[IceFury]

My portfolio: www.lodowski.eu - be my Guest

Best Regards
Milosz A. Lodowski

[Narate]

Top half is good, all goes to pot at the bottom mind. Not sure what the image is about, you can write really reaaly fast or something?

Welcome though

[IceFury]

Hmmm, could You explain what do you mean ? Where's the problem ?
And about which image did You write? Feather and Fire?

Best Wishes
Ice

[sub]

The site and particularly the work looks good overall.
I agree with Narates comments. The layout on the lower half of the site seems to loose structure, there's not real visual alignment with anything. Regarding the image, the feather (or quill) with flames trailing behind it implies that you can write really fast. Nice image nonetheless.

[IceFury]

Not exactly - that's the metaphor of my own quoatation...
See the frazes of alternate text over the images...
Feather - that is the symbol of angelic side of designer's work, and fire - hellish...

Ice

[stevo]

Originally Posted by subcircle

The layout on the lower half of the site seems to loose structure, there's not real visual alignment with anything.

Yeah. It's like a cross between a good site and a bad site at the moment. Everything at the bottom looks crammed in with little or no thought. Visuals look slick enough.

[stylin328]

Originally Posted by stevo

Yeah. It's like a cross between a good site and a bad site at the moment. Everything at the bottom looks crammed in with little or no thought. Visuals look slick enough.

I agree

[Alexanda]

I hate it when designers try to explain what they do with wanky metaphors

[Megaton Cat]

That flame effect is fecking awsome.

[stevo]

Originally Posted by cantona

I hate it when designers try to explain what they do with wanky metaphors

ha, I hate dodgy quotes even more

[gray]

i hate that top of the pops font even more

[IceFury]

Originally Posted by cantona

I hate it when designers try to explain what they do with wanky metaphors

It's normal not only in design and also in every artistic activity
Have You ever seen the projects of Frank O. Gehry or Zaha Hadid?
Without any explanations they seems a little hoirrible and overmonumental,

And at least that's my vision so it depends on my sensuality and feelings, sometimes it depends also on cultural context... So I should explain when the others cannot feel the same way..., That problem is unacceptable in commercial works but in selfish ?

And about little space below the main theme - I'm working on it, I've got the same feelings about it...

Thanks
Ice

[adras]

Hi. (Czesc)

You mention on your site that you want to be good. I think that you are good.
About your folio site, it looks a bit all cramped together, otherwise it's all uhm...good.

Cheers.

[pgo]

I can see the memoir now...

I was torn apart and tormented by my demons. I was graced by the angel's elegance and stunning beauty and sublimated by the devil's lustful, visceral passions. Pulled to and fro, mentally drawn and quartered, I was driven mad.

I was a designer.

Sorry, that metaphor is just ridiculous. Graphic is nice, though.

I agree with what was said above. The top half has lots of potential, but things really lose focus toward the bottom.

And there's nothing wrong with the quote. Except that it seems an odd site to have a Mies quote on, though. It doesn't really mesh with who he was.

Welcome.

[IceFury]

Originally Posted by pgo

I can see the memoir now...


And there's nothing wrong with the quote. Except that it seems an odd site to have a Mies quote on, though. It doesn't really mesh with who he was.

Welcome.

Better be good than interesting that's the one and only dream of most of designers... and it can't mesh for you... ehhh

Best Wishes
Ice

[IceFury]

Originally Posted by adras

Hi. (Czesc)

You mention on your site that you want to be good. I think that you are good.
About your folio site, it looks a bit all cramped together, otherwise it's all uhm...good.

Cheers.

Yeah as I said, I'm worrking on it ;-)

Anyway Thanks a Lot
Ice

[Alexanda]

To be fair Gehry and Hadid's works are great (defo not horrible or overmonumental, for that you only have to look at the work of wilford) and dont need to be over contextualised as they perform a function with beauty. (i've read hadid's book) Surely graphic design is about communicating a message without the need to launch into a prolonged discourse about the feelings you had when you kerned a sentance.

[pgo]

Originally Posted by IceFury

Better be good than interesting that's the one and only dream of most of designers... and it can't mesh for you... ehhh

Best Wishes
Ice

No, I meant that his aesthetic and design sensibilities don't really mesh with yours.

[IceFury]

Originally Posted by cantona

To be fair Gehry and Hadid's works are great (defo not horrible or overmonumental, for that you only have to look at the work of wilford) and dont need to be over contextualised as they perform a function with beauty. (i've read hadid's book) Surely graphic design is about communicating a message without the need to launch into a prolonged discourse about the feelings you had when you kerned a sentance.

That's only Your opinion... I've got respect for it ;-)
I prefere Santiago Calatrava and Renzo Piano, sometimes Nouvel and where's the conclusion?
Own Taste, sensuality, selfeelings? I could give you some examples of imperfection of their works (Zaha's and Gehry's)... Everything depends on urban context, function, clients and users demands (and the eyes of the beholders ;-) )...

Cantona: You forgot about something - this site is my corner, my own design kingdom and I would like to communicate with the world with my own methods, I know that nobody is perfect... I found many mistakes, but they're also mine... Gimme a chance to make my own world in my own way I beg You ;-)

Best Wishes
Ice

[IceFury]

Originally Posted by pgo

No, I meant that his aesthetic and design sensibilities don't really mesh with yours.

Of courseyou're right But the quotation is good in my opinion, and as my look at way of my life..., for what we use the quotation only to compare with smtg or because we find the same feelings and view on the same things?
;-))

By the way, how do You find the Mies design in web nowadays, white, black design or something different?, maybe in the De Stijl kind (he was the big fan of the work of this artistic group)

Ice