Refreshed Portfolio
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- astereo
Took some time to slightly refresh the portfolio, particularly the homepage. Please let me know what you think so I can make improvements. Thanks!
- mg330
I wouldn't highlight the fact that you're 19...
- will turn people offuberdesigner
- AGREEDdontsueme
- *reads age, closes site and moves on...
;)OSFA
- spendogg0
"Loud Design" - get rid of that shit
- I agree as well. Cliche stuff that is not backed up by the site or work for that matter.mg33
- +12jimbojones
- AGREEDdontsueme
- armsbottomer0
take out either the "say hello" link in the nav, or the email link to the right of it. one of them is redundant.
- mg330
I like the content in your About page, you did a good job on it. Only thing I would suggest is cut the stuff about W3C compliance. Nobody in your target audience is going to know what that means, or what XHTML or CSS is for the most part. The average person is going to assume that you can make something work in whatever browser it needs to work in. :)
- junetic0
more negative space and typographical hierarchy
- mmmmmria0
take out the highlighting
- attentionspan0
yeah ok some things:
highlightning seems pointless, disturbing and kinda kills the flow when reading.Work on your headlines stuff like "I build unique.. This is loud design" Uh what? loud design?
Or "No two designers are the same but here the focus is on clarity" doesnt make much sense to me.
Doesnt make sense that you dont have a work section in the menu?
And the work seems sloppy put together on frontpage, also you cant click left-right when your in lightbox.When you click say hello it opens a email, quite annoying should be a contactform.
- Also Type:psd? it should be more like role:designattentionspan
- +1 on the email. You're good at web work, build a form page. Never link to an email in the nav like that.mg33
- another add some visuals in about "case study" sectionattentionspan
- mg330
Your homepage "root/previous work" needs some better styling applied to it. I honestly thought I was looking at one of those pages full of links for when you arrive at a site that isn't active, like this: http://mg33.com/
- uberdesigner0
"6 solid years in the design industry"
ahhaha yeah right- a solid 13 year oldidentity
- would be if you kept him in the basement freezer.iCanHazQBN
- jimbojones0
Ger rid of the whole "I have built up a brand that represents honest, no excuse design and development services." crap, you're no Interbrand, you're a one man show. Which is perfectly ok.
Get rid of variations of that logo, variations are for the client, and he choses either one or none.
Get that type in the screenshot antialiased
- oh yeah, get a copywriter, or keep your copy simplejimbojones
- armsbottomer0
the blue box starting with "This is the personal portfolio of Andrew Clemente...." is unnecessary, and an eyesore. that info is on your homepage and about page.
- mg330
Also, not to nitpick, but your case studies are not case studies. Case Studies follow an outline, present the problem, the expectations, the process, and the resolution/outcome.
Your entries are well written for sure - but I'd call them Summary or something similar. A true case study dives much further into the problem.
- uberdesigner0
if you have been working professionally for 6 years you would know how to bullshit out case studies.
- uberdesigner0
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- mg330
If you want a good case study format, this is one that I created as a marketing coordinator for a law firm. It's not rocket science, but follows a clear and concise order; it's mostly a variation of what you'll typically find out there.
Client Background
[describe client history, business, size, etc.]Client Situation
[describe their need for your services, the problems they have with their current site, etc.]
Primary Goals
[bullet list of what you hope to achieve with the project]
Anticipated Problems
[bullet list of any anticipated problems you expect along the way, or problems already existing for the client that you might have to work around or correct]Service Summary
[multiple paragraphs detailing the work process]Results
[brief paragraph describing the outcome of the project]
[bullet list that should relate into a) the primary goals stated above, and b) how you overcame the anticipated problems and delivered a solutionTestimonial
[if possible, include a testimonial from the client that includes positive comments about the outcome of the project, the process, and your work.]I hope this helps! I used this for many case studies about work done by our attorneys; I even developed a questionnaire that they were able to fill out with basic details, that I would in turn create the full case study from.
- GetRefresh0
A total train-wreck. Start over please.