Asher Perez
Asher has great presentation with their portfolio, with each piece of work properly categorized and the style reflects the boldness and rough nature of the works that Asher has created and showcased onto their website. I thought that their structure was intuitive and has some clarity to it, it being laid out with simplistic shapes and features clickable cover images to represent the genre or artworks that Asher works on as part of their portfolio. I like that Asher took the time to simplify the layout for clear viewing and saved the details as part of an extension or page to give context to their work, which I thought was clean. However, there was a few things I felt could have been improved. I think the simplistic nature of the homepage worked to create some style, but its presentation is not reflected through the entire site. I feel Asher should give more personality to each page to make them pop similar to their homepage. I also wish that clicking the image also revealed the details instead of just a redirect marker since it is the biggest part of the page. I don’t think a redirect text labeled details helps with the intuitive nature of the design choice that Asher uses for their website’s structure. My final piece of criticism is their presentation of mediums. I feel a simple tagline that connects their works clearly as propaganda art or political commentary would benefit the presentation better than just relying on the About page completely.
Brian Kop
https://bkoppokemon.wordpress.com/
Brian’s website and portfolio I thought was particularly interesting. It is a relatively plain site, but I think it works in its favor so far as it isn’t trying to be something specific. I think the weird approaches to their presentation was amusing, a little quirky for my taste, but I think the unique take on their showcase and structure makes the website and their works stand out more. I really like the design and style of the website so far, and I feel they should push their style more going forward. However, the website is still basic, and definitely feels unfinished. As much as I like the unique approach, I do not think it would work for a professional setting. The building blocks are there, but I think it needs work. The unintuitive design of the tabs and where to find the portfolio and their works since it is all under their About tab? I think this choice is not really good or well-thought out. I think Brian should take more time on making their website more intuitive and professional, more complete as the structure is messy, the design is unintuitive, and feels quite unfinished.
Juhyeong Kim
https://www.jkimportfolio.com/s-projects-basic
The design, the simplicity, and professional nature of the website that Kim created reels you in completely. Its design is easy to follow, clear, and present some great confidence in terms of their space and the thought process behind the presentation of their work. Each page is filled nicely and does not leave any wasted space to help keep the attention of the viewer. Their work reflects a professionals level, which I think greatly reflects the sites personality and intrigue the style showcases. In terms of appeal, I would say this is my personal favorite, as its simple, nicely put together, and leaves itself enough room to work with to evolve itself even further with detail and interesting work the artist would like to showcase to his future employers. The main criticism of the site is to keep the shaping a little more consistent. As he is a graphic artist, I think structuring his page more consistently would look much better, and as well as give more related works and presentation to his acclaimed or aspiring profession. At the moment, his works do not reflect the practices he works for/with. I’m still confused about if he is truly a specific niche or more general in terms of graphic design as he is aspiring to be a game graphic designer, which says little to me and not much, especially when much of their work so far does not reflect that ambition.
Genesis Cabrera
The site screams style, attention, and that sense of passion. For many viewers, I think this site feels like a collection, a business, something stylistic, professional and even ambitious. Genesis created something great, compared to some students feels like an evolving business on its own, which I like and aspire. The site’s style reflects the personality and the medium that Genesis prioritizes. The navigation is great as the tabs take me where I need to go without much problems, while some pages may be a little empty, they are still made with something interesting to look at as it just pops and catches your attention. The style and presentation is my favorite from the site, as I do think the design is incredible, the style hits hard, and is not ignored in many pages of the site. The only complaints I have with the site is the lack of clarity with what the artist truly does, as the About does not feel complete as of right now. There is also a lack of focus for what “Mizprintz” is. From what I know, it is a multi-media site, which is fine. But, I think for a portfolio site, it should feel more focused for the employers to look at. But, considering the ambition is to consider it a business, it isn’t too much of a problem, but I think that focus could go a long way.
Jordan Odulio | animation & Storyboard 