New Level Designer Portfolio [critics needed]
I felt it was time to update my portfolio whit a little better look and I am almost done, have some "ajax" work left but other then that it is done. I would love it if you guys could have a look at it and say what you think.
New portfolio:
http://www.springare.net/site3/
and for those interested
Old portfolio:
http://www.springare.net/
I am going to update and materials as well soon but thought to update the look and feel first then start processing my work material I have lying around.
Peace out!
-- Edit --
There made some layout and organization changes. I still need to fix the lytebox2 link on the thumbs but I thought I should upload this new layout so you guys can say if it is an improvement or not.
I have also looked at the navigation bar and I think I´m gonna remake the pictures to be a bit more appealing.
As for the font, I'm gonna experiment a bit more ^^
I also threw in a showreel, that I made way back, on my UT3 map. So let me know if you think I should have it in until I have had time to do a new one or just remove it until then.
-- Edit 2 --
Implemated lytebox2 now for the images. Need to take a break now but gonna continue on the navBar and font later today.
New portfolio:
http://www.springare.net/site3/
and for those interested
Old portfolio:
http://www.springare.net/
I am going to update and materials as well soon but thought to update the look and feel first then start processing my work material I have lying around.
Peace out!
-- Edit --
There made some layout and organization changes. I still need to fix the lytebox2 link on the thumbs but I thought I should upload this new layout so you guys can say if it is an improvement or not.
I have also looked at the navigation bar and I think I´m gonna remake the pictures to be a bit more appealing.
As for the font, I'm gonna experiment a bit more ^^
I also threw in a showreel, that I made way back, on my UT3 map. So let me know if you think I should have it in until I have had time to do a new one or just remove it until then.
-- Edit 2 --
Implemated lytebox2 now for the images. Need to take a break now but gonna continue on the navBar and font later today.
Replies
Recommendations are cool, but I don't know any of these people and most likely, neither will most people that you send this out to.
It's definitely an improvement from the old site for sure! Keep it up!
And I hate those flash/javascript gallery things, so clumsy to use and load. But that's just me.
Just a suggestion, but maybe you can try to implement a simple lightbox javascript. Just have thumbnails divided up by project and keep things all neat and tidy.
http://www.huddletogether.com/projects/lightbox2/
Of course I searched further, but this is the first impression your site gives. It's pretty bad, and even the fonts are blurry. When a designer has a web site with a bad design, this is what we call a "red flag". Possible consideration.
Overall, I feel you're hiding your work by breaking thing up into so many sections. What we need is portfolio and resume. Everything else is fluff.
Same for me. Make the site easy to read and as easy to navigate trough as possible. Skip all the fancy scripting bits.
and as a level designer you'd want to explain more about what the level is about, how the gameplay works and your thoughts behind the design. Only showing screenshots imo doesn't cut it. If you have a design document make that available (only for non commercial stuff of course).
The pictures on the front page and in the projects part was supposed to be used whit lightbox2 but haven´t had time to implement it yet, thats the ajax I was talking about.
As for the blur, I see what you guys mean. I will remove that and then I think Il just remove the flash gallery and replace it whit picture thumbs whit lightbox2 as suggested and have the gallery shown as the starting page.
The font on the other hand I do not know if you guys mean the navigation bar/header or the actual text on the different pages.
-- Edit --
There made some layout and organization changes. I still need to fix the lytebox2 link on the thumbs but I thought I should upload this new layout so you guys can say if it is an improvement or not.
I have also looked at the navigation bar and I think I´m gonna remake the pictures to be a bit more appealing.
As for the font, I'm gonna experiment a bit more ^^
I also threw in a showreel, that I made way back, on my UT3 map. So let me know if you think I should have it in until I have had time to do a new one or just remove it until then.
-- Edit 2 --
Implemated lytebox2 now for the images. Need to take a break now but gonna continue on the navBar and font later today.
I find your lack of imaages disturbing. sorry but couldn't find any gallery button.
This lightbox thing takes forever to load, just link your thumbnails to jpgs. Quit being so mean to employers by making them site and wait for this images to load
I'm not sure I follow you, since it takes like 0.2sec to load for me, 0.5sec if I clear my temp so it needs to load everything from scratch.
It is much easier to have it like this since they never have to leave the site or have to go "back".
works fine in FF but haven't tried Chrome, Opera or Safari yet.
--edit-
checked chrome now and noticed what you meant whit the thumbs being 1 screen apart :S
Im gonna check into that, I have no idea why just those tables are f***ed :S Probably have to do them over again from scratch.