But cardboard mockups are models? You’re going to have to elaborate a little more on that point for me so I can take the criticism on board…
In my PDF ‘book’ that section is cut down to two pages as I feel showcasing as much as I do on Behance would become a bore. In my opinion there are plenty of models in my projects however I believe those “mock-ups” do show a real skill that I have. In fact in most interviews its one of the first thing that gets praised followed by the comment “most of my team can’t make models like that”.
To drive my point home - even though they aren’t a part of a projects process, not everyone knows how to turn a flat sheet of cardboard in to a 3D form like that. It’s much cheaper and faster than 3D printing too in order to help prove a concept.
As for “real model making” at Quirky, then from my experience of working there I can say yes there is but it depends on the project and whether they put images of it on their website.