Portfolio

[Toams]

As some of you might've already seen, I just sort of finished my portfolio site:

http://www.tomasknipscheer.nl

I think I'm going to tweak it just a tad more later on, but it's done for now.
It's a graphic design portfolio, consisting of various broad-oriented jobs, and some personal projects.
I don't know if anyone here has experience with putting together portfolio's but I'd like to know if it's well balanced etc.
And if it's interesting enough to get me a job, of course.

Here's a grasp of some work:
(some may look familiar, idk if i've posted them here..)

Spoiler: Corporate identity

Spoiler: Cookie

Spoiler: Multividual identity and artwork

Spoiler: Paris

Spoiler: Personal stuff

There's more to see on the website itself though.
Anyway, I'd like some comments, suggestions, remarks, flattering, etc.
Please be constructive.

 

[musti]

I think your works are great, you have a great sense of colours which I can only applaud (props for the neutral colours in some of your works:D) while at the same time are incredibly original.

 

[moog]

so my site isnt good enough to make it to your portfolio, huh

i see how it is.

(this is really awesome, i like the cracked glass one best)

 

[Venetia]

i like your minimalist approach to the site.

i always want to use lightbox too, it's just so damn efficient! but i personally always worry it's cliche so i try to dev my own image viewer system and fail miserably ;x.
depending on who you're applying with it might not even matter--but if you're looking to apply with any "upscale" or "trendy" or "hi-tech" places you may want to tweak the lightbox format a bit so it's slightly less easy to distinguish from the original one on dynamicdrive. if you're applying with anyone else i doubt they'd notice or care.

the site itself is def a contrast to much of your work. i worry a number of your logos and photomanips have too much going on--but i'm rather oldschool about negative space and making shit compatible with multi-format printing (incl thermography and screening). which obv doesn't need to be considered for web-only company logos etc anyway.

in the end though your portfolio shits all over most of the ones I browse! and certainly all over mine, which is non-existant ;x

if you're going for non-web corporate graphic design at all though, you may want to throw up some additional typesetting samples--like signs, mastheads, advertisements.

 

[Twirly]

dude, the rhino is the best man... in fact, everything is good :O

 

[moxie]

sorry I can't be constructive at all because I don't know shit about design but it's all extremely appealing, the art and design both! this is probably my favorite but it's all really great.

 

[Toams]

I think your works are great, you have a great sense of colours which I can only applaud (props for the neutral colours in some of your works:D) while at the same time are incredibly original.

heh thanks, personally i think colors are my weak spot, and i am trying to improve on those, but i like how you see that the other way around.. ;D

so my site isnt good enough to make it to your portfolio, huh

i see how it is.

It's in my portfolio, just not in this thread. *blows kiss*

i like your minimalist approach to the site.

i always want to use lightbox too, it's just so damn efficient! but i personally always worry it's cliche so i try to dev my own image viewer system and fail miserably ;x.
depending on who you're applying with it might not even matter--but if you're looking to apply with any "upscale" or "trendy" or "hi-tech" places you may want to tweak the lightbox format a bit so it's slightly less easy to distinguish from the original one on dynamicdrive. if you're applying with anyone else i doubt they'd notice or care.

the site itself is def a contrast to much of your work. i worry a number of your logos and photomanips have too much going on--but i'm rather oldschool about negative space and making shit compatible with multi-format printing (incl thermography and screening). which obv doesn't need to be considered for web-only company logos etc anyway.

in the end though your portfolio shits all over most of the ones I browse! and certainly all over mine, which is non-existant ;x

if you're going for non-web corporate graphic design at all though, you may want to throw up some additional typesetting samples--like signs, mastheads, advertisements.

Yeah i thought about the lightbox thing too (it's shadowbox btw but same thing basically) however, it'll do for now, i'm just trying to get a part-time (2 days in a week) job for some extra cash while im still in school, and to get some basic experience. I'll develop a new site whenever I have to apply for something more serious. I'm still learning javascript, and flash, and I don't think i'll be able to develop something completely custom at the moment. Got a couple of years before I get my degree though, so I'll just wait and learn.

Also yeah, a couple of my works are below par, and I just threw them in there for diversity and to show i have experience with all kinds of projects.

Anyway, thanks. ;D I really hate having to put together a portfolio, I'm glad most of it is done. I wanted to include some more, but that can wait.

Btw I'm currently developing a typeface, for the Multividual identity, it's not for long text, but for decoration and titles and stuff..

attempt 1: http://www.multividual.nl/type/Hh.png

After a comment that the lowercase h looked like an elephant behind a tree:
http://www.multividual.nl/type/h1.png

however, that was a pain in the ass, so i started anew, this time heavily relying on an already existing font, I quickly threw together some characters: http://www.multividual.nl/type/2full.png

this is not the final version though, will start again and again and againnn you'l lhear from it

;D

aaaanyway

dude, the rhino is the best man... in fact, everything is good :O

thanks ;D

sorry I can't be constructive at all because I don't know shit about design but it's all extremely appealing, the art and design both! this is probably my favorite but it's all really great.

:D
god you're all boosting my ego this is so not good
what if i apply somewhere and they say my shit is bad
is it ok if i refer to this page?

 

[Pokémaniac]

YOU made the cookie thing? Huh, I've seen it before somewhere! (Then again you probably linked to it and I just didn't know it was you that made it.) Good stuff!

 

[Venetia]

they wouldnt outright say your shit is bad anyway .. you just wouldnt get a call back ;P

 

[Toams]

oh btw if anyone was wondering if the site helped
i got offered a job by a client of a friend of mine who saw my work
so i took it

im now officially a part-time graphic designer
:toot: