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In this portfolio it is mostly visual with very few words. This style of portfolio allows his work to do all of the talking. To me it was very powerful and bold. What I liked best about this portfolio: 1.It is quick and easy to navigate 2. The photos are captivating and large so you know what you are looking at 3. The landing page is clean, precise and different then others I've seen (it looks professional). 4. When you glide over the elongated photos of the works he has been involved in, large white titles show up to tell you right away what file you are about to open. Example: photo of the production Cinderella, hover your curser over the image and click! Now you have several more photos to look at, all on the production of Cinderella 5. The main menu is large and bold, always visible. 6. There is a small text that shows up "move your mouse over me" encouraging the host to explore and help navigate the site. 7. I like that there are current projects he is working on, he includes awards he has won and he has both a contact page and a resume (that you can download) My suggestions of changes this portfolio could have are: 1. It could use more text, all I see is the work, but where are his ideas and contributions (his experiences in this field?) 2. Does he draw his designs or make models, how does he work? 3. I did not see an about page-what is he like? 4. There is nothing too personal about him. For example: no picture. 5. Resume is all one size and same color of text, nothing jumps out at you. 6. His name and title could be larger (on each page). Because as you scroll down you loose his name and then you ask your self who's work am I looking at again, because this is good and I want him to work for me! (although all you have to do is scroll up or click on the back button to return to menu... there his name is prominently displayed again) Overall: It was very hard to find anything that this portfolio needs to change because I really like what James has done with

Likes: -the way those images fade in/ out -the contrast between the characters(light gray) and the background(white) -two languages are available; ENG and JP -you will see his latest product through flash player, entering the website. Dislike: -another window will be brought when you try to get in the website, which is annoying. -the most important contact information, email addresses have liter color. -strange music

After entry the Home Page is very simple to control with text only for 2nd level titles The T-shirts page has a link to her online store, opening in another tab; good marketing. The Squid Chair page has a small amount of text, interesting process diagrams and photos of the finished product, and a .pdf of her class presentation board. The pdf lets you have a simple website page that doesn't have too much information for viewers but can provide a lot of information for someone who is interested in more. This is something I may try to do. Once you enlarge a thumbnail in a second level of 2D category you need to restart from 2nd level to get back to 3rd level.

Pros 1) Consistent layout makes the portfolio easy to read 2) Text and product titles are unique to each project 3) Nice variety of sketches, renderings and physical prototypes Cons 1) Lacks a table of contents or sub category dividers, which would tell the reader what they're seeing 2) Cover and final pages have a competitive aesthetic with the rest of the portfolio 3) Too much writing to read everything...important text should be different (larger, colored, bold etc.)

Pros 1) Text and objects are spaced well on the pages 2) Use of color is effective in separating different types of design work 3) The "about me" section gives the reader insight to his character outside of design Cons 1) Text scanned in from drawings is too small 2) Lack of sensible "flow" Product Design projects come up twice during the portfolio but in different places 3) The "about me" should be on the last page, if someone likes his work, they will make it to the end of his portfolio where they can learn more about him as a person

Pros 1) Great renderings 2) Good product to human scale relation 3) Great process drawings Cons 1) Drawings not integrated into the process cleanly 2) Too much text 3) Some pages feel cluttered (Aleks Magi)

Pros 1) Great renderings 2) Shows the product-to-human-scale relation well 3) Very clean and organized Cons 1) No process shown 2) Heavy on the renderings 3) Too many projects?