need critics on my portfolio/website

hello_taipan

hi
here's a presentation of what i do, tell me what you think.
im a webdesigner so i build the site also, i'll be glad to have critics/comments about it. hope u like it
thanks
http://www.hellotaipan.com

System

welcome to dgrin-

all I'm getting is your intro or title page (not sure what it's called)-

System

nevermind-

with my brilliant deductive mind I figured out what to click on-

PineapplePhoto

gefillmore wrote:

welcome to dgrin-

all I'm getting is your intro or title page (not sure what it's called)-

click on each "title" under the big word TAIPAN, each is a link.

hello_taipan

gefillmore wrote:

welcome to dgrin-

all I'm getting is your intro or title page (not sure what it's called)-

Hi, thanks for the welcome,
my intro is my menu in fact, u have to click on the button below taipan.
>photography, illustration etc..

PineapplePhoto

gefillmore wrote:

nevermind-

with my brilliant deductive mind I figured out what to click on-

lol good for you....

I can only see 1 photo though, the navigation is a big too "edgy" for me. I need arrows, click here buttons, or something... let me know if you figure out the rest.

hello_taipan

PineapplePhoto wrote:

lol good for you....

I can only see 1 photo though, the navigation is a big too "edgy" for me. I need arrows, click here buttons, or something... let me know if you figure out the rest.

lol ! the arrows are on each side of the photo, with very sliiight opacity..
(makes me think i should really add contrast to them)
what is ur resolution screen may i ask ?

System

I'm no expert, but I do like the web design-

simple, but effective-

your portfolio (photos, drawings, etc) is very nice, and I especially enjoyed the bw portraits-

please consider posting some of them directly on the forum here-

hello_taipan

gefillmore wrote:

I'm no expert, but I do like the web design-

simple, but effective-

Thanks for ur kind words, im glad u mention it cause simplicity was the keyword from the start.
i'll post some pics, thanks for the invitation.

JenGrace

Hi there! I like the website design...elegant and simple. You're a very talented artist, both with pencil and camera. I hope you post more work here on DGrin so we can keep up. :

1pocket

hello_taipan wrote:

lol ! the arrows are on each side of the photo, with very sliiight opacity..
(makes me think i should really add contrast to them)
what is ur resolution screen may i ask ?

I need more contrast too -- I only see one photo and no where to go.

edit: okay, now I see the faint arrows. Yeah, I need more clues for navigation

Seneca

Ok all that came up for me was TAIPAN...no images...just a slide through.

Seneca

1pocket wrote:

I need more contrast too -- I only see one photo and no where to go.

edit: okay, now I see the faint arrows. Yeah, I need more clues for navigation

Arrows? I don't even see that?

hello_taipan

I edited the navigation arrows now, tell me if u see them

Seneca

hello_taipan wrote:

I edited the navigation arrows now, tell me if u see them

Yes I see them now... perhaps you should think about picking a different color for the arrows...like GREEN. I had to look close to see the arrows. THe RED arrows just blend with the wording. Just my opinion.

Scott_Quier

Just three comments that may not be worth the time it takes to write it -

• The reversed letters were/are a little off-putitng. I was trying to figure out what language this might have been written in - until I decided that it was english and just a trick.
• There needs to be, IMO, some more seperation between the menus words - they all run together and I found them to be more than a little confusing. Same with the spelling - confusing.
• The flash production seems to be very good and didn't take a long time to download before it was running.

OsirisPhoto

Nice flash site

Your Quick Bio is a bit pointless to me, and in grammatically poor English. I would get rid of it completely, as your outstanding illustrations are your best Bio... I don't need or want to know that you are a young student who has travelled x% of the globe in a gap year

Talking about your best work, I would filter out some of the photos.. most are good, some are great, a few are snapshots (just MY honest opinion).

Like others, I found myself reaching for the back button.. only to be confounded and having to remember how the site worked... where the back 'area' was hidden. Perhaps a permanent and unchanging visual would help?

A way to get viewers to a buy option for prints, etc, would be nice

I don't mind the reverse text, etc, but can't see the relevance of the communist theme Where's the catchline?

hello_taipan

First thank you all for ur critics, it's always good to have other point of views.


Scott: i like the idea of separation between the word, so ppl would think of it more as a button/section than a title. Im glad u mention the speed of the loader, cause i worked a lot on the size of it keeping it very low (15kb!)

Hyperbaric: Sorry for my english lol . well ill be sending my application around brussels & paris, so i guess it's ok as long as i dont send them to english teachers, hehe. The site is also made for people to know more about me, my background, and like a hobby/sport/activity section on a curriculum i thought
employers would have a wider sight of my personality.

im working on that back button.

well ill be happy to sell some prints, but i dont think it's that good, hehe. still have a lot to learn..

about the reverse text, well as the site is not only about photography
but about graphics too, i decided to go for a stylish presentation.
I wanted a title composition, with big and bold police propaganda like.
i put the iconographic & patriotic stuff away and rather present the whole thing in a sober, design way. Not much to about politic stuff or philosophy.

altyfc

I tried to look but just get told that I need ActiveX.

hello_taipan

altyfc wrote:

I tried to look but just get told that I need ActiveX.

mmmh maybe u do, maybe u dont... the site is build on IE explorer 6 and firefox 1.0 standards, should be ok if u have flash player. now, a computer can differs a lot from another...
i had to make concessions making a 100% flash site. it could 've been plain html or css, but adressing my work to studios i had to complicate things a little.