Site redesign

Limenote · 23 Oct 2011 at 16:43

Hi guys, just redesigned my small portfolio site, very minimal and not a bunch of content but what do you think at the moment?

http://www.andy-hook.co.uk

Randomface74 · 23 Oct 2011 at 16:48

I like it. (and I'm a pro web guy)

Only thing I'd do is remove the + that appears when you hover on images, it's irritating and you can't actually click it anyway.

Perhaps could use a close button in the top-right corner to close an image once you've opened it - although you can click anywhere it's not obvious.

Limenote · 23 Oct 2011 at 17:08

thank you, somehow overlooked that icon not actually working, I do have a close button in the bottom right of the image pages.

drak3 · 23 Oct 2011 at 17:25

I did not see the "x" to close the image. For some reason, I looked top-right and thought "oh, there is no close button ... maybe if I click the image? no ... err ... lets click outside the image ...".

A red "x" might be more distinctive ...

numatic.nathan · 23 Oct 2011 at 17:29

Looks nice, I love simplistic websites

sniffy · 23 Oct 2011 at 18:38

Lovely.

Limenote · 23 Oct 2011 at 19:02

thanks for the kind words, The plus icon now works and I moved them out of the way, made the close button red.

simisker · 23 Oct 2011 at 19:17

Nice (and I'm also a pro web guy

)

A couple of suggestions, however:

Prev/Next navigation in the lightbox.
More consideration for mobile users with your contact/resume/social buttons. At the moment they're too small and packed together; at least, they are on my mobile. So give them greater affordance. You can use media queries to target mobile devices.

welshdragon · 23 Oct 2011 at 20:33

For what it is worth mate I really like it!

HungryHippos · 23 Oct 2011 at 21:27

I like it

Must be good being a gradute artist?!

Limenote · 23 Oct 2011 at 22:37

Eulogy said:
Must be good being a gradute artist?!

I have some proficiency in a few different areas (I like to think) but I struggle with how to sell myself, I actually graduated in 09 with a game degree but never thought I was good enough to land professional employment, just decided to pick it back up last few months after a year and a half in an irrelevant dead end job.

I want to make a portfolio that really shines (even if employers are not interested). Glad you guys like the design.

HungryHippos · 23 Oct 2011 at 22:50

Xink said:
I have some proficiency in a few different areas (I like to think) but I struggle with how to sell myself, I actually graduated in 09 with a game degree but never thought I was good enough to land professional employment, just decided to pick it back up last few months after a year and a half in an irrelevant dead end job.

I want to make a portfolio that really shines (even if employers are not interested). Glad you guys like the design.

I was referring to the fact you spelt it gradute on your site!

In all seriousness though, it is a nice site design and your work is good

Limenote · 23 Oct 2011 at 23:00

Eulogy said:
I was referring to the fact you spelt it gradute on your site!

Oh wow haha my bad, spend all that time checking everything is perfect and finally publish with spelling mistakes.

again thank you.

spenncerr · 23 Oct 2011 at 23:45

Looks really good.

I'd like to see a roll over effect on the "Andy Hook" title though.

Creelers · 23 Oct 2011 at 23:52

It's really nice, but 2 minor things I noticed:

Small black bar at the very top of the page, not sure if it's on purpose or not. Don't really see the point in it.
The Contact and Resume buttons below Andy Hook have text cut off at the top.

Limenote · 24 Oct 2011 at 00:21

Creelers said:
Small black bar at the very top of the page, not sure if it's on purpose or not. Don't really see the point in it.
The Contact and Resume buttons below Andy Hook have text cut off at the top.

black bar is intentional, what browser are you using?

Creelers · 24 Oct 2011 at 00:26

Google Chrome.

Limenote · 24 Oct 2011 at 01:27

Creelers said:
Google Chrome.

odd, is the custom font face rendering correctly? would it be too much to ask for a screen cap?

nikeair94 · 24 Oct 2011 at 01:28

Is drawing just a natural gift or something you have to work on? I really want to draw but I suck. :'( It hurts me inside.

Limenote · 24 Oct 2011 at 02:32

nikeair94 said:
Is drawing just a natural gift or something you have to work on?

I personally started very young and kept going throughout school and college, i'm nowhere near of the level I wish I was.

Take a look at the first and last pages of this thread and look at the dates, if you work hard enough anyone can be good at anything in my opinion.