
Melissa Baillache
Executive Creative Director APAC at Koto; multi-disciplinary designer and brand identity specialist based in Sydney.
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Jul 15, 2026
What makes for a good portfolio?
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Andy WrightHOST
Mel, how do you pull out the one that goes, "Oh, yeah," or the five that go, "Yep, they're gonna get interviews"? What is it that you've seen?

Melissa BaillacheGUEST
I think I'd have to caveat this with it, it depends on the, the designer you're looking at or the, the level you're looking for.

Melissa BaillacheGUEST
Because, you know, if I'm looking for, say, which I am right now, a design director versus a junior, the expectation in that folio and perhaps the time given is going to probably be, be quite different.

Melissa BaillacheGUEST
It is true you're kind of going through hundreds, so I, I think to Chris's point, I kind of like to be able to get to the work very quickly, and so if it's very clear, I under- like, I understand it.

Melissa BaillacheGUEST
So first thing is not too many, and then I c- that also helps me get into the work much quicker.

Andy WrightHOST
... how do you define the, an idea that you can see that there's one, two, three ideas in someone's, in someone's work?