Design Portfolio Research

 


  1. Gary Shear
  2.  Aries Moross-
  3. Skyler Hefley
  4. Craig Black
  5. Naomi Umezu
    Gary Shear's site is simple but looks extremely professional and well thought. His initial image that contains motion blur and the city at night alight catches my eye. The page runs smoothly and the aspects of his portfolio "contact details, education, etc" are nice and brief with a legible font. I like how he had images that have remarkable photography or seem very spirited. I liked how he had a collage that are samples of his work in web design and Logo design. He even includes his passions and more about himself as I continued scrolling down his site. The layout is straight forward for site, the pictures, text and text boxes are horizontal. The colors are monotone, white and black. The examples of his work are in a neat picture frame layout which is pleasing to the eye.

    Naomi Umezu's site stands out from the others design portfolio sites because she uses her own unique artistic style that makes her work more distinct. Her use of vibrant colors and use of figures just makes her portfolio seem more heart felt, deeply sincere and earnest. The light green, orange, and the background color that has the look of antique paper. Something that you would imagine seeing in a children's book like "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". The pictures used are pleasant and expertly taken. Her art work is so professional and passionate, its all so lively and dynamic.

    Craig Black's portfolio starts with stunning photos and the layout looks like a conjoined picture frame. If you click on the photo it takes you to a another page and it's more about the image. A whole page dedicated to that image with descriptions, videos, and even more images. It shocks me to see just how much professional work he has done for big industries, sports teams and federations (FIFA,UEFA,UEFA EURO CUP, etc).n The Shapes are nicely shaped out rectangles and squares (Shapes you would use in a picture frame layout).

    Skyler Hefley starts his site with a visually appealing image of a mac-book and a brief title "Owner of Name struck Creative". The colors used is white and gray so it remains simple and monotone. The text is a thin and long sans serif font (not Helvetica).The layout is split into parts and text boxes would be semi transparent and pop up containing brief but informative descriptions.

    Aries Moross utilizes monotone colors for her site and her layout is vertical, however the smooth animation in the beginning of her site which caught my eye immediately. The layout for her work collage is diagonals and well organized. Her work is sincerely appealing and the diagonal layout just makes things seem more interesting.





    











    

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