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Just launched my portfolio...need feedback

by absbica
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Hey All,

I just launched my web design / development portfolio and would love to get some feedback. There are not really any pieces in place from an IM standpoint...but I do plan on morphing the site to accomondate things like gathering names/emails for future newsletters..promoting side products/services I am involved with, etc...

Indianapolis web design | development | freelance | user experience | usability | SEO | Absolute Bica
Absolutebica.com

Thoughts?

p.s. I did some nameserver changes last night so in some places..the old design might show up..but hopefully it works for all of you.

Oh, and the themes are time based on the server. You can change a theme in the top right.

Thanks,
Bryan
#feedback #launched #portfolioneed
  • Profile picture of the author absbica
    Just a bump...just really want some eyes on this for feedback.
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  • Profile picture of the author Eric Stanley
    Damn!

    That is a clean site, just how I like it. Great feel! The brown i'm not so hot on, but it certainly works.
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  • Profile picture of the author absbica
    Brown..as in Sundown or sunrise...please tell me you are seeing the new site with the theme changer and not my OLD site.
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    • Profile picture of the author Eric Stanley
      Originally Posted by absbica View Post

      Brown..as in Sundown or sunrise...please tell me you are seeing the new site with the theme changer and not my OLD site.

      Ah now I see the blue -- Much better. Love it! Is that a theme of your creation? Or one that you got and modified. Nice!
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  • Profile picture of the author BrianMcLeod
    You are a CSS monster, Bryan. Nice work, man!

    I think I dig the "night" theme best.

    Best,

    Brian
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  • Profile picture of the author absbica
    Yea, night is the fav of mine too!
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  • Profile picture of the author Aaron Moser
    Bryan,

    Awesome looking portfolio dude... They're really *top-notch*!

    Do you design WordPress themes?

    Thanks,
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    • Profile picture of the author absbica
      Originally Posted by Aaron Moser View Post

      Bryan,

      Awesome looking portfolio dude... They're really *top-notch*!

      Do you design WordPress themes?

      Thanks,

      Yea, I can. I mean, a lot of sites I work on are wordpress in nature.

      Absolute Bica uses wordpress for the site CMS...though the "content" of my pages are NOT setup to be edited within WP since I am anal about the code getting rewritten by the editor...but I use WP to handle the friendly URL's, I have the All in One SEO Plugin installed, and various other things.
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  • Profile picture of the author coco28
    Very attractive site, Bryan. How did you do that hover-over effect on your sample sites thumbnails, CSS? Very impressive.
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  • Profile picture of the author Miguel Oliveira
    The design is fabulous. You may want to consider including a favicon for your website though, I think it makes a site look more professional.
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  • Profile picture of the author absbica
    DOH...good call. Thanks.
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  • Profile picture of the author absbica
    any other thoughts?
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    • Profile picture of the author Mark Kaye
      Originally Posted by absbica View Post

      any other thoughts?
      Okay I love the night theme too...graphic is Hot!

      I would move "The Work" section up to the very top of the column. That's the most important part of a portfolio so it should be front and center.

      Otherwise...pretty sweet!

      -MK
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      • Profile picture of the author absbica
        Originally Posted by Mark Kaye View Post

        Okay I love the night theme too...graphic is Hot!

        I would move "The Work" section up to the very top of the column. That's the most important part of a portfolio so it should be front and center.

        Otherwise...pretty sweet!

        -MK
        Go ahead and refresh..is that better for the homepage?
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  • Profile picture of the author Andy Hakeem
    Nice site! Really impressed!

    Btw, simple question.
    How do you do the "Theme-Selector" thing.. i mean we can choose the theme we want.
    Is it by using Jquery or something?

    -Andy
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  • Profile picture of the author absbica
    Yea,

    So if you are a brand new user...it will load the appropriate theme based on time of day on the server.

    So if its 7pm...it should load the night theme. If you go and change the theme, it sets a cookie with the theme you chose. It will maintain that theme for a month or something I think. Then, next time you come it reads IF you have that cookie and it loads that by default.

    It uses Jquery. I have done some code consolidation and packing so much of it might not be viewable without running it through an unpacker.
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  • Profile picture of the author absbica
    Made a few minor updates... moved the "work" on the homepage up to the top...and made the navigation stand out a little better with a nice hover.
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    • Profile picture of the author Ruth Hendrickson
      The night theme looks great and really stands out. After spending a few minutes on your site, however, my eyes are going buggy. I find sites where the text is light on dark background makes it hard to read. Just my 2 cents.
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  • Profile picture of the author Don Schenk
    Nice site Bryan, it's a wonderful "show piece" to showcase your work. Gotta' love the changing themes.

    I'm still trying to figure out what BICA means. According to google it stands for Biologically Inspired Cognitive Architectures! :-)

    Do you wish to brand yourself? If so, then it need to give your name somewhere in the site. The only name I could find was in the testimonials when they referred to "Bryan."
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  • Profile picture of the author williamprofet
    Very, very good, Man! Congratulations for the new design.
    You have an impressive portfolio, though! )
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    • Profile picture of the author absbica
      Damnit..I need to make sure style.php is a real page

      But...yea if you are in IE6 or lower...you get that fun message. plus the site looks like crap because IE6 doesn't understand transparent PNG's.

      Originally Posted by AnarchyAds View Post

      SunriseSunriseAfternoonAfternoonSundownSundownNightNight

      Open Themes
      Things look odd on this page? It's because you are using an old version of Internet Explorer. I highly suggest you upgrade to a more competent web browser
      such as Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Apple's Safari, or even Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7. Thanks.

      ===========================

      You're a web designer and so you know 80% of the people who visit your site will see this.
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    • Profile picture of the author absbica
      [quote=AnarchyAds;

      You're a web designer and so you know 80% of the people who visit your site will see this.[/quote]

      80%. Really. Wow, last time I checked according to Browser Statistics as of December 2008

      IE6 was 19% of the market. If ANYTHING, 80% of the people visiting my site will be JUST fine. If people are using old outdated browsers, then giving them that message is a benefit IMO. I am trying to make their life easier by getting them to upgrade their experience on the web.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kim Standerline
    wow this is very cool

    You are very talented bryan
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    • Profile picture of the author absbica
      Originally Posted by Kim Standerline View Post

      wow this is very cool

      You are very talented bryan
      Hey Kim, thanks alot!
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