I have recently been working on my resume, cover letter and something new to me- a teaser page (or as my Business Professor lovingly calls it, a "tickler" page.) This is a page that goes along with my resume and cover letter that gives a sneak peak of some of my portfolio. I've had alot of trouble with this because there are just too many ways to put it together.
THAT'S WHERE YOU COME IN.
I need your help. I'm in the land of teaser pages and I'm afraid I've lost my way. I've spent hours trying to play with layouts, selecting and unselecting which projects and pictures to include. I decided I should just put them all up and see what you have to say. We can have a little poll. Just leave a comment at the bottom of the post and tell me which is your favorite. OR if you don't think any will work, let me know how I can improve the one that offends you the most. :)
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Hey Melinda! I like #1 the best! Very sleek! Miss you! xoxo
ReplyDeletei like the dark background of #1. try repositioning the bottom 3 images for modeling- they look kinda haphazard. :) my $.02
ReplyDeleteIn the game of favorites: I like #1 as a whole. #3 second best. I also dig #6.
ReplyDeleteYour water colors contrast so well over the black background, its tough to beat.
Hi Melinda,
ReplyDeleteI have decided to give this another try, by writing this in Word and pasting it into your comment section. I was a victim, the first time, of the tricky post button.
Like others have posted, I like your Option #1 the best. Your other options with the datum lines are too busy and take away from the clarity of your work. However, I think Option #1 can use some simple basic ideas to make it a bit stronger.
The way you have it now, all of the elements showing different types of mediums are about the same size and makes all of them equal in value on the page. I don’t know if this was intentional, but have you thought of choosing your best single element and making it larger than the rest? This way the page can be a bit more dynamic. Also, this will let the viewer know that you can prioritize and establish hierarchy.
Think about white space (or in this case dark space), asymmetry, alignment, and proportion. All of these things can also make a page have more of a dynamic composition. Something that my office have found successful is inverting things like sketches so that they are part of the page. You can photoshop the sketches to have white lines and embed them onto the dark background of your page. This way, some of the elements can be part of the page instead of being seen as “cut out” images.
Also, be careful with using text and fonts. If you are more into modern design, choose a cleaner modern font. Text size is also important. The way you have it now, the font size might be overpowering the subject matter. Remember that people who will be viewing this already know what renderings, models, drawings, and sketches are. These things can be noted in a resume or cover letter. Know who your audience will be. I think your Option #2, with its placement of text, is hinting at this and is a bit stronger.
I also like the top portion of your Option #3. There is something nice about the juxtaposition of the sketches and drawings that caught my eye right away and I wanted to know more. However, the datum lines and somewhat straight forward layout of the rest of the elements on Option #2 didn’t quite have the same dynamic quality.
Keep working at it. I know how hard this can be. The best way to reduce the number of options is to set some parameters and limits. Like your subject matter, your page should have a concept. My office receives a lot of resumes and portfolios. We have to weed through them, often times in quick glances. So, it is important to have your portfolio stand out to make the first cut into the “potential” stack of resumes. Let me know if I can help you with your submission. Please don’t hesitate to send me something so that I can help you avoid some of the pitfalls.
It’s so wonderful to see how much you are progressing. Good luck and I hope some of this helps.
Nguyen
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I'm with everyone else...I like #1. I think the contrast with the dark background makes it easier to focus on the individual pieces. I'm sure you will tweak it a little before it gets to the final stage, but that is the one I like the best!
ReplyDeleteThank you all so much for your feedback. I was surprised by everyone's thoughts on #1. I don't really like it. I guess it just looks so different because of the black background. I think I need to really narrow down a few images- I just don't know which ones to pick!
ReplyDeleteNguyen- I so appreciate your comments. You sound just like my graphics professor, it is uncanny. I would love to get your feedback after I tweak these a little more- I'll be in touch! Thanks for the encouragement about my progress!
I like #1 or #6. I second Nyugen!
ReplyDeleteNumero uno. I third Nguyen :)
ReplyDelete#5... but maybe move up the wording on the bottom right?? or make it a little bigger?
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