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“How to build a portfolio website” series a must read
I recently came across the portfolio site of journalist Emily Ingram, a senior news-editorial and advertising student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Over the summer she wrote a series of blog posts on how to get your own portfolio site up and running, and I would highly recommend it to everyone out there who has put their site on the back-burner. Even better, she makes it so easy that I think my parents could do it, so don’t be scared away from big topics like hosting, FTP, and SEO.
Five self promotion tips to help land a job
With jobs getting harder to come by, it is increasingly more important to promote yourself creatively and thoroughly. Regardless if you are in between jobs, still in school, or employed, you need to spend some more time on you – professionally speaking. Here are five tips on what you can do to enhance your online presence to ensure that potential employers will notice you.
Aaron Koblin visualizes flight patterns in innovative video
Designer Aaron Koblin blew me away with his data visualization efforts to display U.S. flight patterns. Using FAA data, Koblin animated a variety of maps to allow users to come up with their own assumptions from the data. This is a great example of how an otherwise overwhelming amount of data can truly tell a story through graphics, design and animation. For those curious about the back-end, Adobe After Effects and/or Maya was used to create this visualization.
Innovative examples of online portfolios
Most everyone out there has gone through the struggles of building their portfolio site. And, if you haven’t, today is the day to get going. It is crucial for professionals in our field to showcase their work and have an online presence. Although people are good at talking about themselves, it’s tough when it comes time to deciding on a design, a logo, and a site that describes your work and personality. Don’t know where to start? Check out this list of 40 top-notch portfolio websites …
Dave Werner: Taking interactivity to the next level
Dave Werner first inspired the world in 2006 with his extremely innovative portfolio site, www.okaydave.com. Two years later, he is pushing the envelope of virtual reality and gaming by introducing “Atmosphir,” the first user-submitted online gaming console.
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