Portfolio Websites

Your site looks good but it has a lot of thumbnails. The images when selecting a game is a bit too big but overall the site look pretty decent and organized. I guess clients really would care that much about the Powered by icon.
 
I've noticed a few people point out thumbnails. And while this thread was supposed to be about website building platforms aimed at portfolios rather than the design of my specific one, I will ask this: How does anyone have an organised portfolio site without a certain number of thumbnails?
 
Jimlad said:
I've noticed a few people point out thumbnails. And while this thread was supposed to be about website building platforms aimed at portfolios rather than the design of my specific one, I will ask this: How does anyone have an organised portfolio site without a certain number of thumbnails?
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IMO you don't.... especially if you work in the graphically orientated field that we do as designers.

Maybe they're on about how many thumbnails you have so it could be it's in reference to the amount of things you're trying to show. No idea though in all honesty.
 
Levi said:
IMO you don't.... especially if you work in the graphically orientated field that we do as designers.

Maybe they're on about how many thumbnails you have so it could be it's in reference to the amount of things you're trying to show. No idea though in all honesty.
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Thanks Levi. Was starting to think I’d missed a memo somewhere!

I’m still refining the Adobe Portfolio site and, having taken on board some of the things people have said, there’s now a home page with an intro, call to action and about 12 thumbnails of my favourite work. The nav bar has links to larger galleries of specific types of projects should someone be interested.

This should address the thumbnail overload while still having my best work front & center. If I decide to go live with it I’ll post it for feedback.
 
All good.

But why are you using a third party portfolio site rather than building your own?
 
I get that. But there are dozens of wordpress portfolio themes you could install. You don't need to be a developer, you just need to upload your images and some blurb and it's all done.

Best of all is means you have full control over everything and are not beholden to the T&C of the third party provider.
 
fisicx said:
I get that. But there are dozens of wordpress portfolio themes you could install. You don't need to be a developer, you just need to upload your images and some blurb and it's all done.

Best of all is means you have full control over everything and are not beholden to the T&C of the third party provider.
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True. I know sh*t about coding and dev work and I don't have the inclination to learn it but I managed to work out WP from the off.

It's as easy as a Behance profile but with loads more control over the look and pages.

Honestly...If more people knew how easy it was it'd put Dev's out of business.
 
Every time I’ve tried Wordpress, no matter what theme I’ve used, I’ve ended up with pages that look like shitty blog posts. Nothing nice at all. What am I doing wrong then? Even when the theme preview shows great galleries and nice design, upon implementation they just change the fonts and colours...
 
Most themes come with a full set of documentation to help you set it all up. I suspect you are trying to fix the layout before adding all the content. Get the content sorted first then configure the theme.
 
Well In the past I Behance and Dribble they are great platform for artist. But when it’s comes to proofing and integrating e-commerce store with your portfolio website Pixpa came handy for me.
 
Jimlad said:
Ever used one? What's your favourite platform?

I can respect anyone who has the time and skill to build their own website from the ground up but I'm not one of those individuals. Years ago I had a great website on Squarespace (before it was cool :p) but there came a time when I needed to kill it off. Since then I've put my work on the likes of Artstation, Behance, Weebly, WIX and all the social medias.

Weebly and WIX just don't cut it for me, and at the moment I'm wondering if I should fork out some dosh to upgrate my membership on either Behance or Artstation to Adobe Portfolio or Artstation Pro respectively.

Not sure which to use as my "proper" website, or even if I need bother. Will clients/employers really care about a "Powered By..." logo on my site? Probably. The Adobe Portfolio looks nicer than Artstation Pro, but is more expensive since it's part of an Adobe subscription (which I don't need right now).

Any thoughts?
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Wordpress with a theme is really easy to use, and with Elementor plugin anyone can use it, makes it pretty much WYSIWYG style.
www.loganzendesign.com was used with Wordpress and a little basic CSS knowledge to change some colours etc.
 
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