His portfolio should be relative to what he wants to do in the future. If he intends to do full-scale designing, then of course he should focus on getting that

His portfolio should be relative to what he wants to do in the future. If he intends to do full-scale designing, then of course he should focus on getting that into his portfolio. But if he intends on doing quick, small design deals, this is perfect. Time invested is not a measure of quality.