Site and Resume Critique
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- grafiske
Hello. Here is my site: http://www.grafiske.com
Here is my resume:
http://www.hansel.org/grafiske/j…I currently live in NYC and I am looking for a job using these. So please, offer me any advice and critique you have!
Thank you!
- material-10
honestly, I couldn't read a thing on the site. also it took to may clicks to see work. please make it easier to see the work. This is also a pet peev but when there are 50 odd images to load making up the site maybe just do a flash site.
and the resume... let's just say... didn't inspire me much either. try losing the all caps and maybe left justify the type. We've seen this resume before right?
- johndiggity0
applause for doing something different with your site, but i think if you are going to go that route, yo'd better have a full flash site. the level of interactivity with your elements will really help it out, as it is almost un-navigatible in it's curent state because of a lack of visual feedback cues when poking around.
as far as your resume, again it's nice that it's different, but this is something you don't want to get too cute with. just give the info in an easily digestible format. someone shuffling through 20-30 resumes isn't going to read the entire thing; they are going to scan and skim. keep it concise and emphasize the major points of interest.
- mattyd040
i dig the site, but i agree with the fact that it takes a while to find the work.
i like the different direction with the resume, but i personally don't like the style. i agree with the fact that you shouldn't make it too crazy. keep it stylish, but at the same time, have it comply with some graphic stands, yknow?
i dig the thinking behind it though.
- grafiske0
Thanks for the input. I agree with it. I'm a print designer, this is kind of my hack job of a website, Flash is beyond me. I'll definitely work on the resume.
- material-10
keep up the good work
- tenpointtwo0
I think an effective resume has to have something of a hierarchy of information. By having everything full-justification and all the same font and size, I naturally started reading at the beginning, got bored, and didn't really even notice your experience.
That's not to say it's a bad resume, but you're a designer, not a writer so don't try to wow them with your prose, wow with your design skills. After looking at your site first, I was a little surprised to see your resume was visually kind of bland. I liked your site, especially the colors, and although it was hard to navigate, I think the thinking behind it was much more solid then the resume.
Clearly you have skills, just design your resume like a resume, not like a poster or a handbill or something.
- phatlee0
I love the way you're trying to different but at the same time it has to be understandable. I went on your website the other day and I must of lasted about 20 seconds until I gave up and closed the browser window. You certainly have your own style but if you want to be seen as a professional then you must communicate as one.
- vespa0
gorgeous work!
make all the words clickable too as well as the icons tho, i didn't realise you had to click the tampon to get into modernista.
basically it's beautiful but hard to find your way around. maybe you should just have one level of nav? So as soon as you click something you get an image, and then if it's a series perhaps arrows to get the next/prev one in the series.
that will make your site's mental model much clearer to understand without being beyond your technical ability.
Also, target your clients very specifically. Only a few people are going to get this but those few will love it so don't approach corporate types and then get down on yourself if they don't like it.
keep it up!
- mr_snuggles0
hmm, well, you have some nice work but as most have said, it's a bit too hard to get to... your work reminds me a bit of Errols, but his site is much easier to navigate around and be able to appreciate the nice work...
- Concrete0
Hansel. So hot right now.
I really like your style. reminds me of some of Peter Blakes work.
Your work speaks for itself, so the navigation of your site needn't be an extention of your style, especially as it makes it difficult.
Good luck in NYC