GRC 175 Learning and Discussion Forum

Hello everyone!
Here are my rough drafts for my webpage.
For my design, I decided to go with a portfolio website that I can continue to use in the future for my resume. I am taking Dan's portfolio class at the same time as this so it works out! I did a mockup of this entire workspace area showing my logo in multiple areas throughout as well as my name on the desk and on the webpage of the desktop above the self portrait of myself. I used a more analogous color scheme of blue/cool greys and violet and added basic and easy to read layout on top of it. I added a portfolio subpage design with a hopefully funcionable neon light design on a brick wall backdrop. I'm hoping to have all pages fully functioning and maybe if i'm feeling extra motivated, have a store option. I want to do some more work on the 1920x1080 size layout design to make it a bit more easy and convenient to navigate as well as make the body type more legible with an effect layer but for the mobile size design I think I can run with this idea.
I got inspiration from places like
https://www.stevewolf.co/
https://www.gucci.com/us/en/
https://www.dior.com/en_us
https://www.thrashermagazine.com/
https://us.louisvuitton.com/eng-us/homepage
also had a very prominent inspiration from this vider from one of the first week announcements, the design looked very clean to me and the effects used were so simple I had to try it for my own.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKRQC4f ... q027f8jdTD

Hi Tyler, these designs are wonderfully done. They are visually interesting and very unique! I love the use of your logo and the different background elements. I might lower the opacity of the background image a tiny but, there's a bit of a contrast issue for me, it is easy to read everything but it is a bit busy if that makes sense, but these are really well done. I don't have many more critiques, this is beautiful! Looking forward to what comes next!

Wow, cool concept and colors, reminds me of like an old detective film. I really like where you are going here. If I were to say something to consider possibly changing, it would be to find a way to give bit more space between the menu options and the "Welcome to my Website." Other than that, I think overall really fantastic concept and implementation.

Hi Tyler,
Sleeeek! You put so much work and detail into this. I appreciate how you handled your photo, so its there but subtly. I agree with the other comments, I would find a spot with more space to put your menu options, but I'm thinking you wanted them to appear to be on your bulletin board, so I appreciate that. Maybe a few less Tyler Sullivans on the page? Awesome job.

Hey Tyler,
I am completely obsessed with your first concept, because it looks amazing! I really enjoy the detail you put into the background, such as your photo, name, and logos--they are fun to spot out when scrolling through the rest of your design--great immersion! My only suggestions would be to try and enlarge the transparent frame in the middle, it seems enclosing on the elements in the center and more space would do it justice (even though you might have to sacrifice those pictures in the background too, and I just praised them aw man). Another suggestion would be increasing the size of your buttons in the mobile format, they are quite tiny. But other than that, these concepts are starting off strong! And I can't wait to see your revisions in the final submission, great job!

Um. Here's your degree, you're all done here. :- ) This is a very nice design. I looked for a sec at that youtube and thought RIGHT, how you gonna do that, and, you did it. It's really beautiful work, and only on a purposeful critical harder look --well, no, I am immediately bothered by the wrongly spelled "checklist", AND all of the items on it. It's like saying "Here is where I am faulted: I don't brush my teeth, I can't spell checklist, I procrastinate," and the other one. I LIKE your one splash of color on the placard with initials. It's a great design with allsorts mashed in there, with what? 15 different fonts, and it all works, there is no 'clashy' feeling. If I had to change anything, I'd lose the checklist as it is, maybe a different one with COOLER tasks, like, "Learn to speak French", and, make the dog picture a little bigger. :- ) And, have the guy (is that you?) coming out of the driver's seat. :- ) Really impressive work.

Hello! I love your design! It has a really cool vibe to it as far as minimal colors and is very pleasing to the eye. One other thing that I think is really cool, you utilized everything in the room from the chalkboard on the wall to the drawer of the desk!! Such a good idea. The font I think is also fitting. The get in touch and icons at the bottom are perfect as well. I only have one critique, i think the home bottom could definitely be larger, but other than that I think it looks great.

I like your minimal design of homey mixed with work. And I can see how it would be one of those websites that scroll down.
Your portfolio section is also stunning, and I love anything that's got neon added to it.

I have to ask what sort of design you are thinking for mobile tho this is a very complex website, and with a custom subpage for the portfolio, you would need to dumb it down quite a lot to fit on the mobile aspect and screen.

I actually like the second design alot. The neon on brick is an awesome concept and I would like to see how it scales and how it evolves. I think the first one for me is too much info and too many options to grab me and my attention right off, it's not much in the way of intrigue, ya know? The second plays on the desire of the user to be curious and dive in to what you are making or displaying, in my mind. Both are more than adequate but the second makes me want to look further. Awesome layouts, best of luck.
Regards

Hi!

Clearly you have one design that you favor, Tyler. I don't even see a mobile design for your second one. Which is too bad, because your second one is pretty good. I do like your first one better though.

Interesting idea you have here though. Your content area is like a transparent piece of glass being held up to a photo. The best bit is how the colors are a little more vivid inside the "glass". Really brings the point home. I particularly like the computer presentation where you broke it into three pieces to represent scrolling down the monitor. A room is such an interesting ide for a biographical website. Letting all the little details tell us about you so you don't have to in text. Interesting. The sheer detail built into this composition is really impressive. I spent quite a while looking through it. They checklist, the dog, the logo, "fragile", the stickie note, your name carved into the desk; all of it is great. Your type is well chosen. Ordinarily, I'm not a fan of a bunch of typefaces, but as a collage of different elements, it works here.

I don't know that I necessarily like the way the image fades out at the bottom, or, if you're going to fade it out, do it after the "pane of glass" ends. I'd also stretch the "pane of glass" so it fits your contact form. Get all your content in there.

Good work! Don't forget to put your name in your sig on the forum.