Mings Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Hey guys,So I'm doing my 3rd year portfolio update and have made a few revisions to it. The cover is simplified to have just one large image, logo and year. I also went to one main accent color along with black and white. I have some questions on going back and making some changes to older drawings to match the graphic style of the newer ones. Also what do you guys think are the 4-5 strongest projects (which ones do you like best). That will help me get a consensus and pare it down to send out.Thanks in advance and enjoy! Looking forward to the comments and suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mings Posted May 18, 2010 Author Share Posted May 18, 2010 Hey guys, I added a poll to make it easier in case you don't want to publicly say which ones you think are best. I'd like to get some C&C on this. I'm very interested in what the opinion of the community is, as this isn't just targeted towards architects/academia, but the general public as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewharrington Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 I love the orange as a callout and as an arresting back cover. I absolutely don't love it as a page background color with black text on it. That's huge. I don't even want to look at those pages. Very uncomfortable on the eyes. I don't mind it so much as the background of a map or floor plan, but it's not working behind the photos and it's not ideal behind black text.On those orange pages, you also might want to think about either bleeding those large images off the page or binging them in a little, letting them breathe a bit either way. Some of them seem very confined because they are so close to the page edge.Some of your text flows all the way across the page. This is a big no no, as it make it very difficult to read, especially when your eye needs to jump to the next line. This is compounded by the fact that the page is horizontally composed. You've got to do columns in that situation, and try for an average of about 12 words per line, ideally. I still don't have a website, but I have a dribbble now! http://dribbble.com/andyharry [The postings on this site are my own and do not necessarily represent the position, strategy or opinions of adidas and/or its brands.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mings Posted May 19, 2010 Author Share Posted May 19, 2010 Definitely see what you are talking about there Andrew. I'll see what white text does with the page and make the changes you suggested. I'm thinking if I full bleed the pics it will help.Edit: Do you think the orange I was using would be better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewharrington Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Not sure I follow. A different color orange? I still don't have a website, but I have a dribbble now! http://dribbble.com/andyharry [The postings on this site are my own and do not necessarily represent the position, strategy or opinions of adidas and/or its brands.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mings Posted May 20, 2010 Author Share Posted May 20, 2010 Yeah, the brighter orange that I was using. Previous Portfolio ThreadAlso it was brought up that with all of it being red (its PANTONE Red 032 C 75%) that the projects blend together, so I'm thinking about adding a second color to help separate the projects out.I'm working on revisions right now, and you are definitely right about doing the text as a column, it works so much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mings Posted May 21, 2010 Author Share Posted May 21, 2010 I've done a little bit of updating on the pages, but wanted to run a cover revision by you guys. I simplified the cover a little more, and received a suggestion that the back cover grabbed you more than the front, so I worked with that a bit.Front Revision with PhotoFront with Color/Line DrawingBack CoverAlso I have a survey on Surveymonkey.com if you don't want to do it here....Punch and pie when you complete survey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mings Posted May 21, 2010 Author Share Posted May 21, 2010 Alright guys I made a few suggested changes (from here and from Archinect).Let me know what you think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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