[Megaton Cat]

Hi

Title pretty much speaks for itself. It was abit experimental, let me know if it's too busy and needs stripping.

[LadynRed]

Very cool, I like it

[pgo]

I'd lose all the centered text and left align it.

The curvy loopy things seem quite poorly constructed - the curves aren't smooth, though it looks like they're meant to. That cat banner is huge, as well as the cat icons.

Also, looks like a tombstone and the graphics overpower the content.

I don't see much design at all - just some graphics with text plugged in - and lots of pointless decoration.

[LadynRed]

What's wrong with tombstones ??

[pgo]

Nothing...if you're not trying to sell yourself...they just remind me of those kitschy gargoyles and horror movie toys and shit that attract kids and the generally immature (goth kids and their ilk).

Smacks of immaturity.

[datahound]

Looks great.

One thing that struck me though was the mixing of styles from the big gothic cat to the Japanese style cats in the row. Clash a bit??

Are you the cat that got the Kremianski?

[Megaton Cat]

Thanks for the comments guys.

just some graphics with text plugged in - and lots of pointless decoration.

Yeah. Trying to get through the message that I'm a graphic designer. :P

datahound: Might consider changing that...thanks. (might ditch the huge Catfolio logo and replace with somethng smaller)

The giant cat illustration is supposed to be there in your face to grab you by the balls, even if it makes you go "WTF?". Grown kinda tired of the traditional logos being compact and placed top left or something.

Lef alligning text is a good ide also, thanks again.

(P.S Pgo is just trying to get back at me for the time I said his design was too dull. )

[d3mcfadden]

id upgrade that shit nav font. probably increase leading on all text too.

[stevo]

What's going on? This is a bizzare "design". I wouldn't know where to start...centred AND left justified type and navigation? Colours? What are you doing with those fonts? Whats with the cats? I would change the name megaton cat as well. Not doing you any favours.

[Megaton Cat]

The magic formula is woking...

[dasplague]

im getting more and more tired of graphic heavy layouts by the day, not that your layout is bad, its just not my cup o' tea.

[pgo]

Originally Posted by Megaton Cat

(P.S Pgo is just trying to get back at me for the time I said his design was too dull. )

It might appear that way, but I just gave an honest critique when all you did was baselessly insult me. The bit about tombstones was not in relation to your site, but in response to LadynRed's question, so don't take that post the wrong way.

Also agree with d3. Increase the leading all around, sort out the alignment issues.

[Megaton Cat]

If you considered my feedback an "insult" then you've either been living with the Care Bears for too long, or it's just been a while since you left your house.

Thanks again for the comments.

[pgo]

And then you go and insult me again to show how you weren't insulting me. Wow.

for all the lecturing and crit you do for other portfolios, it doesn't seem like you have the folio yourself to back it up.

Sounds like an insult to me.

Yeah. Trying to get through the message that I'm a graphic designer. :P

Are you?

[hawken]

I like the cute little cats. If anything, I'd even dump the top logo and just have the header starting from the logo text with the menu under the cute cats, or even use them as a menu!

[pgo]

I agree, I like those too.

[jthomas]

The day I learned that white space was ok was such a good day. I hope extend this realization to you. I'm kind of liking the idea with the cats either 'as' or 'along with' your navigation system. And if you have a porfolio, and you're trying to get across that you're a graphic designer, make a dead simple web site and spend more time making sure that THOSE stand out and that the people viewing your "graphic designs" can navigate them easily.

[Red Cap]

I agree with datahound, the first thing that strikes me is the conflict of styles the mix of cutesy cats and gothic tombstone background seems an ood choice. The typography, particularly of the main header and the navs also seem disparate. I reckon simplify it and focus on a single theme..

[cocknose]

you have alot of horizontal movement and you need some verticle... it looks like a lasagne! think about intergration... to make a whole.... you need to tell the reader where to go in terms of priority and hierachy!

[30equals]

i'd like to see some colors.