Hi everyone,
I have just finished my portfolio and I would like some feedback before i turn it in. Thanks!
http://www.hu.mtu.edu/~seingold/portfolio/about.html
HU3650: Introduction to Webdesign (Sp13)
Friday, April 26, 2013
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Working Draft
Here is my very rough working draft for the website
http://www.hu.mtu.edu/~kjmackin/kristyna_mackinnon/kristynamackinnon_home
http://www.hu.mtu.edu/~kjmackin/kristyna_mackinnon/kristynamackinnon_home
Portfolio Draft
I know the background image is very pixelated and I'm in the process of making my own/finding a higher quality one.
A book about making pretty websites.
In case anyone thinking about going on and might a different book to use there a book that recently came out called HTML & CSS Design and Build Websites. Also on the book website the author provides some free examples that appears to be pretty helpful.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Stock Photos
Hey guys, I'm just wondering if anyone knows of a good free stock photo site?
More specifically I am looking for a hockey rink's ice that has been skated on.
Something like this:
http://www.123rf.com/photo_13715921_ice-background-with-lines.html
If you know of a site or even a photo for what I'm looking for, it'd be great to know about it.
Thanks!
More specifically I am looking for a hockey rink's ice that has been skated on.
Something like this:
http://www.123rf.com/photo_13715921_ice-background-with-lines.html
If you know of a site or even a photo for what I'm looking for, it'd be great to know about it.
Thanks!
Meridith's Draft
Hey all. Here is my draft. I am looking for feedback so any advice you can give me would be much appreciated. Thank you :)
http://www.hu.mtu.edu/~mrich/activities/personal%20draft
http://www.hu.mtu.edu/~mrich/activities/personal%20draft
The Spinning Spinny Circles
Okay so I went and got some feedback from one of my design employers and a few other facutly/students here about the hover effects I had on the thumbnails, and I tried out a few different options for each of them to see what they liked best.
What I tried was:
-Begin as circle, spin into larger circle (like a mini-lightbox with motion)
-Square to larger square
-Square spinning to larger square
-Circle to larger circle
-Square spin to circle
-Circle spin to square
(I've also slowed the speed of the spin down, because I think part of the craziness of the effect was it was going really really fast)
Ultimately the feedback I received was that circle spin to square was actually favorable to those I talked to, especially to one of my bosses who works with design. He thought it showcased a technical skill above and beyond the regular 'make it larger' or 'put a border' or 'change opacity', and that it wasn't "necessarily a bad thing" if they wanted to sit and hover on my images...as he said "I would be thinking 'hey that's cool, maybe I want that on my website and I should contact her about it'".
Of the changing shapes/spinning, they liked the circle to square the best because it felt like it was unraveling into its original shape, as the square "looks" larger than the circle even when they're the same size. They also liked the changing shape because it "made it look different" which made them "instinctively want to click it".
My website is updated to reflect this change, and I would really appreciate the feedback. It's not that I didn't want to listen to anyone...I've just gotten a lot of positive reviews outside of the classroom on this effect and so its hard when you have conflicting opinions to know which to listen to.
swearstudios.com/portfolio/galleries/weblayouts
What I tried was:
-Begin as circle, spin into larger circle (like a mini-lightbox with motion)
-Square to larger square
-Square spinning to larger square
-Circle to larger circle
-Square spin to circle
-Circle spin to square
(I've also slowed the speed of the spin down, because I think part of the craziness of the effect was it was going really really fast)
Ultimately the feedback I received was that circle spin to square was actually favorable to those I talked to, especially to one of my bosses who works with design. He thought it showcased a technical skill above and beyond the regular 'make it larger' or 'put a border' or 'change opacity', and that it wasn't "necessarily a bad thing" if they wanted to sit and hover on my images...as he said "I would be thinking 'hey that's cool, maybe I want that on my website and I should contact her about it'".
Of the changing shapes/spinning, they liked the circle to square the best because it felt like it was unraveling into its original shape, as the square "looks" larger than the circle even when they're the same size. They also liked the changing shape because it "made it look different" which made them "instinctively want to click it".
My website is updated to reflect this change, and I would really appreciate the feedback. It's not that I didn't want to listen to anyone...I've just gotten a lot of positive reviews outside of the classroom on this effect and so its hard when you have conflicting opinions to know which to listen to.
swearstudios.com/portfolio/galleries/weblayouts
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