The end-goal of nearly all design is to promote — either a brand through its ID profile, a product via visually attractive packaging, or yourself. Paradoxically, this last category is probably the hardest, even though all kinds of promotion involves some degree of drawing attention to yourself and your unique gifts. And perhaps how successful you are at it depends largely on your character: are you a natural introvert, hiding your light under a bushel, or do you enjoy blowing your own trumpet?