[andycogbill]

Howdy,

I'm working on my portfolio page and I'm wondering if there are too many colors on it. I want the eye to be at ease while viewing this, and it'll hopefully be a designer looking at it, so it really needs to be top-notch. That said, I'd like to know how y'all would change it.

Here it is: http://community.middlebury.edu/~aco...portfolios.php

Cheers.

[Damion]

don't mind the colours, there pastel shades, so they are easy on the eye and all set on a white background which makes it clean and easy to read.

[alice]

I like the colours. Don't be afraid to use colour, too many designers are afraid of using colours.
But then again, there are many amateurs 'experimenting' with colours that look god awful.
So just use 'em wisely*.

[Damion]

good advice!

[dorian]

a LOT better than the blog
generally, i like.

(jumping people pics are funny!)

[dorian]

maybe the top (~40px?) margin is alittle too much... some wasted space there...

[Brown]

Originally Posted by dorian

a LOT better than the blog
generally, i like.

agreed.

- try and get away from 'apple' style headers - its getting really boring
- a px or two on the underlines to distance the descenders
- put a picture on there. go on.

good work.

ps - i find it really funny that almost weekly you start a thread like this. do some fucking proper work!

[Brown]

also, and this goes to you too oli, 'view' is not a link.


i've just seen your code. you've got a table as a list element.

that's gnarly. back to school dood.

[andycogbill]

Originally Posted by Brown

i've just seen your code. you've got a table as a list element.

The table is a list element for hierarchal purposes. The way I've structured this is for things like the table and the other portfolio links to be on the same "level".

I know code.

As for the "proper work" thing, you're right, I should get a job that satisfies my desire to design, but hey, I'm just a CSS guy right now. I do no actual designing, so I'm left to the zen garden that is my portfolio site.

What do you mean by the "apple-style" headers? Do expand on that, please.

Thanks a bunch, y'all.

[oli]

Originally Posted by Brown

also, and this goes to you too oli, 'view' is not a link.

Ive sorted it with definition list, not uploaded yet

[Brown]

Originally Posted by oli

Ive sorted it with definition list, not uploaded yet

nice job btw. love the grass.

[beebolbod]

Originally Posted by Brown

nice job btw. love the grass.

veeeeh nice. Good job.

[Brown]

Originally Posted by andycogbill

The table is a list element for hierarchal purposes. The way I've structured this is for things like the table and the other portfolio links to be on the same "level".

no. you have a list which has one element, and that's a table. i can't see anything right with that.

Originally Posted by andycogbill

What do you mean by the "apple-style" headers? Do expand on that, please.

those grey gradient buttons that have been on apple's (as in mac) site for years that everyone seems to be creating these days. its like using the word 'easy' in orange - it's someone elses, don't go there.