At long last, here it is—my portfolio page. It’s not perfect yet, but it’s better than nothing. Also, it’ll be good to get some feedback on it, so if you have any suggestions leave a comment here. If you run into any issues or behaviors that seem to be bugs, describe them and tell me what operating system you run and which browser you use. It’ll make this troubleshooting deal much easier for me.
Lest you think I’ve been sitting on my ass this entire time here’s a preview of the totally rad portfolio I’ve been making. I can’t tell you much yet, except that it contains imagery and text.
Shhh … I’ve already said too much.
Things keeping me from finishing include a 20+ page thesis paper, the thesis project itself and senior show planning. I also need to make business cards, a physical portfolio, copies of my resumé to hand out at the show, prints of 2-dimensional work to hang at the show and a couple edits to some 3-dimensional work for that same all-consuming show. The show is my life.
Brandon and I recently took on some freelance work in the name of helping pay for our senior show. The first of these projects to be completed is GPS For Today, a blog about GPS devices run by Brandon’s very own brother-in-law.
We started this one together, then I took over for a while, with him giving me input (a workflow the two of us have been doing a lot lately). It’s built on top of Wordpress and based on the Thesis theme, which is both wonderful and terrifying all at once. Be sure to visit the website yourself: each page has a unique style (my favorite is the News section).
Here’s the before …
And the after …
Normally I’m not a fan of pages like this—too reminiscent of GeoCities and Under Construction animated GIFs—but this time I’ll make an exception (and not just because it’s beautiful and I designed it). We have set a clear date for when this site is going live and by God it will be live on that date. However, by necessity we needed something visual to show until we finalize the content, so that’s the harsh truth of the matter.
So … in the meantime you should head over to Ill-GD and gaze at the timer until you’re mesmerized by it.
Concept for class tomorrow. Front and back, standard size.
We’re working on making portfolios for our senior show in class. These are sample spreads to give the class an idea of what I’m thinking for mine. The photo quality (particularly on the chip bags) is awful, but these are just rough mock-ups. Seriously—first spread, second page is horrendous but it will be good I promise.
Speaking of our senior show, I’m designing the website for the event, which I’m happy for because it will be a great portfolio piece itself. The art direction is by Brandon so I had a good solid footing to start off on. I’ll post info on the show itself as it becomes finalized, but the site should be up soon and that will cover everything you need to know.
UPDATE: Forgot to mention, I updated my resumé. For some reason I feel the need to say this, even though it’s not very important. I’m just that way I guess.
Just a quick update. Here’s the state of my chip bags so far, now called Little Devils.
