more portfolio feedback
Thought I'd post my website for a crit. I do alright with freelance work but i'm focusing more on 3d game modeling. any suggestions welcomed. let the floodgates open. thx!
http://www.loose-canon.com
http://www.loose-canon.com
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Still bored.
Ah, it's loaded.
Music. Oh please no.
The flash wasn't worth the wait.
http://www.thejonjones.com/2005/10/07/your-portfolio-repels-jobs/
http://www.rsart.co.uk/2006/09/21/how-to-present-your-model-in-the-best-way-possible-for-feedback/
for the two images on the sides... one of those optimization things i guess. looks great in safari and explorer in os x but not on a pc. any suggestions on that??
as for the site, it was a long load time even for my pretty fast internet connection, i have my computer hooked up to my home theater surround sound system and was listening to music at the time i opened your site... the sound clip at the beginning scared the crap out of me. generally avoid any sound on a site, its just wasted bandwidth (unless your site is sound related of course).
i don't really quite see what the argument against flash is with portfolios as long as it's being used effectively and isn't extremely flambouyant. granted html will probably always be more of a least common denominator for viewing optimizations, but what browser can't play swfs now? i don't think it's too ridiculous of an assumption to assume that the majority of computers can play basic flash files. plus, once the flash is loaded, *ahem i know, it's actually quicker to access different areas and images because well, it is already loaded. maybe i'm opening up a can of worms here, and i totally agree that there are a myriad of flash sites that are just a pain in the ass to load, let alone navigate, but i also get sick of waiting for html to load with every click too. that out of the way, i have been considering the move back to html. seems like regression but if that's what it takes...
i don't really quite see what the argument against flash is with portfolios as long as it's being used effectively and isn't extremely flambouyant
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I have no issue with this, yet I rarley see this done.
A well designed site that uses templates for the common items such s header, footer and navigation, and that uses a separate style sheet will load very fast. With swf it loads the entire site, including the bits I don't want to see.
Yes browsers can support flash. Well done flash is superb.
Your graphic design skills are sweet. Your 3D section is pretty weak. I based that on the wireframes of the meshes. There seems to be a ton of wasted polys on your models and from the work there it's not clear the range you have. All the work seems to be in the same style cartoony. If someone wants to see if you can do more realistic work they won't be able to tell from looking at the work. Your best bet is to show more than one style or go with one that the employer you are targeting uses for their game.
Rick thanks for taking the time to write that up very useful.
Alex