This is a pre-existing site I have been using off and on since about 2009 (I had a very hip high school English teacher who decided we should all have blogs.) Last fall, however, I was required to establish an online portfolio, and rather than beginning from scratch, I decided to renovate my WordPress site. I have thus removed all of the angsty 15-year-old-me writing (sorry, yall), and what you see here was built in the fall of 2015. Any (polite) feedback is most welcome.
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Hey Shelby, I think you did a good job. I really like the idea of “timeline”. I have two suggestions. 1. I think your pictures are pretty good, but if you can better improve the layout, it will be more attractive. Now it looks a little bit messy. 2. For your journalistic work and creative work, I suggest you only show a list of the headline and lead on the first page and insert a “read more” button under the lead. So it will be easier for readers to follow. Overall, it’s a really nice site.
but you need to do more design about the layout.
Hi Daisy,
Thanks for your feedback! I think the photo layout is something of a personal preference. I have messed around with slideshows and various ways of showcasing my work, and this is what I like best of the options available. (I also had 3 photography bookings in just the last 2 days, so I’m gonna say if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it! 😉 ). I do like your idea about the “read more” button, and I think I’ll play around today with figuring out how to do that and seeing if I like how it looks. Thank you again for your time and sharing your thoughts.
Hi Shelby, I think your site is very effective! It’s well organized, with nothing extraneous or distracting, and all categories are clearly labeled. I like that you added the “continue reading” arrow to each published article because it keeps the page cleaner and easier to navigate. I also think the sketch on your home page gives it a unique quality and a playful, but still professional, feel. All good! The only suggestion I can make is to possibly add an artist’s/writer’s statement to define what moves you and directions you hope to go in. I would be interested to read that and I think others might be also.
On a related note – I enjoyed your story and illustrations of Wasko the Cowardly German Shepard! Beyond the appeal of a cute story, it utilizes (as I learned in rhetoric class this summer) the comic frame of seeing/accepting flaw as part of the human condition, as opposed to creating epic heroes and villains … or some other configuration of social divisiveness. Of course, in the story of Wasko, the comic frame is extended to dogkind as well! Nice ending – for Wasko, for you, and for your readers, as we get to bask in the illumination of lessons you learned! Maryann