Observation for Graphic Artists
I've been looking at a lot of Graphic Artist's sites and I have a comment. The portfolio is an essential part of your presentation, but it could also be a negative for visitors.
What seems to happen all too often is that graphic artists will link directly to a site they have worked on. That site in some cases either:
1. Is no longer active and visitors get a 404 error
2. Is now a parked landing page having nothing to do with the original site
3. Has changed from the design to a radically different design, perhaps by a different artist with a link at the bottom
The smart graphic artists I've seen have a local copy of the site they have worked on that shows their design in all its glory without going to the live site.
What seems to happen all too often is that graphic artists will link directly to a site they have worked on. That site in some cases either:
1. Is no longer active and visitors get a 404 error
2. Is now a parked landing page having nothing to do with the original site
3. Has changed from the design to a radically different design, perhaps by a different artist with a link at the bottom
The smart graphic artists I've seen have a local copy of the site they have worked on that shows their design in all its glory without going to the live site.