Comments on: 10 Characteristics of Excellent Portfolio Sites

By: PCK

PCK — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 21:28:19 +0000

it’s hard to think of a great design for anew site or porto, so many things you have too watch out for. this article helps allot..really

By: Bigfork web design Norwich

Bigfork web design Norwich — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:25:27 +0000

Lots of great info here, good article. I know from experience that your portfolio is mainly what counts when new clients come knocking.

By: Flavio

Flavio — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 09:49:05 +0000

All about good design. I’ve learned a lot here.
Thanks for the article.
For us designers it’s a well spent time reading this.

By: Billy

Billy — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:09:28 +0000

This is a good base to work from, creating your portfolio is an art and this will start you off in the right direction.

By: Website design Shropshire

Website design Shropshire — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:42:48 +0000

I think that personality is a main seller in this industry, you need to show the client you know what you are talking about – but also bring it down to there level and be prepaired to walk them over everthing your are talking about. A client will respect you more if you tell them what they can not have as aposed to saying they can have everything, even if it will not look good or be a waste of money.

I guess honesty and personality are the most important in my opinion.

By: Ron Arts Web Design

Ron Arts Web Design — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:16:56 +0000

This is really an interesting article, very informative. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with everyone.

By: Chotrul Web Design

Chotrul Web Design — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:17:00 +0000

It strikes me that you can’t fail to express your personality through the design and content of your website, whether you like it or not! Nevertheless, thinking this through may well prove advantageous, just as with other aspects of your site.

By: WSZ

WSZ — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:33:43 +0000

That’s not an example of good design at all. Forcing people to sit their through some predetermined slideshow is by far the best solution. Mouse movements are a thing to avoid. Usability isn’t the mere avoidance of mouse clicks or motions… it’s about reaching the goal through the lowest common denominator.

Laying out a portfolio is best done by allowing visitors to click on the examples of work that they wish to view. Your solution seems to forbid this. A visitor is forced to view the entire gallery and they may not want to do that. I would be personally frustrated if I didn’t see large enough thumbs of the work that I could selectively view and I’m sure I’m not alone. Moreover, your system doesn’t allow navigating from the 1st piece to, say, the 7th. It restricts visitors to view entries one at a time and in sequential order. I may want to jump back to the 3rd entry I saw after seeing the 8th, but then would have to click 4 times? This seems annoying and less than efficient.

The thing about usability is not what you find the easiest to do, but what the majority of people find. As such, only usability analysis can provide an answer. We can bounce around theory upon theory, but eventually you’d have to set up some usability studies to reach a real solution.

By: Most Interesting Ideas

Most Interesting Ideas — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:24:38 +0000

Beautiful artivcle!

By: Michal Koek

Michal Koek — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:21:36 +0000

Very nice article! Thanks