Web Design Forums

logo logo · 01-12-2010, 16:29

Hello everyone,

I am new to this forum and have not used or posted on one like it before so please go easy on the comments.

I have recently launched my own graphic design website to launch my Freelancing career.

logologo - home

So far it has been going very well with the contacts and customers I have known for a while and who trust me. Recently though things have been drying up and next year isn't looking as rosy.

Does anyone have any simple advice or tips on what i should do first to get myself into the local community?

Any comments on the look and layout of my website are welcome.

Regards

JB

LittleMick · 01-12-2010, 16:41

Quote:

please go easy on the comments.

Don't expect anyone to be nice.

logo logo · 01-12-2010, 16:52

I am not expecting any nice people to suddenly come out of the woodwork haha. Just some key points to what is missing or needed to improve the little bit that is there. I expect to get some shit on here but then this is the design world and everyone hates everyone right?

sub · 01-12-2010, 17:02

Linked you up.

Quote:

I expect to get some shit on here but then this is the design world and everyone hates everyone right?

Right. So my honest and quick critique:
Neither the site or portfolio cut it for me I'm afraid.

Other than your illustration, the logo/web examples mostly look amateurish and outdated. Maybe focus on your brand/web skills first before promoting these as part of your skill-set? You could always specialise in just the illustration - which is where I think your talent is.

Regarding the site - You don't seem to have much to say so a simple portfolio site like Welcome :: Indexhibit should suffice for a much nicer and clean presentation of work.

Once you sort this out you should look into local networking events - especially those where there is an informal environment with a membership of like minded people.

d*d · 01-12-2010, 17:03

What experience/training do you have in design - it doesn't look professional standard, there are basic layout errors and a lack of attention to detail that makes me wonder if you should be selling your services as a designer at all

Klang · 01-12-2010, 17:12

I think it's a half decent start but the quality and professionalism in the work sways massively from half decent all the way to massively shit.

The best work is to be found in the illustration section.

LittleMick · 01-12-2010, 17:22

Are you one person or a collection of creatives?

logo logo · 01-12-2010, 17:29

Basically I am a simple graphic and logo designer who designs layouts for websites and has a team of contractors who do the coding etc. The illustrations are not mine nor is the photography. My work is the logo's and websites.
I am trained as a product designer but found graphic design easy to get into following university. I know i have a long way to go in the design world but just slamming my work with comments like 'massively shit' isn't going to help me see what my strengths/errors are.

Klang · 01-12-2010, 17:35

You're strengths are in subbing work out. Everything else needs a lot of work.

That's not me being a cunt btw. Just the bits you do are the bits that need the most improving, I don't think the transition to graphic design was as easy as you may have thought.

sub · 01-12-2010, 17:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by logo logo

The illustrations are not mine nor is the photography. My work is the logo's and websites.

In that case then I'd say stop what you are doing and go learn your trade.

Quote:

Originally Posted by logo logo

I am trained as a product designer but found graphic design easy to get into following university. I know i have a long way to go in the design world but just slamming my work with comments like 'massively shit' isn't going to help me see what my strengths/errors are.

*Good* design is not easy. If you can't see where you are going wrong then I'd say you are in the wrong industry. You owe it to your clients to give them a good return for their investment.

Maerk · 01-12-2010, 17:49

I thought everyone's comments was actually quite measured and restrained for DT, and focussed on being constructive.

I echo everyone else's thoughts really.

Keenen · 01-12-2010, 18:01

The logo design is of a pretty poor standard tbh

logo logo · 01-12-2010, 18:10

Wow you really are a bunch of cunts and I feel like the worst designer in the world. Congrats. Guess you like beating down on people who are not up to your standard and looking down on people who aren't nearly as cool as you. I get a lot of business funnily enough and love my job. When i re-design my website for next year i'll be sure not to bring it to this table in case someone doesn't like it and wants to be de constructive with there words.

Keenen · 01-12-2010, 18:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by logo logo

Wow you really are a bunch of cunts

Didn't hear anyone name calling

Maerk · 01-12-2010, 18:20

If you really have a skin this thin you're definitely not in the right industry, all we've been saying is you need to work on your quality. And DT is capable of being much harsher and more blunt than it has done so in this thread.

