Business Card thoughts………
Source: www.geekologie.com/2007/12/11/usb-business-cards.jpg
I discovered this “M++CARD” as shown above, it is no ordinary business card but it’s a business card with a memory storage on the back, therefore allowing ones work, C.V or portfolio to be stored and thereby giving it to a potential employer to attach the M++CARD to a USB adapter straight away. I really want to have this as my business card to represent myself to an employer but unfortunately it is cost quite a lot of money but will definitely have own one soon…..
Source of information: www.geekologie.com/2007/12/09-week
Priorities of my Online Portfolio (Part III)
I have created and developed my site to have a simple and also to aid easy navigation around my website without causing fraustration to users.
In order to develop my key information required by employers, i have simply created my online portfolio with a naiviagtable site map.
Here is the current site map i created for my online website as shown below:
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Here is the Link to my online portfolio: http://www.landscapeisekemode.moonfruit.com/
Priorities of my Online Portfolio (Part II)
Also in addition to modifying my online portfolio layout, I’m implementing my priorities on the key information pages required for me to sell myself to a potential employer to view on Moonfruit as discussed in my previous post.
These pages are:
- Home/ Welcome
- Portfolio
- Blog
- C.V
- Contact
Here is a screen shot of my progress:
Priorities of my Online Portfolio
I have researched and identified what key elements or information are required to be in my online portfolio. The information required are as shown below:
1. Welcome Page:
This is the first page that will be seen by employers or viewers. In order to give a good first impression to potential employers, i have to motivate them to want to continuing viewing my page without them losing interest. To achieve that, i have decided to add a formal introduction about myself and what my future ambitions and how i am going to achieve my long time goal of becoming a professional landscape architect.
2. Portfolio Page:
This page will consist and contain a collection of my past university work from my 1st year (2006) to my 3rd year work (2009). It willdemonstrate how i have improved and matured within my design/ concept work over the last 3 years of my undergraduate degree.
3. Curriculum Vitae (CV) page:
This page is very essential and consist of a document that contains a summary of relevant job experience and education for potential employer. CV is typically the first item that a potential employer encounters regarding the job seeker seeking employment.
4. Blog Page:
This page will consist of my blog. It adds an extra to my portfolio by demonstrating my other personal interest apart from my university work which i have recorded in my blog over the last 3 years to employers.
5. Contact Page:
This page is suppose to contain my personal contact details such as my telephone number, address, e-mail address on which i can be contacted with. This is a very important part that needs to be present in my portfolio, so that employers or users can find it easy to access me anytime.
Moonfruit Progress….
Choosing my layout for my online portfolio
Here is my chosen default layout- Spectrum; as shown below:
Aspirations for Moonfruit – Online Portfolio
To achieve my goals, i decided to analyse and identify what the requirements are and the key components of creating an online portfolio on a website host by analysing the past graduate student online portfolio on Moonfruit particularly the most recent year of 2008 at Kingston University for inspiration.
My strongest inspiration was Matt Parker’s portfolio: “http://www.mparker.moonfruit.com/”
Matt designed his website in a unique, and simple way but still has a very strong interactive quality.
In terms of this layout, it’s very straight forward to understand and easy to navigate through it swiftly without getting confused.
It’s very attractive and catches one’s attention fully due to its animated qualities.
Although, the overall layout was created using a special program – Adobe Flash. This is a very good method of adding a personal touch to one’s portfolio. But Matt Parker’s website is quite advanced and technical for my level but i shall still try to achieve this standard if time permits me.
In conclusion, Matt’s site has motivated me greatly and also made me to realise the opportunities on how far one can design their own website using moonfruit which can be simply enjoyable.
Other Inspirations:
Both Paul Bratton & Kaori Kishi are very inspiring because they have a very easy and simple layout design. Their portfolio is easy to understand and use by anyone. The graphic quality is plain but still stands out to me.
Links:
Paul Bratton website: http://www.pbratton.moonfruit.com/
Kaori Kishi: http://www.kkishi.moonfruit.com/
Opportunities:
Analysing the overall online portfolio of last year 2008 set, i noticed that majority have a “Black” background and contrasting font colours. I find the use of black background is nice but very dull at the same time and also has a bad effect to the viewers eyes which is not helpful to the users eyes because of this I intend to stay away from using a black background.
Secondly, i observed no-one had a colourful layout too. I believe colours are beautiful but it depends on how one uses them. I intend to have a colourful portfolio because i believe it lightens up the viewers/ users and also i love colours too. This will be my personal touch to my portfolio.
MoonFruit – Online Portfolio
Presently, i am preparing myself for employment this summer after i have completed my first degree in Landscape Architecture at Kingston University. In order to get an employment, i am currently putting together collection of my work that i have achieved in the last 3 years of my degree by creating an online portfolio. Therefore preparing my online portfolio to sell myself to professional landscape practises or companies, to achieve and secure myself with a successful employment.
