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Now THIS is what we call a CV! Hats off to Mark Prendergast for Hortfolio

Date
1 April 2013

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Before you open up your drab CV in its timid little PDF format, you may want to consider what Mark Prendergast sent to Hort as an example of his creative services. Punchy, to the point, visually arresting and, at times very funny, this video – albeit 20 minutes long – is an absolute joy to watch.

His projects are film and animation based, which wouldn’t work in a standard portfolio, so are given the space and medium they need to come across as well as they possibly can. Considering the amount of portfolios Hort probably receive every day, this must have been incredibly refreshing and stood out from the crowds.

The word “HORTFOLIO” appears in bold, colourful capital letters against a solid black background. Each letter is a different bright colour, creating a rainbow effect.
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Mark Prendergast: Hortfolio

A repeating pattern of stylised faces in red, blue and purple. The figures are set against a white background with bright yellow circular shapes.
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Mark Prendergast: Hortfolio

A collage of overlapping images. The central frame shows a person’s hands arranging small geometric shapes on a green surface next to a black rectangular frame. To the left, a cartoon scene shows a yellow character in a room with a purple lamp.
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Mark Prendergast: Hortfolio

A glowing white capital “H” is centred against a solid black background.
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Mark Prendergast: Hortfolio

Two black and white photographs float against a black background. One is a distorted, warped image of a repeating pattern, while the other is a profile portrait of a person wearing glasses.
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Mark Prendergast: Hortfolio

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Liv Siddall

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Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

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