Jason Tozer by Build
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- wordsarepictures0
Having worked with Jason twice now I can testify as to what a perfectionist he is (all of ours shots were painstakingly done in camera with no retouching afterwards), so I've no doubt that this is exactly what he wanted from the site. I'm also pretty sure he won't read any of these comments or care in the least what anyone else but he thinks about it so this is all kind of moot :) More power to him.
- Moot how so? You think we are tying to offend people with our honest opinions? This is a design forumset
- < what set saidbigtrickagain
- Moot in that none of this matters one jot. I just wanted to use 'moot' and 'jot' in the same sentence. Thanks.detritus
- It's all worth discussing just moot in that none of it will get back to him nor would he change it if it did.wordsarepictures
- wtf did he do, that teal image?DrBombay
- talking about MCP, sorry.DrBombay
- Clearly a collaborationgjd
- detritus0
I'm kind of fed up with the fad of self-indulgent irony in these flavours of design - the gushing of old school H-tag text in the background looks (to my humble eyes) naff and, more importantly, it distracts from the functionality. An important consideration when dealing with two distinct navigation mechanics between index and content pages, one of which (the conversational form on the index page) is 'non-standard'.
I guess it's a cool site for cool cats, and isn't meant for the types of people who, I imagine, would take one look at it and write it off. If only we were all able to be so confident with our potential clients. I guess I'm jealous that I'm not able to be quite so self-referencing.
What really irks is footer branding -
"Designed in Build - Built by Kleber - Using Wordpress"? I'm sure that a site of this size really only needs two of those references, or are we entering an age of branded designer sites now? "Hey man, I bought this site on Carnaby Street - wanna do violence?"Still, I'm not overly critting - it serves its purpose well and Kleber and Build are beyond question in my tiny, compliant mind.
- Whats wrong with a design/development credit on a site?ximeraLabs
- When the dev appears to consist of flidding around with a WP install? I don't know, what do you think?detritus
- Well, its not 'just a WP install'.ximeraLabs
- Quite a literal chap, aren't you?detritus
- hehejanne76
- doesnotexist0
genius. no constructive criticism whatsoever. godlike.
- </sarcasm>doesnotexist
- < don't do that coding thing, it makes you sound like a prick and my niece was doing it in 2007gjd
- Is she hot?Horp
- oh right— you making the rules here now?doesnotexist
- dad?doesnotexist
- << don't do that 'dad' thing, it makes you sound like my son and my actual son was doing it in 2007. = DHorp
- who's this gjd cunt then? (did that make me sound like enough of a prick?)airey
- what the fuck is going on here then chaps? awrite, awrite, calm down, calm down...jimzyk
- digdre0
I like Mr. Place's print work, but this site is kind of a let down.
i didn't say it sucks; just a small let down.
- previous0
I don't think people offer their opinions hoping that it will affect a change in the design, that would be ridiculous. They offer them because they enjoy evaluating design, because this is what they do for a living.
- hmm I like your correct punctuation.doesnotexist
- the most hated man in the world hath spoken. and rightly so.
(yet i still hate this man)janne76 - I hate to love him.gramme
- Corvo20
Well, at least people do not get depressed after seeing it.
- grymes0
This site would be way better if it came with 3D glasses.
- sequoia0
sites down. guess he was reading this after all.
- monospaced0
I like the site. Hover over index and select a piece. It's that simple.
The full screen, should I choose to view it, is worth it. The photography is not only great, it looks amazing on a large monitor because of the high resolution he's offering.
On the other hand, I think the typography is a little busy and colorful for a photography portfolio as it detracts from the images. Peace.
- lukus_W0
Get rid of that stupid background and the site would be fine.
The photography is the main event... the background 'typography' actually makes it almost impossible to read the project descriptions.
- akrokdesign0
- this actually looks much nicerismith
- < i like the use of space. looks pro.akrokdesign
- That is snow, most likely.Corvo2
- must_dash0
Always funny how these crits just boil down to 'get rid of the background, change that colour' ... what are they founded on? If you were the client then you get to say that, not as just a commentator... otherwise you're criting the site as though it was for you.
- the voice of reasonMal
- But further to that there is an expectation on Builds work, but fair pointMatDolphin
- The site is for the people who visit it.lukus_W
- lukus_W0
Must_dash... it's blindingly obvious common sense.
If text is obscured and unreadable because of a background image, get rid of the background image.
- BIGGESTDOGINTHEWORLD0
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I'd like it without the background image, it just renders the descriptions illegible without highlighting them.
Don't have any problems with the nav etchowever the photography is excellent
- kelpie0
must_dash if that were the case there would be no point in any of us having jobs. If the only determinant is a clients request list then where does the design come into the equation?
- MatDolphin0
I like (having started the thread) that this is developing into a discussion on our value as designers.
Jason Tozer approved his site design. But some of us, as designers expected a little more from Build.
Subjectivity. It rocks.
- DannyDyer0
- LOL, Build Mitchell.Lets_not_pretend
- lolllerJnr_Madison
- http://www.qbn.com/t…Leigh
- Kiggen0
Well i don't like that custom font, but thats subjective.
I don't like the repetitive name in the background, but thats subjective.What i do like is the innovative way the wordpress template is used & that you can see pictures full screen & the gorgeous work of Tozer.
- The repetitive name in the background makes the content unreadable, which isn't subjective.lukus_W