Please critique my works

[calin13]

I upload my portfolio from some time, but I never get the chance to get some crituques for my works. Thank a lot and please, be cruel... :)

[Mitch Wood]

Linky???

[calin13]

outh!
here it is: www.design-is-cozy.com

[yrs]

had a quick look, why not select your best pieces (maybe 5?) for the front page in each category then have more pages with an equal amount of images on each.

[calin13]

In this way I will have more usability, or why? for a better quick view?

[yrs]

personally i just didnt like how far down the page went.. also you want viewers to see your best stuff first & to entice them to look further.

[calin13]

yes, the ideea is good, i'll keep this in mind, but anyhow, portfolio it not have a design or usability, I just wish the users to see any project by a simple click

tnx, for the sugestion, I will think about

[typographics]

takes awhile to load. other than that, it works pretty well.

[mar1300]

You got some good stuff in your portfolio. You have a real clean style, which I personally like.

[calin13]

ah, oka, thx a lot, but I kind of stuck in ideas, I hope to get over with this impas
but i think every designer get this kind of feeling :)

[icekitty37]

way too overwhelming on the homepage.. clean it up and bring out the best

[Mitch Wood]

Far too much work. Condense it down and tease people instead of baring your bones.

Too much of a hassle for me to look through your work (I gave up after the third pop up, when I saw a logo with comic sans for the type (Sunt blonda?)) Also don't like pop ups, too much hassle.

Don't take the previous as a dig, as the work is of a much higher standard than the site, I really liked what I saw a lot, apart from that dreaded face. I don't mean the aesthetics of the site, just the usability and function, which are the foundations to good design.

A folio should tease them into wanting more, and give the viewer an experience, not a headache.

You obviously know your onions, so why not showcase yourself rather than contain your work?

[Mitch Wood]

Just had a closer look at some of the work, especially the ID, and you could definately omit quite a few peices, and IMHO, it would only do you justice, as some I personally find quite inspiring like the http://www.design-is-cozy.com/portofoliu/identity/dragoncontacts.jpg, and a few just seem slapped together. (ie bad kerning, bad font choices, layout etc)

Again don't this the wrong the way, as you have some nice pieces that need to shine.


Less is more... ;)

[calin13]

can explain me pls what is IMHO?
tnx

[yrs]

In My Humble Opinion :)

[calin13]

:) yee, tnx
for an aditional information, I did not create de site, I am only designer - drawing layouts and identity. But over all, tnx for your review, it's helpful and when I will change the portfolio this information is very useful

keep the good work guys

[cojemeachin]

salut frate :)

[cojemeachin]

i understand nothing in print design.
i understand web design.

and i'm not so happy with that web-design.
a lot of your web-works looks like templates. sorry.

there is no usability.
i can not concentrate on any of works.
i dont see any work description.

just fo instance:
i got dial-up 56.6 kb/s
i spent 3 min to get web site 100% loaded
i dont like to spend my time.

[cojemeachin]

tell me please what will you do if you will have 200 works done?
they all will be displayed on front page?

[calin13]

most of copy and headlines for ad's is for romanian firms, so that's why you do not understand the prints, but please explain to me how come my web layouts does not have usability?

cojemeachin, you have very good works in your portfolio, special web works, but how come you find more usability in your work and for my web work you do not see usability? this is a little confused...

I don't mind wen you say that my works looks like template :) this is the reson why we talk about here :) to learn and progress

[ stai mah ca acu te vad pe romaneste :) ]

[calin13]

I have more than 500 work, but I do not post all in my portfolio :P :)

[cojemeachin]

do you have ICQ or MSN?