Burn Your Portfolio: Stuff they don’t teach you in design school, but should

25. Hairy Moles

Moles, freckles, birthmarks—they are all part of life. Nearly everyone has some sort of skin abnormality somewhere on his or her body; it is simply the way we’re built. In some cases, a small mole right on the face is even considered a beauty mark, bringing to mind Marilyn Monroe and Cindy Crawford, to name a few. On the flip side, however, there is something visually disturbing about a hairy mole. I doubt that Cindy Crawford would have had the same success in her modeling career if she had a pile of hair pouring out of her mole. Sure, in her prime she was arguably the most beautiful woman in the world. But a big hairy mole on her face would have drawn so much attention that even the most lustful men in the world would probably ...