Here are three interesting articles. Comment on at least one of them and lets discuss in class.
http://astheria.com/design/my-last-portfolio-sucked-yours-might-too
http://astheria.com/design/portfolios-that-accomplishgoals
http://astheria.com/design/the-elements-of-design-applied-totheweb
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"My last portfolio sucked yours might too" article has many excellent pieces of advice. I'm really glad I got to read this since it cleared up a lot of cobwebs in my head in terms of trying to figure out how to make my website work, design-wise.
A couple of semesters ago during my disastrous web design class, I did do it in thumbnail view and I HATED it, it looked awful! But i couldn't figure out any other way to display my work. Now i know why and what to do to make it better.
I also really liked the "porfolios that accomplish goals" article since it gave a nice balance to the negative tone from the first one. It's good to see some successful designs to inspire me into following in their direction.
Jessica M.
I also enjoyed "My Last Portfolio Sucked..." Like we talked about in class, you don't want to be remembered for how you put together your portfolio (either positively or negatively) but for what was contained inside it. It also was a good reminder to keep it simple...while you may be excited to show off your flashy web design skills, you don't want it to backfire and get your audience turned off or lost before viewing your work.
All of these articles were helpful. Specifically the first one.."My last portfolio sucked", because it reminded me that I shouldn't stress about the fact that I have no clue how to do fancy things on the web. I never thought about the "thumbnails are bad" aspect of things, and how not showing your whole piece might effect someone's decision of whether or not to view it.
After reading, I went to http://www.dexigner.com/directory/cat/Graphic_Design/Portfolios.html to get some inspiration. I think it's beneficial to look at both successful and unsuccessful portfolios so that you know exactly what you want to do, and also what you don't.
I also liked "My last portfolio sucked" as Lilly said I never thought about the thumbnails as something bad. I am currently working in my website and I found it really helpful in order to not overwhelm the visitor.
It gave me a different perspective on many issued that I haven't think before.
"My Last Portfolio Sucked" article was great. I found a lot of great advice that I normally wouldn't have thought of. I guess for the person in human resources sake it is better to have a sleek, simple, and efficient portfolio. I have been working on my website, and thought it was great advice to keep the images big enough for the viewer to just see instead of having to open a new window.
"Portfolios that Accomplish Goals" has great portfolio ideas and I found inspiring. The general theme is to keep your designs simple but also captivating.
I really dug the "my last portfolio sucked and yours could too" article. Even the title itself is a nice warning, "...yours could too" offers hope that my portfolio might not suck.
this is what i need right now.
It's good see someone else relaying my frustrations with many current art and portfolio sites that are out there. I hate those tiny details that they show and youu have to click on the thing and let it load before you can view the whole composition (which may not even be good.) Cheers!
I loved the first article. I think it contained a lot of good advice. I'm embarrassed to say I've actually considered some of the stuff mentioned in it.
Olga, just make sure your site doesn't have any atmospheric type music playing when you visit it ;)
I read the article about sucking portfolios, and thought it was incredible how so many people could forget to put their contact information on their website. What good is your website, when nobody can contact you to talk or discuss the things they saw and liked. Quite a turn off to a company who is interested in your work!
I read "My portfolio suched yours might too" and "Porfolios that accomplish" and I thought they were great. I was surprised to found out how many common mistakes that were made. I remember making my first website. I was guilty of using small thumbnails that might have been too small to view my work.
I also read the "http://astheria.com/design/my-last-portfolio-sucked-yours-might-too"
Good stuff, common sense right? when you see it there in front of you, in writing, it is a little more obvious. And since it was from his experiences of 200 portfolios, I think it's true. Some things, such as the thumbnails... never thought of that way.
I did get a very clear reinforcement of exactly what your online portfolio needs to be... short and sweet.
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