It's not about cuddling the designer and making him feel good, it's about being able to deliver a professional standard of work to a client...

Klang · 01-12-2010, 19:00

I thought things were drying up now you're getting a lot of business. So you don't need our help, so good luck.

01-12-2010, 16:29	#1 (permalink)
logo logo Twat Magnet Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: in your mum Posts: 6	New, Keen, Determined & lacking twitter followers Hello everyone, I am new to this forum and have not used or posted on one like it before so please go easy on the comments. I have recently launched my own graphic design website to launch my Freelancing career. logologo - home So far it has been going very well with the contacts and customers I have known for a while and who trust me. Recently though things have been drying up and next year isn't looking as rosy. Does anyone have any simple advice or tips on what i should do first to get myself into the local community? Any comments on the look and layout of my website are welcome. Regards JB Last edited by sub : 01-12-2010 at 16:56.

01-12-2010, 17:22	#7 (permalink)
LittleMick 忍者シ& Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Busy Brighton Posts: 5,465	Are you one person or a collection of creatives? __________________ I'm Steveb. Racism is part of my culture.

01-12-2010, 17:49	#11 (permalink)
Maerk Doodler. Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 3,516	I thought everyone's comments was actually quite measured and restrained for DT, and focussed on being constructive. I echo everyone else's thoughts really. __________________ Squid Upload Pie The Simple Image Sharing Tool

01-12-2010, 18:01	#12 (permalink)
Keenen Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 268	The logo design is of a pretty poor standard tbh __________________ I saw this wino, he was eating grapes. I was like, "Dude, you have to wait".

01-12-2010, 18:20	#15 (permalink)
Maerk Doodler. Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 3,516	If you really have a skin this thin you're definitely not in the right industry, all we've been saying is you need to work on your quality. And DT is capable of being much harsher and more blunt than it has done so in this thread. It's not about cuddling the designer and making him feel good, it's about being able to deliver a professional standard of work to a client... __________________ Squid Upload Pie The Simple Image Sharing Tool

01-12-2010, 16:52	#3 (permalink)
logo logo Twat Magnet Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: in your mum Posts: 6	I am not expecting any nice people to suddenly come out of the woodwork haha. Just some key points to what is missing or needed to improve the little bit that is there. I expect to get some shit on here but then this is the design world and everyone hates everyone right?

01-12-2010, 17:03	#5 (permalink)
d*d Keeping Tom Happy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bristol Posts: 9,273	What experience/training do you have in design - it doesn't look professional standard, there are basic layout errors and a lack of attention to detail that makes me wonder if you should be selling your services as a designer at all

01-12-2010, 17:12	#6 (permalink)
Klang Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 9,794	I think it's a half decent start but the quality and professionalism in the work sways massively from half decent all the way to massively shit. The best work is to be found in the illustration section.

01-12-2010, 17:29	#8 (permalink)
logo logo Twat Magnet Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: in your mum Posts: 6	Basically I am a simple graphic and logo designer who designs layouts for websites and has a team of contractors who do the coding etc. The illustrations are not mine nor is the photography. My work is the logo's and websites. I am trained as a product designer but found graphic design easy to get into following university. I know i have a long way to go in the design world but just slamming my work with comments like 'massively shit' isn't going to help me see what my strengths/errors are.

01-12-2010, 17:35	#9 (permalink)
Klang Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 9,794	You're strengths are in subbing work out. Everything else needs a lot of work. That's not me being a cunt btw. Just the bits you do are the bits that need the most improving, I don't think the transition to graphic design was as easy as you may have thought.

01-12-2010, 18:10	#13 (permalink)
logo logo Twat Magnet Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: in your mum Posts: 6	Wow you really are a bunch of cunts and I feel like the worst designer in the world. Congrats. Guess you like beating down on people who are not up to your standard and looking down on people who aren't nearly as cool as you. I get a lot of business funnily enough and love my job. When i re-design my website for next year i'll be sure not to bring it to this table in case someone doesn't like it and wants to be de constructive with there words.

01-12-2010, 19:00	#16 (permalink)
Klang Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 9,794	I thought things were drying up now you're getting a lot of business. So you don't need our help, so good luck.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search