I have finally came up with something that I think does the job (for now) and is worth showing to the world. I've eventually launched my portfolio Enthusiastik.
I'm still constantly looking at it and notice that there is a whole lot to improve. But, I thought this would do just now and hopefully you'll all like it :)
I dig it. Two things, I'd like to see the nave aligned to center, and one that is somewhat of a big deal. I think you must incorporate some sort of "home" or "index" back link on the interior portfolio pages. Clicking the back button 5 times isn't working for me. Perhaps using a JS lightbox would be better.
Good start though man, and good luck, hope you find something permanent.
Awesome James! Congrats on the launch pal. A few comments:
First -> I think you could pull of the navigation better. I'm not sure a sticky gradient bar does the rest of your site justice.
Second -> I feel the bottom drop shadow of the about section is just a tad dark.
Third - > Everything else is gorgeous!
Looks great and congrats on the launch, James.
I do agree with Anthony about the back button.
But I personally loved how honest your text was in the "about" section, and I wish you all the best and hope that you find your dream job.
Looking good. I love the fade-in zoom panel on your portfolio work. The only thing I'd recommend is using CSS sprites for your social links & contact form inputs so it doesn't flash while the :hover/:focus images are loading in.
Looks really good! And you did the right thing by launching something you can tweak over time. The iterative approach is always the best one - we designers are never 100% happy!
Echoing above, I like the full page work samples, but the click through interaction is a little non-intuitive. Try a consistent (minimal) header for the portfolio interiors with basic nav between project slides and a link back home.
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James ✌
I have finally came up with something that I think does the job (for now) and is worth showing to the world. I've eventually launched my portfolio Enthusiastik.
I'm still constantly looking at it and notice that there is a whole lot to improve. But, I thought this would do just now and hopefully you'll all like it :)
Cheers,
James
about 1 year ago
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Tony Lane
I dig it. Two things, I'd like to see the nave aligned to center, and one that is somewhat of a big deal. I think you must incorporate some sort of "home" or "index" back link on the interior portfolio pages. Clicking the back button 5 times isn't working for me. Perhaps using a JS lightbox would be better.
Good start though man, and good luck, hope you find something permanent.
about 1 year ago
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Collin Henderson
Awesome James! Congrats on the launch pal. A few comments:
First -> I think you could pull of the navigation better. I'm not sure a sticky gradient bar does the rest of your site justice.
Second -> I feel the bottom drop shadow of the about section is just a tad dark.
Third - > Everything else is gorgeous!
Nice job!
about 1 year ago
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Cory Dransfeldt
Is the send button for the contact form image based? There was a slight delay on hover while the hover state loaded. Maybe you could preload that?
Other than that, looks awesome! :)
about 1 year ago
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3DROPS
Looks great and congrats on the launch, James.
I do agree with Anthony about the back button.
But I personally loved how honest your text was in the "about" section, and I wish you all the best and hope that you find your dream job.
about 1 year ago
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James ✌
Thanks for the feedback & kind words guys! I'm very looking forward to developing this launch and make it much more better.
Secondly, I totally agree with everyones input!
about 1 year ago
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Glenn Hitchcock
Looking good. I love the fade-in zoom panel on your portfolio work. The only thing I'd recommend is using CSS sprites for your social links & contact form inputs so it doesn't flash while the :hover/:focus images are loading in.
about 1 year ago
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Colin McKinney
Looks really good! And you did the right thing by launching something you can tweak over time. The iterative approach is always the best one - we designers are never 100% happy!
about 1 year ago
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Tim Boelaars
Congratulations with the launch James!
about 1 year ago
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Brendan Falkowski
Echoing above, I like the full page work samples, but the click through interaction is a little non-intuitive. Try a consistent (minimal) header for the portfolio interiors with basic nav between project slides and a link back home.
about 1 year ago