PODS Digital Portfolio

Pros: 1. Large format images on main page. 2. put his own pictures in his site 3.slide title Cons: 1. images here are not organized well. 2. some pages include too many information. it is not clean enough. 3. sometimes it is hard to find the pictures you want

Pros: 1. Simple, elegant design that doesn't distract from the artwork 2. A large selection of exhibited images 3. He markets his work on the site by offering prints. Cons: 1. I don't like how the images open in a separate window to be viewed. Kind of awkward. 2. The text is too small and is too similar to the background colors 3. the 'press' page doesn't offer specific information or links

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One question that I had in mind had to do with layout and design, and how to come across with a unique portfolio (no matter what type of work one is trying to convey) without looking like a carbon copy. I found Wix, a free website builder with templates that have enough details to attract any time of business cliental.

Question: How do I choose an online portfolio layout? What do different layouts express about the designer? This website shows a number of Wordpress themes, and outlines the type of design work they are made for and the kind of feeling they present. Even if you didn't want to use Wordpress, I thought it would be useful to have examples of portfolios with different intentions. There are key words in the layout descriptions, like "elegant" or "artsy" that might tie in with the reading, which doesn't really say what these might look like. A few characteristics stood out to me. "Elegant" portfolio theme tended to have a simple, clean layout with understated backgrounds in neutral colors. The work showed well, but was often uninteresting because there was little wow factor. "Artsy" portfolio themes tended to be more colorful or include a decorative graphic elements, but the work was sometimes overwhelmed by the backgrounds. Work-focused themes tended to have dark backgrounds with a dimensionality to them, which makes the work almost "hung" in space. Text seemed a little awkward in these theme however, since they also "hung" above the background (perhaps if the image and text were in the same window above the background?). Photography had a layout reminding me of a magazine article, exciting and narrative, but more confusing if the information is complex. Some general comments while looking at sites: Some of the architectural portfolios tended toward neutral colors and crisp fonts, however, they often left little impression of who the designer IS, and what their approach is. Some of the graphic design portfolios were highly graphic and visually bold, but were a little "loud" and in the interest of being trendy or current, again left me wondering who the designer IS.

Pros:: [1] Good selection of drawings and visually stimulating work Cons [1] Bad navigation, multiple layered pages which make it difficult to bounce between pages and work. [2] Seems like the work on the page could be bigger and easier to see.

Simple and sweet, elegant and easy to navigate.

Pros: Loads quick, well organized, well made Cons: lacks color, confusing labels (web/email is not for contact), lack of personality

Pros: 1 Call me a minimalist, but I think with online academic portfolios --less equals more. These example speaks to that. 2 Simple sidebar navigation with links to PDF CV/ Portfolio. Everything is easy to get to and download if need be. 3 Images standalone to let the work do the convincing. Additionally, even the text is transparent to distract less from images/ work. 4 The idea of putting the title at the bottom right corner is intriguing, settle, and sexy...a slick move indeed! Cons: None!

Pros Simple layout and things work well Enjoy the different backgrounds displayed on different links Like the simple title of PUSH Cons Don't know what they are trying to portray or what they are about A little too simple need more info and links Need to talk more about projects that have been done http://www.benarent.co.uk/portfolio Pros Like that it gives a description of the person Very in depth and many pictures of previous work Like the sketchbook idea Cons Simple Design, not very complex Would like if sketchbook flipped pages when you clicked on it Don't enjoy the same font throughout the entire website. http://www.josheyre.com/ Pros Like the scrolling images on the front page of the website Like that the contact brings you to google maps and also includes resume Same top page works well and it doesn't feel confusing to me. Cons Don't enjoy the bland background on every page Small links don't work well with design Home on top right blends in with the design of orange. http://amby.com/kimeldorf/sampler/ Pros Very simple and easy to navigate Glad that everything is in order of steps to take. Cons Too many PDFS that take you to separate windows Last updated in 1998 so very old fashioned Don't know what he does or what he's trying to tell us about himself http://design.ocell.net/ Pros Very simple and elegant Like the white and grey background and Title and text is very different and creative. Cons Too little work displayed Not very many links to click Don't know what he is trying to portray within the website

Pros: visually interesting, lots of info at a glance Cons: too busy, web layout is not intuitive (not sure what will take you where).

I like -that he provides background info about the photographs on each image -that there are thumbnails for you to click on so you choose what to view -there are no distracting elements from the work I don't like -there are tabs both on the top and bottom of the page -that the first page is advertising work, I wish it was an about/home page to give an overview first because there's so much work on the site -that I have to scroll down a bit each time to view the whole image

One page holds all the research this man has ever done in his life. Text lines are so long they are almost illegible. Every other word is a link.

Pros: 1 Simple clean layout with easy straight forward navigation. Layout does a good job at allowing the images to stand alone/ be the focus. 2 Horizontal animation gives nice flair to site and images! Cons: 1 Too little description and not statement of intentions of philosophy.

Cons:: [1] Confusing Website [2] First glance does not invite the viewer in. [3] They seem to do good work, but the portfolio does not reflect the quality of work they do.

Pros :: [1] Has worked with great brands and does great work [2] Very simple layout. Almost too simple. Cons:: [1] For the quality of work that he does, I am surprised he does not have more art on his main page.

Pros: 1 Home Page is simple but still vivid enough. RMJM does a good job of supplement images with sexy text and background colors. Very Professional! 2 There is a good hierarchy of title and subtitle with equally interesting category titles. 3 Overall layout is clean and easy to navigate. Cons: 1 The site uses only a fraction of the entire window spread, images could be larger. 2 Sub title text is too small.

+beautiful and simple while still showing style +no scrolling down, everything is on main page plane +very well organized -I wouldn't change anything ,I love this portfolio!

pros: well made, good use of flash(?), background element adds interest Cons: animation too fast, featured work seems too focused on one type,