I decided to have a look at some of the grad students' portfolios at BG and Renee's really interested me more than most of the others. Her portfolio at first glance is not overwhelming, yet still visually interesting. When you look at the home page, it appears very simple and laid out so that the user can easily maneuver through the site. Navigation-wise, her site is simple to use, containing a main bar with all her different works on it taht scrolls while you can easily select which portion of the scrolling pictuures you would like to look at simply by clicking on each specific link directly below the scroller. This user-friendly interface is how i percieve a good website. Without the user being able to navigate throughout your portfolio website easily and with enjoyment, it oes not matter how good your art is, your portfolio will say everything.
Her color themes come off as dark, with blacks, maroons and greys, which gives the site a sense of rich, deep tones or moods. This may or may not be the type of mood she was going for but i do think a lot of her works represented the same sort of tones to them, so over all i believe her color themes played out well into the scheme of the whole site.
I found her designe elements such as the lines taht follow your cursor around andthe way she had her art presented with a sliding transition gave the site a very sleek, brisk sense which helped quicken the sites navigation.
Overall, i believe this portfolio was very successful and the only thing i really did not enjoy about it was nothing. It had a very professional look, design and theme to it, and was easily navigated and I hope to create a portfolio that can be just as good as hers.
http://digitalarts.bgsu.edu/portfolios/reneenb/
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
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