my new portfolio site

[steveg]

hi all, i'm new to these forums...i'm a student who's about to graduate graphic design and so i thought i would post my new [4 days old] portfolio site for some constructive criticism. let me know what you think, cheers!

Steve Garwood's Portfolio site: Steve Garwood Graphic Designer Portfolio

[Toon]

Welcome Steve, interesting site, loving your print work very professional, try and expand your identity section a good start but doesn't make as much of an impact as the print work.

[steveg]

hi! thanks for the reply - i agree with you about the identity section, its something i want to work on. however, i am more focused on print and will probably use that as my selling point for myself :)
hopefully over the next few months before graduation i will get some more content in that section!

[lolly]

May want to try logosauce.com as a good way to boost your logo portfolio if you want to

[LeadMagnet]

I have something to point out about your site. The height of the site is too much to fit in my screen (res @ 1280 x 800) and i imagine it will also be too high for many other people.
Not such a big deal normally, but you're using flash which prevents people from using the mousewheel to scroll.
I would suggest resizing your site a bit to accommodate more people.

[steveg]

Yes, I know the site is a bit large (1024x768) but most people do run resolutions that will hold that size, if not come close. I purposefully left most of the bottom empty so that if it was a bit too large for someone they wouldnt miss out on anything.
Resizing the site might be something i pursue in the future but the way the site is currently programmed, resizing it would involve re-programming and re-designing most if not all of the site.
Thanks for the suggestion though, definitely something I'm keeping in mind!

Originally Posted by LeadMagnet

I have something to point out about your site. The height of the site is too much to fit in my screen (res @ 1280 x 800) and i imagine it will also be too high for many other people.
Not such a big deal normally, but you're using flash which prevents people from using the mousewheel to scroll.
I would suggest resizing your site a bit to accommodate more people.

[graphic-designer-joe]

Sorry to put a downer on things but I find it very poor that a web designer doesn't appear in the top 100 for his profession and location...

graphic designer Toronto - Google Search

[emileee]

Flash and SEO again

[steveg]

I just launched the site 4 days ago, so its not indexed properly yet, and as i already stated im still a graphic design student that hasnt graduated yet. Sorry to be ea downer, but I find your lack of reading ability very poor.

Originally Posted by graphic-designer-joe

Sorry to put a downer on things but I find it very poor that a web designer doesn't appear in the top 100 for his profession and location...

graphic designer Toronto - Google Search

[Toon]

What kind of SEO tools do you use for Flash Steve or is it not something you've looked into yet with it being so new?