Seeking portfolio feedback
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- Thesocialgospel0
I am just a student (albeit extremely close to graduating) but if I had one all encompassing critique, it would be that none of your work seems to be conceptually driven at all, and that having one or two "smart" pieces might look more attractive as a whole.
- o_O0
your "previous/ next" buttons...
they are misleading. what thought i was first looking at or would be looking at was more features towards the image shown above them... but what i am shown is the next art piece in your nav...
i would like to see more than just a screen capture. i would love to see a breakdown in exactly what it is you did. i am not certain for anything other than you can take screen captures.
sell yourself, your work should sell itself, but showcase what you did or do... also identity makes a strong point in the branding of the work you are posting... basically if your work is shown to not fit with the brand identity of original then your portfolio work is not strong as you dont even follow the original brand identity of the main product. you need to pay more attention to the details and not just produce pretty designs.
- Are you referring to a specific piece in the last paragraph of your comment?jeremyfordesign
- well i only looked at your vera wang work. and saw the one after it.o_O
- i am discussing your whole site. all your work. all of it, sell it more.o_O
- Okay.jeremyfordesign
- jeremyfordesign0
Thanks everyone for the feedback, I really appreciate your time.
- What a sport, someone buy him a beerukit
- Your work is better than many starting out, so just keep at itukit
- I expected to get thrashed, and I am someone who really values a critique.jeremyfordesign
- I've been out of school for 2 years, do you still consider that "starting out?"jeremyfordesign
- then you'll do just fine around here - welcome!identity
- im 2 years out - yes - i consider myself starting out tooidentity
- carbonkid0
Jeremy, I understand you're trying to show the range of your skills with all these sections and pieces of work but given the fact that most of it is student work you need to gut it down to just your best work. Think of your site this way I'm going to give +1 for your best work -1 for everything else and my end score will be how I judge your overall skill
- janne760
good mentality jeremy.
just be fucking critical and hard working and realize clients will suck but somehow you need them.
- <--- should be a book title given out to all students freshman year...identity
- Thanks for all your advice.jeremyfordesign
- carbonkid0
Janne unless you've got something to backup your supposive talent please stfu we get the point you work for little and make crap work and the design world sucks.
- hahajanne76
- http://www.youtube.c…o_O
- The idea is you need greater talent than his for your words to hold any weight.carbonkid
- Actually, janne's work is good, I can vouch for that.ukit
- words come from experience you whiny kid.janne76
- don't fucking beat the messenger. sooner or later you will find shit out.janne76
- my work is averagreat best but that is what most clients want. SIMPLE communication.janne76
- average at bestjanne76
- sureshot0
welcome jeremy!
- ukit0
I would show these ones
Jello Biafra
Resonance CD
Willie Brown
Shania Twain
Aces
AFA
Illustration
and maybe the Bum installationand scrap the rest. Then maybe come up with 3-4 strong self initiated works.
- janne760
lol carbonkid i can see your anger now
http://www.qbn.com/topics/618585…seriously, don't ever take shit personally.
design equals work.
and if you hate work move to the himalayah or some shit.
- ukit0
Great thread everyone, I think we all learned a lot
- carbonkid0
whoa you can look up what people have posted that's amazing another displayl of your talent... Yes so much anger that I dont know what after effects going rate is.
I don't take critiquing personally you're just incredibly bad at it, trying writing a whole thought out in one of these boxes instead of using 10 or 20.
- janne760
hey carbonshit,
of all the text in this threads mine created more value in terms of advice than your classic whiny boo-hoo mommy-someone-beat-me-on-the-int... shit argument about no work "to back shit up"i am no MTV Cribs nigger. I don't care what friends or QBN'ers THINK or FEEL about my work.
I value making money out of my work and make some sense to my clients, if possible at all.
FFS, what is it with you 20-something touchy design children these days?
fuuuuck....
- neue75_bold0
a restaurant critic needs to be a better cook than the head chef of the restaurant he critiques?
- neue75_bold0
I can't find rick poynor's folio...
- o_O0
hey jeremy i think 2010 is ready for you.... good luck!!
- Thank you. I'm ready to work hard.jeremyfordesign
- good on you, sir.janne76
- Thesocialgospel0
Janne seems like a real dork.
- instrmntl0
Can't say I'm a fan of that comforter.
- ********0
Excellent work! Let's partner up!!!
- pango0
cereally! drop that Vera Wang site. i know we've all done works like that to get paid but really! you dont want people to know you've done sites like that.