PODS Digital Portfolio

DISLIKES... - Quick Icons; The icons used to navigate through his work, move really quickly & pop up really fast. - Small font: in combination with some of the light colors & mix with white, the titles were hard to read cause the fonts were so small - Hidden Categories: each time i refreshed the page, the menu icons were just randomly "dropped" onto the page to where sometimes some menu icons were hidden. - Small Viewbox: It is nice to have a formatted size to view his work, however, for some I felt it was too small. There were so much content for some of his work, that shrinking it down to that formatted size didn't do justice to what his work look liked LIKES... - Simplicity: his home page looks clean to where the main focus is the menu icons that really encourages you to interact with his website - Menu Icons: they are really unique & interactive - No Need Back: through the integration of his menu icons, there is never really a need to press the back button. - Interaction: At the very least, every person that comes to his portfolio page would be interested because of the interaction that is required to navigate through his page. It is very playful yet simple

DISLIKES... - The Autoplay Music: with other running media, it became really distracting & i became more focused on looking for a way to turn it off. Could potentially make a person exit the website - More Descriptive Home: unlike other online portfolios, they usually state "portfolio" or "photography" or something, just to give an indicator as to what the website is. For his portfolio, there is no such description which would be nice to see - Details?: navigating through his site, his work is categorized, however there are not descriptions as to what the "advertising" was for. Even something as simple as "Canadian Hockey Nike Campaign" would have been nice. - About Him: It would have been nice to know a little bit about him (hometown or even the type of work he does) - No Back: Once you click somewhere, there's no real going back. LIKES... - Black & White: gave a sophistication to where I could see some sort of aesthetic in Chris' work. - The Rollover Effect: navigating through the work, there are thumbnails that you rollover and change opacity & starts to zoom out. I thought that was a really interesting effect that made me want to see more of the photo - Simplicity: his portfolio is really simple, which I find pleasing because it's easy to navigate & doesn't have clutter to distract from his photos - Music Choice: although I found the music distracting, his selection created a nice ambiance to his portfolio & created a "personality" to where I could start to get a feel as to who he was. - Use of Nav Buttons: I like how you can instantly flip through photos

likes layout simple, clean, and white the site is set up like a grid the site feels like a gallery. dislikes there isn't a home button visually i would want my header, ex. lead pencil to line up with the below images including text (left aline). it seems unbalanced  i can assume the list below are all artist apart of the gallery but there is not a title letting me know for sure.

likeswhitehome page it directly lets you know what to expect. no searching involved.contact info is simple on the home page then specific on the contact page dislikesbad choice of color for the contact info on the home page. address is hard to see.i don't like how i have to view the artist twice to check out their work.

likes clean layout simple design elements that direct the eye color palette is minimal dislikes the large chunky logo at the header, it makes the weight of the page heavy at the top. mouse scrolls over ships world wide it appears as if i can click on it but it doesn't go anywhere. they could remove it as a button.

likes the site shows his personality strong color i love the bio dislikes i want a quick way to view his images he makes you work for them i find it messy not crazy about the layout

likes simple layout easy to navigate all images are on the home page header explains it all dislikes busy under links his images pop up again. not a clear point to this action there is not a footer

Really simple, beautiful portfolio site. He only has one trade he showcases and that is just fine, allows for simplicity. His site is easy to navigate, has clear definitions of content, and good typography. A good trick he's done for his homepage is shown one strong piece of his that communicates what he's about. He only includes on his site what is necessary. Less is more.

According to my best-case scenario dream, I looked high and low for a tag on Google for "fun architecture firm" or fun portfolio." They exist, but not advertised as such over the internet. Ideally, I would ask, "How do you create a fun portfolio to land a fun job?" Now I figure this is either inherent or not in the way you display yourself, so I decided to form another question: "What qualities of a person are employers most looking for behind their portfolio?" According to one site, it comes down to four qualities: 1. enthusiasm (do you want to learn?) 2. skepticism (do you think critically?) 3. eloquence (can you speak and write well? 4. attitude (will you get along with others?) 'Talent' is not a prerequisite for being able to learn, adapt, and grow. A future employer wants to know you will fit with their goals and perhaps style, yet more importantly be able to mold to their already-established way of doing things. They want to know you've got the stuff to make good things for them in the future under their company. Displaying these qualities - enthusiasm, skepticism, eloquence, and attitude - is a promise that you be able to produce great work beyond what you already have in an intelligent way.

+ project navigation on the left and project images on the right is simple and intuitive and project images are a great size. + Variation of media such as video with images creates an interactive feel + Project text on left is a good size and about the optimal amount (verging on the lengthy side however) - Navigation buttons to switch between different images in a project are not as intuitive and harder to find - Direct posting of project boards instead of individual images make site less engrossing - The web design is light on unique details, and therefore it is hard to get a sense of the personality of the artist from exploring the webpage (the about section is also very short)

Pros-Really Cool way of looking at images.-Nice and clear images. -Looks to be easily adaptable. Can add or change photos easily. Cons-Not very clear navigation.- While the image browser is very cool it is a little hectic and seems like it might be somewhat disorienting at times. - poor and unclear organization.

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Great work, easy to use, simple aesthetic Not much info, contact page could use more, The text aren't links (only the images)

A great set of minimal design themes for WordPress.

Clean aesthetic, loads really fast, consistent in navigation style throughout Too many buttons on the vertical navigation bar, hard to read pink colored text, It is not obvious at first that you have to scroll down when you click on a project

What I like... - Thumbnail images on the first page give me a direction where I want to look at - Each catagory like collages, set design and objects continously shows up on the top, so that it is easy to jump to each other - The composition of the pages with work images ( Some simple text on the left side with a number and a picture in a bit enough size) What need to be improved... - It is not easy to move to a specific work image - Not feeling that consistent in the layout of different pages - A somewhat too small text size

I like the opening page with music. I normally would not say this, but I like the music and the images go along to the change in notes. The work isn't really good, but its a nice try on polishing a dud. I like the layout. Its clear and the gray on black makes the images stand out better. There seems to be too many images that really don't help display this persons work. Some of the images don't seem to have any relevance to the project being shown. Why show random pictures of urban decay? I enjoy the contrast between the former built and the nature that will eventually engulf it, but it distracts from the idea of designing and building anew.  I like the the layout of the individual projects. Main image above with thumbnails along the bottom, followed by a brief description. Too many downloads. In order to see any display boards, one has to down load the files. I think there should be a hierarchy of fonts. All of the font seems to bleed into its self.

Pros:-Work, online portfolio and download able resume are all visible from the home page. -Site organized in an understandable fashion with a bar along the left and top of links and resources framing images of his work.-Nice and clearly working slide show.Cons:-Home page appears to be very cluttered with a lot of text - Downloadable portfolio and resume are both password protected, Not sure if this is a good or bad thing.- image size differs too much throughout the portfolio and the quality of some of the images leaves something to be desired.

What I like... - Use of two different colors (simple but clear) - Showing thumbnail images that interest me - A simple composition of overall web design What need to be improved... - It is confusing to figure out the relationship between thumbnail pictures and contents - It is hard to see the hierarchy of contents (it makes me to keep forgeting where I am and how I get into the page...) - A weak first page with little information

What I like... - A simple composition - Thumbnail pictures that show up when I move a mouse cursor on the first picture - Work images that are automatically open on a new window page rather than on tha continously same page - A use of a couple of colors with white text (Not too many colors.. but an accent color on main title things - Enough spacing on a consistent way between contents What need to be improved... - Maybe, a little too small text? ... Personally, I really like this web design and do not see any other things to be improved...