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all,
i just redesigned my portfolio..well, am in the process thereof, and i had a question.
is it better to make a visual impression and use anti-aliased styled text, or just have a block of something like verdana (with slick css of course) so that people can cut and paste, etc.
the design in question is at
http://www.pulselab.com/prev/por…, feel free to comment on that as well.any help appreciated.
love,
the 21 year old in all of us
- K_Fresh0
Why don't you mix it up? Keep your menu as is and change the typeface below? Personally...I've been on this huge aliased text kick. I don't know why...but if it's the least bit fuzzy I beat the neighbours donkey.
Anyway...I like what you've got goin on, nice and simple. No bullshit gradients or lens flares up in that mutha... Keep it up..
- sparker0
i guess it depends on how usable and accessible you want to make your portfolio.
taking into consideration you are selling your self...i would think you want to reach as many people as possible. then again, a lot of designers feel that having a flashy site is more important than reaching possible clients and employers.
i would go with the xhtml/css version, myself. but i prefer that.
it's your portfolio, do what ever you think looks best...if you do use an image, make sure to use alt tags and titles for the graphics though.
:)
- backspace0
my fault apparently i cannot type out a valid url today
http://www.pulselab.com/prev/por…
and thank you the preceding posters, good ideas
i'm leanings towards the graphic text just because i think a jarring block of verdana would be rather asynchronous, but i also do understand the other side of it
- rasp0
"a lot of designers feel that having a flashy site is more important than reaching possible clients and employers."
hmm?
i think quality of work is a lot better than flashy anything.
what ever you do make sure your work represents you and what you do or want to do.
do what you can, do it well and do want to do.
- sparker0
i simply meant that a lot of times, some designers focus so much on the 'container' site that it overpowers their actual client/past work examples.
i would rather see a plain, minimal site that contained flashy client work than a flashy portfolio site that contained nothing.
:)
- backspace0
its interesting you use those words, since part of defense for the decision is that flash uses all aliased text obviously
but my coworker said "well if thats the case why didnt you just use flash"
me "well a lot can be shown through the html skills i've shown"
him "so you're halfassing a solution for both instead of choosing a side"
he's a dick
- sparker0
sounds like it. :)
i really meant "flashy" as more of a graphical fluff style, than the application flash.
but, it could work the same way.
i like your layout and site, by the way.
- the_enemy0
i would stick with html text with some nice CSS on the block of copy. just my personal preference though :]
the site looks good
- vena0
quick note - your gif text antialiasing will never be as good as the subpixel antialiasing of a modern browser.
so i'm looking at this in comparison to other text on my desktop and it looks really ugly.
- vena0
i meant modern OS.
sorry, no sleep
- backspace0
vena, i'm not sure i understand what you're saying. care to clarify?
i still havent decided either way..i can see pros and cons for both, you know?
anyone else?