website almost there
Submitted by brianmot on Fri, 2008-08-22 18:22.
This is an update from an earlier post i had seen here
http://www.creativebits.org/portfolio_pge
I took into account some of the things you guys said. The resume doesnt link to my resume and the contact form isnt setup to work on this page but for the most part i think im finished. the target audience is someone who's looking for freelance design work OR a company looking for a designer. what do ya think

I like it. Only thing is
I like it. Only thing is you have a widow in the first paragraph. I'd try to move the word friend up to the previous line. Maybe making your indents smaller would help? And in the contact page Questions is capitalized but Comments isn't. I'd leave both lowercase for consistency. The only other thing I might be concerned about is the size/lightness of your text. Some may have difficulty reading it. Overall really nice. I like the type treatment of your headings.
www.alessandraandy.com
As I read through your text,
As I read through your text, the grammar nazi came out in me—i am my family's designated editor.
If I were you, I would say, "If you're looking for a freelance designer to promote your business or searching for a full-time inhouse designer, then you have come to the right place, my friend." I added the "or searching," changed "than" to "then" and added a comma after place. You should also add a comma after "do" in the next line, so that it reads "You're good at what you do, and so am I."
The next sentence is a series of four commands, which gets a bit wordy—i usually stick with three. Perhaps you could change it to "Take a minute to download my resume, check out my portfolio, and learn a little about me. After that, drop me a line and we can team up."
Hope this helps!
about me
As far as the "about me" section goes, be consistent with your capitalizations. Make sure all of the sentences and "I"s are capitalized, and when contracting the words "I am" make sure the "I" is capitalized and there is an apostrophe—"I'm"
Change the second sentence so that it reads "riding my motorcycle around town, or—more than likely—sharing laugh and drinks with friends and family." Make sure you use an em dash (option shift -) and no space after. Insert an "an" before easy-going, as well. "I am an easy-going chap"
Nothing says unprofessional more than someone who didn't take the time to proofread his own website. That said, the design looks great. Perhaps an arrow to the right side of the photos in your portfolio, so that people see that they scroll? And is there a better picture of the KM stuff? That one is a bit out of focus.
Other than that, I love the fun illustrations and the feel of the site!
Remove the black rule around
Remove the black rule around the main area and make the text darker so it's more legible. Otherwise cool site!
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"Powerpoint is not a design application"
thanks guys. I addressed
thanks guys. I addressed most of the issues. Thanks alissa for the grammar help :) i put most of the text down pretty rough and it needed some cleaning! you can see the final(i think) updated version at www.brianloughner.com. thanks again.
That actually works really well despite my initial reservations.
My only criticism would be the PDF presentation button is too small and I would scrap the Adobe Acrobat logo.