Portfolio Concept

Hey Bryant, I really like the colors you chose here, they work really well, here are some things i like

1. Colors (duh)
2. subtle gradients and textures
3. overall layout and gridwork

Here are some things i feel can be changed.

1. the top header part, That could be a little taller, to make sure you can fit anyones logo up there. also, there is a bar below it that doesnt do anything. you could minimise that but still keep it as i think it is a nice transition.
2. I think the texture in the background is a little too pronounced, I think you could get rid of that.
3. Make your content stand out! I would put some kind of content-bg-color (off-white?) to make that stuff stand out more. however, if you want to keep the feeling light and airy, thats fine to leave it (lighten the background!)2.
4. the shadows on the images are too pronounced, lower the opacity, the border on the white borders are too dark as well.
5. I think you could do with some other colors in there. (maybe an orange to complement the blue? or a green)
6. a footer might be nice for us to see, since that is a main part of any website.

Design 4 - clean, modern, well executed

Purpose 3 - standard, it is a template after all

originality 2 - again - template

engagment 2 - It really looks like another tumblr theme to me, its kind of boring, and in my opinion actually looks like one of those sites that posts dumb comments on articles on PSDtuts to leach.

not saying you do anything like that. but its not original enough to look like an actual website.

I dont know what you can do about that, it might just be the layout you chose.

Overall 3/5 good job :D

I'm not a great fan of this.

For me, it looks too much like you've followed some tutorials or taken direct cues from existing work, rather than trying to be original.

The background is a bit urgh for me, it looks like a kitchen work surface, I have to say I'm not a big fan of it, and it generally brings the whole design down and makes it look too drab.

Because of the background, the transparency also doesn't work here because everything that isn't highlighted just seems to have sunk into the background.

The colours don't help either, they equally suffer from the same drab feel.

Generally speaking, for me, if you are attempting a clean, uncluttered look then the background has to go and you have to stick with plain or off-white, otherwise you're undermining the whole concept of clean design, and you're undermining your whole concept.

If you don't want a minimalist design, then you need to be more adventurous, more bold, and demonstrate a more intuitive and interesting use of colour & texture.

Good luck!

This certainly has the potential to be a great design. There are, however, a few things that I would point out.

I'm not sure that the grungy texture works with the otherwise clean layout. Have you tried a light grey background with some subtle noise?

The shadows on each panel is far too dark. Try a more subtle approach.

The layout on each panel isn't great either. I think that we are more accustomed to the post name and date being on top, and voting icons on the bottom. This would just improve the usability a bit.

The use of Arial for your "Hello! I'm Bryant......" section seems a little dull. I think you could get away with something a little more outlandish, or even just Helvetica or Gotham.

The font for the logo isn't perfect either, and the kerning isn't great. Maybe invest in a premium script font for this one.

Other than those minor issues, it's looking nice and clean :)

Hey Bryant,

So you've got all the makings of a pretty sweet design here, but it needs some polishing. I can see several things that just need to have a little bit of TLC. I'll point them out as notes...

I've added notations, overall very clean, very good. My biggest concern throughout was consistency and readability. Hope those notes help & good luck :)

Hey Bryant,

At first look, without reading what's the concept for, I though is a css website gallery...

If this is for an online portfolio, well I think you should make something to stand out more, like: - make the thumbs bigger, - remove that sidebar and put in on the footer, so you gain more space

The Design look very good, I like the styles and the shadows, maybe the background texture is to prominent, give a grunge effect to my eyes, try it more fade out!

**That's all I can say! The Design is cool, but maybe the way you arrange the content it's giving me a css gallery website lookalike!

Good Luck!**

This design has a lot of potential, but currently the spacing and alignment are off, and there are a lot of things that are unclear.

For me the best thing you could do is go through every element on the page and ask Why? Why is it there? How does it benefit the site? Will your target audience be interested in it? Don't do things because you can, but because they will benefit your users.

Hey Bryant,

I like the CONCEPT, but I really think you should use other colors here, something that make the layout stand out. It looks too serious.

You could also work a little more on the buttons make them impossible to not click!

Add some space to the header it needs to breath hehe.

The shadow behind the squares is too hard in my opinion.

That`s it, i see potencial :)

Regards!

I like the background and header!

Nice layout, think that the colours could doeith a little work though. Try kuler to get a strong colour scheme. Try too incresae the contrast to improve readablity.

Looks a little like the concept feedback layout :p

Nice font too.

I like this!

I would suggest a little more contrast as everything is fairly monotone.

The drop shadows don’t seem a litlte harsh for me — possibly just brining the opacity down.