I think I’ve spent enough time tweaking my portfolio. It’s time for a complete overhaul. Expect something completely new (with real new work! (and an iPhone friendly layout!)) in the next month or two.
Honestly I’m just really hoping that posting this will force me to actually do it.
It has come to my attention that I tweak my portfolio’s aesthetics far more frequently than I update its actual content1. It has also come to my attention that every single portfolio site on the entire internet uses Lightbox to display images2. I discovered both of these things during a web design lesson I guest taught for an ex-professor’s Design Issues course when half of the class asked me to explain Lightbox implementation and I used my own portfolio as an example.
Don’t get me wrong, Lightbox is great, but it’s current ubiquity diminishes my portfolio’s uniqueness. And for a site that’s meant to win the hearts of clients, that really won’t do. So now what?
Well, first, the dilemmas.
Boy I sure am bad at making commitments, huh? I get it, you’re not happy with me. Stumbling in after midnight, my keypad worn from impulse flings with Twitter. But I can change! Really, she doesn’t mean anyhing to me! I mean, come on, 140 characters? Sure, it’s great for instant gratification, but I’m ready for something more. I mean it this time. Look, I even made you a brand new theme so you can finally fit in with the rest of the pages here. So what do you say, will you take me back?
Thanks, Wordpress.
I knew we had something special.
Our Art 322 final project. We repurposed plastic grocery bags for a typographic installation. We also tripped on stuff a lot.
My sustainable design project is almost done! Our packaging is constructed, photographs have been taken, and our banner is finished! All that’s left to do is print the banner, make up FAQ cards, and start the installation.
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Loss or impairment of the ability to act or to make decisions.
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Inclined to fight; combative; quarrelsome.
(It’s supposed to be World War I style trenches)
I’ve basically been doing this for lunch for the past few days. Whoops. To be honest though, I’m pretty surprised at how reasonable their rates are. If I wasn’t doing this sort of thing for a friend, I’d probably charge more.
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A leader of a movement or activity; also, a leading indicator of future trends.
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1. In ancient Greek and Roman drama, a god introduced by means of a crane to unravel and resolve the plot.
2. Any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an apparently insoluble difficulty.