Blog 7 Due 11/29

I do not intend on using all of the tips given in the article. The reason for this is I lack the necessary skills. The first tip they mention is having a logo on your portfolio. Unfortunately, I do not know how to create a logo. I am not a DTC major and so it makes it difficult to create some things. However, the other tips listed are very good and I will try an incorporate them into my final project. Some of the tips were rather simple such as including contact information, while others I would not have thought of myself. In tip two, they suggest adding in a tagline which I find to be a good idea. The only problem with adding in this tagline to my project is I am not sure what to write. Should the tagline be about how my portfolio is for school or should I have a little fun and pretend this portfolio could be for potential clients? I will for sure add in the services section which I find to be useful for me to narrow my expertise as well as for the viewer. The about me section is another aspect I will be sure to include as well as taking language and communication into account.

My favorite was Maru Velazquez. I thought this web page was rather unique and eye catching. I liked the idea of having the links being in the form of pieces of paper stabled to the main page. It was a clever idea and I found that this tiny element made me stop and want to look around. The whole page seems to be office/scrapbooking related. Where they listed the social media sites they are involved in, they included an old photograph that appears to be paperclipped to the box. Another nice detail that continues the theme. I also liked the idea of F. Claire Scroggins. I found her site to be very different and colorful making me want to stop and look through her site. In order for me to make these types of portfolios, I would need more experience. Most of the elements on these web pages I don’t have a clue how they accomplished them. I have no idea how Velazquez added in the paperclip to hold up the picture or how she created the post-it notes. I think I would need more experience in creating images.

My least favorite was <img/> is everything by Phil Thompson. When I first saw the site I thought it was unfinished and that something was malfunctioning with the web page. After looking at it a bit longer I discovered that this was actually how the page was meant to look. To me it seems rather plain. The author uses only yellow and black coloring and only one picture. This does not make the page pop or make me want to browse through. It does not look like a lot of time or effort went into this page but looks to have been thrown together rather quickly.