Monday, October 27, 2014

Infographic #2

For my second infographic, I decided to go a route that has nothing to do with my Semester Project. It is, however, an interesting battle of metaphors presented by Al Vernacchio in his TED talk.


Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Semester Project Progress Update #1

For my Semester Project, I am redesigning my portfolio website.

What's Already Functioning
There are a few things that I won't be changing too much.

  • Domain Name
  • Photography Portfolio, though maybe scrolling isn't the best layout, and it being the home page is nonsensical.
  • Simplified Design
I believe it functions well enough currently, but what I'm looking to do is make it pop off the screen, and leave visitors with something to remember.

What I've Been Working On
  • The portfolio itself. I am editing the videos that I want to be featured on the site, and aim to be done in two weeks so that I can have  work to put up on the site. I have 5 more videos that are almost finished to be put up shortly.
  • Layout. My original idea was to have a suitcase on the homepage that leads to the different parts of the site. I am working on similar alternatives.
    • Having my reel play on the homepage with visual elements around it that lead to other pages.
  • Travel Theme. I want it to be more built in to the site, rather than in your face. I think a way of attaining this is adding a page with a world map as an alternate way to view my portfolio.