Portfolio Design

ShirAdivi · 01-09-2008, 08:17 AM

Hello everyone,

My name is Shir and it's my first time on this site. I find it very interesting and I believe that if will become a very popular site

So the thing is, I am trying to finish my portfolio design and I was wondering what you all think of it.
It has been designed with Photoshop and Illustrator and will run with Flash.

For now I'm just uploading print screens so I can get some critiques for the design ... hopefully good ones. Later on I will post my link to get some critiques for Flash effects.

I would really love to know what you all think ... oh and, please be gentle, it's my first web design, my expertise is print.

Thanks!

Elite By Design · 01-09-2008, 08:32 AM

Welcome to the forums!
By looking at those thumbnails, its too small to tell. I can't really read anything or get a feel for the design.
When you're ready, post up a link so we can take a look

alyCe · 01-09-2008, 09:28 AM

It's very good visually, and you seem to have a solid portfolio!
As already said it's very hard to judge on such small screenshots, so either bigger screens or a unfinnished swf-file would be good =)

Also, one thing you should concider when making a portfolio is that you aren't making a website. Your design seems very busy and almost distracts from your work, when it should emphasise it. Also the swirly font you've used seems abit "too much" for a portfolio, keep it clean

Personally I'm not a big fan of flashportfolios, although this isn't an absolute.

Gino · 01-09-2008, 10:28 AM

Yes I would agree you must be VERY careful with flash portfolios. IF it takes to long to load and you don't have things like a skip intro version or and html version of the site you could lose people.

meeko311 · 01-09-2008, 12:14 PM

I agree. Watch what you do with Flash portfolios. Long loading times are a big turn off to employers and other people that look at your site. They also have very little to no SEO capability in many cases, it could be difficult for people to find you or stumble across your website. The best advice I ever received about online portfolios is...'KEEP IT SIMPLE'...Employers have very little time to review portfolios so pretty much everything other than your work is just bells and whistles. Let your work speak for itsself.

I've always said that "I am my worst enemy when it comes to designing my website" Your own site always seems to be the hardest to design for some reason. Like I said before. Let your work stand out and make sure it pops off the page instead of all the other graphics on the page.

http://www.chrismdesigns.com/blog

ShirAdivi · 01-09-2008, 04:58 PM

Dear friends,

Thanks so much for all your posts, you are really nice

I do agree with meeko311, designing your own site is very hard specially being a perfectionist like me. I also believe it's a bit "too much" and should keep it more simple.

About Flash, I don't really know HTML so I didn't have a choice. Now that I have uploaded for you to check out (link below) I do find it a bit slow.

I also tried to create a portfolio at Blogger but I could not find a way to design it the way I wanted. Maybe you can give me some tips on which program or site I could use. (I do have a .mac account for uploads) Would iweb be an option? Maybe turn it also into a blog?

Thanks again and here is the link ... hope it works and hope you can give me more tips.

file:///Volumes/blogadivi/Sites/main_flash8Larger2.html

Gino · 01-09-2008, 05:03 PM

Yeah I would make a blog using the Wordpress engine: http://wordpress.org/

Get a domain name and some really cheap web hosting and install wordpress on your server. Then install a free wordpress theme and you can customize the images to make it more personal.

Then you can add posts that way along with some content to bring in search engine traffic.

meeko311 · 01-09-2008, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gino

Yeah I would make a blog using the Wordpress engine: http://wordpress.org/

Get a domain name and some really cheap web hosting and install wordpress on your server. Then install a free wordpress theme and you can customize the images to make it more personal.

Then you can add posts that way along with some content to bring in search engine traffic.

Yes...Wordpress if definately the way to go.

ShirAdivi - If you can code Action Script in Flash, you should have no problem learning HTML. With programs like Dreamweaver, they have Code and Design views so most of the time...what you see is what you get. I had ZERO HTML experience when I first started at my job. I was kinda thrown into it and learn it as I went along. Looking back on my first website design (I'm not even going to show you the link) and looking at some of the things that I'm doing now. It's Night & Day. If I can do it, you can do it.

Also on a side note...I use a Host called http://www.DotEasy.com They have free webhosting for up to 100 MB (which is quite-a-bit for a basic website). You pay more for the domain at DotEasy ($25 per year) but it's better than $8 to $10 bucks per month at other host sites. The down fall is that DotEasy's free webhosting has its limitations. Like it does not support PHP or MySQL. However you can upgrade. Which is what I had to do to install WordPress into my website. DotEasy also has a few built in web tools for people with little or no programing or database experience. Like contact forms, web polls, guestbooks and more.

