• Jason Pant

    Jason Pant

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    Portfolio content

    Posted on Oct 17, 2009 at 2:44 PM

    Hey Shane,

    I like the site, colorful with a large background yet the content shines through and blends at the same time. Great typography with ample white-space and I'm digging the watercolor background.

    The only suggestions I have is the portfolio content that I can see (design and photography) seems to be more broken up into sections on the page in relation to the rest of the site.

    While the site is very colorful it seems a little too blue for my taste, breaking it up with some other colors might change my opinion, but then again it's just my opinion.

    • Shane Ernest
      Shane Ernest commented:
      Posted: on Oct 17, 2009 at 2:48 PM

      i agree about the Blues, im hoping that once I actually have some content up there that those colors will make a difference and break things up a bit color wise. . .

      those are actually service pages - whereas I was going to have a page dedicated purely to the portfolio. My reasoning behind it is to provide potential/existing clients with an overview of the services we offer and the benefits they can receive from them. then those images would link to a main portfolio. . .

      im having difficulty seeing whether or not that is user friendly or not. I don't really like thumbnails - and would much rather have nearly full-sized images on the portfolio. . .

      thanks for your comments - im open to more ;-) and I really do love critique ;-) any other thoughts on the portfolio?

    • Jason Pant
      Jason Pant commented:
      Posted: on Oct 17, 2009 at 3:06 PM

      I guess I would start by putting the examples on one page and breaking it up into sections using white-space and headings. Have an accordion type system showing more content of that section and hiding the rest with tabs or a link?

      My reasoning behind this is to encourage interactivity and get potential clients to browse your portfolio instead of skimming it.

    • Shane Ernest
      Shane Ernest commented:
      Posted: on Oct 17, 2009 at 3:34 PM

      i like the idea of using javascript/accordion to add some interactivity to the examples - thats a great idea!

      ill cook up a portfolio page soon and post it!

      thanks for your thoughts Jason!