Good Portfolio Example pt3

http://www.hellomonday.net/

Hello Monday. If you go to their website I guarantee you will be extremely satisfied with the flowing movements of the menus and the scrolling of the work. They have cunningly programmed their page to appear as though it is 2 colour, but then as you roll over the images they spring into colour and increase in size.

This website is 'the bomb', something I would have to pay a lot of money to be produced for me. I literally don't think I have the potential to learn how to design something like this. However if the money comes my way, I might splash out on having a web designer layout and script it for me.

Good Portfolio Example pt2

http://allday.cc/

There is something about this portfolio that simply does not sit well with me. Firstly he is a creative thinker, not a designer, so the only thing I can take away from this is the tone of voice and the design.

Ok, I literally hate this guy, I think he is incredibly pretentious and full of himself. He is a creative thinker, fair enough, but look how young he is. He probably finished a flashy degree in business marketing or strategic thinking and now thinks he is Alan Sugar.

However saying all this, the actual design of the portfolio is great, which is what caught my eye. Edited photography and some classy type, perhaps not me, but still effective.

Good Portfolio Example pt1

http://alexarts.ru/en/index.html

I like the feel of this website. However the blog does not visually tie in with the website. I get the impression that this is a very passionate designer who really wants to appear professional. To a company looking for work this is effective, as it seems high end and approachable. However the blog lets it down a bit. The tone of vice slacks off and the curtain is draw away.

He is just another guy sitting in his room like the rest of us. I am not sure whether this is a good thing. To an extent it is as it is clear that there is a passionate person behind it all, but it does uncover that this is not a design studio committed to producing the best results possible.