ShirAdivi · 01-09-2008, 05:26 PM

Ok I will check wordpress out since you all recommend it ...

So how about the link? the design? Besides being a bit heavy what do you think?

Purpleoctopussy · 01-09-2008, 06:51 PM

I love it! Absolutely beautiful

01-09-2008, 08:32 AM	#2
Elite By Design Web Designer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USA Posts: 84	Welcome to the forums! By looking at those thumbnails, its too small to tell. I can't really read anything or get a feel for the design. When you're ready, post up a link so we can take a look __________________ Web Design, Photoshop, Tutorials, And Inspiration - Elite By Design

01-09-2008, 09:28 AM	#3
alyCe Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Norway Posts: 693	It's very good visually, and you seem to have a solid portfolio! As already said it's very hard to judge on such small screenshots, so either bigger screens or a unfinnished swf-file would be good =) Also, one thing you should concider when making a portfolio is that you aren't making a website. Your design seems very busy and almost distracts from your work, when it should emphasise it. Also the swirly font you've used seems abit "too much" for a portfolio, keep it clean Personally I'm not a big fan of flashportfolios, although this isn't an absolute. __________________ everyone runs, nobody hides

01-09-2008, 10:28 AM	#4
Gino Administrator/Founder Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 1,036	Yes I would agree you must be VERY careful with flash portfolios. IF it takes to long to load and you don't have things like a skip intro version or and html version of the site you could lose people. __________________ Free Business Cards // T Shirts Blog // How to Start A Clothing Line

01-09-2008, 12:14 PM	#5
meeko311 Designer Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 23	I agree. Watch what you do with Flash portfolios. Long loading times are a big turn off to employers and other people that look at your site. They also have very little to no SEO capability in many cases, it could be difficult for people to find you or stumble across your website. The best advice I ever received about online portfolios is...'KEEP IT SIMPLE'...Employers have very little time to review portfolios so pretty much everything other than your work is just bells and whistles. Let your work speak for itsself. I've always said that "I am my worst enemy when it comes to designing my website" Your own site always seems to be the hardest to design for some reason. Like I said before. Let your work stand out and make sure it pops off the page instead of all the other graphics on the page. http://www.chrismdesigns.com/blog __________________ www.Chrismdesigns.com/blog Last edited by meeko311 : 01-09-2008 at 12:16 PM.

01-09-2008, 04:58 PM	#6
ShirAdivi Graphic Designer Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Israel Posts: 10	Portfolio Design Dear friends, Thanks so much for all your posts, you are really nice I do agree with meeko311, designing your own site is very hard specially being a perfectionist like me. I also believe it's a bit "too much" and should keep it more simple. About Flash, I don't really know HTML so I didn't have a choice. Now that I have uploaded for you to check out (link below) I do find it a bit slow. I also tried to create a portfolio at Blogger but I could not find a way to design it the way I wanted. Maybe you can give me some tips on which program or site I could use. (I do have a .mac account for uploads) Would iweb be an option? Maybe turn it also into a blog? Thanks again and here is the link ... hope it works and hope you can give me more tips. file:///Volumes/blogadivi/Sites/main_flash8Larger2.html Last edited by ShirAdivi : 01-09-2008 at 05:00 PM. Reason: spelling mistakes


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01-09-2008, 05:03 PM	#7
Gino Administrator/Founder Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 1,036	Yeah I would make a blog using the Wordpress engine: http://wordpress.org/ Get a domain name and some really cheap web hosting and install wordpress on your server. Then install a free wordpress theme and you can customize the images to make it more personal. Then you can add posts that way along with some content to bring in search engine traffic. __________________ Free Business Cards // T Shirts Blog // How to Start A Clothing Line

01-09-2008, 05:26 PM	#9
ShirAdivi Graphic Designer Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Israel Posts: 10	Portfolio Design Ok I will check wordpress out since you all recommend it ... So how about the link? the design? Besides being a bit heavy what do you think?

01-09-2008, 06:51 PM	#10
Purpleoctopussy Junior Designer Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: P.G., Canada Posts: 28	I love it! Absolutely beautiful

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