When I left college I had some contacts but since I wanted to work fulltime as an illustrator I had to do some selfpromotion. So I designed a promotional flyer. On the frontside a big illustration, on the back a brief explanation about me as an freelance illustrator / designer. I printed the flyer myself on colored a3 paper on an old heidelberg press, folded it up as a small flyer and sent it out to various people and companies I would like to work with. Besides I really enjoyed designing the project, it worked out really well.