO, showing an uncensored cross-section of the current state of affairs in Dutch design, representing over 300 agencies. …,staat created the concept and design for the 2006/2007 edition. This edition’s nearly 1000-page set is all about the question: “What exactly is real Dutch Design?” Various key players in different design areas were asked this very question – from Stefan Sagmeister and Wim Crouwel to Anton Corbijn and Marc Newson. You will find their answers and thoughts in Real Dutch Design 0607, together with the work of more than 300 Dutch design agencies. The set consists of two books and is all about contrast in material and contrast in design – fluorescent plastic combined with basic cardboard binds the pages together. Between these contradictory extremes, everything is possible. Real Dutch Design can be read from either side, and is published in a Dutch-German-English edition.