Portfolio Vote Please
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Hi Everyone!
If you don’t mind, kindly ask for you to vote on which portfolio layout option you like best.
Pretend you’re an agent and/or art director.
You’ll see option 1, 2 and 3 on my website.
Thank you so much for your vote!!!
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@Jeremy-Ross option 3 looks best on mobile. I’m sure option 1 or 2 looks best on desktop. I’m not sure how agents look at submissions. Maybe that will play a role in what option you go with.
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I’m using my iPad and I I like option 2 . Love the big first sample and then being able to click on the thumbnails that pop into full size once I click on it.
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@Jeremy-Ross For me it is number one by quite a wide margin….I bet it really depends on how we are viewing your page. I’m on my iPad. 3 is good too but 1 seems to showcase more work more quickly and in a clean manner so you can see with very little time or effort the quality of your work. Beautiful work by the way!
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The projects are impressive, and the feedback has been positive. I would encourage the poster to continue working on their portfolio and to keep seeking feedback.
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@Larue Ditto!
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Thank you for feedback @ksfabian , @Kevin-Longueil , @koricat ,@Larue and @Robyn-Hepburn !
There’s certainly pros and cons for each depending on what device is being used.
If I had to weigh the best choice for monitors, phone and iPad, I’m thinking option 3 provides the best bang for your buck. I put a return to top button on that to make it easier for folks to not have to scroll up.
Loving seeing everyone’s vote!
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@Jeremy-Ross Sounds like a good plan. I'll check it out on my phone sometime too.
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@Jeremy-Ross Hi Jeremy. I had a portfolio critique with guiseppe castellano and he talked about the portfolio layout. At first I had mine like you in number three ( just one image after the other). His advice was to have a gallery view meaning to or three images next to each other so that art directors can quickly get a good overview of your work without having to scroll back and forth to long. I think this works well on a big screen but not great when viewing on a mobile. I've seen some people have a gallery view when viewed on the laptop and one image after the other when viewed on the phone. This works best in my opinion but know idea how they get it like that
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Thanks @Julia-Hegetusch! It’s like a double edged sword!
I know why 12 images seems to be the magic number because it’s easier to scroll and see everything quickly.
At one point, I had like 40 pieces!!!!
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Just wanted to say thank you to everyone who voted!
Looks like Option 3 wins the popular vote! I also asked random people, colleagues, friends and family and Option 3 kept coming in as a first choice.
Interestingly, the author Tim Ferris used popular vote for the name of his Uber-popular book, The 4-Hour Workweek. He used AdWords and slipped dust jacket covers over books at the bookstore to see what grabbed people’s attention the most!
I might just do the same on my next Picturebook!
