Portfolio Critiques

For this assignment I critiqued the two portfolios below me on the students list:

1) Katharina Langhart

Strengths: I think this portfolio site is very strong. I like the design as it is clean and easy to navigate. I also like her choice of colors as they add personality to the website without taking away from its professionalism. I like that the design is static throughout all of the pages and it is easy to find exactly what you are looking for.

Weaknesses: While this may not be a weakness, I might suggest pulling the links such as the SJMC and CU links onto a separate links page as they should not hold as much weight on the site as her resume or portfolio examples. Also while I really like the cursive font in the page headers and her name, I might suggest changing it in the attachment sections as it becomes a bit hard to read.

Otherwise I think the site is very professional and presents her and her work very well.

2) Lindsay Mc Clure

Strengths: I like the design, it is colorful and shows personality. Her resume is well organized and her writing samples are easy to read and navigate through. The navigation is also simple, clean and easy to see which makes it easy to find things.

Weaknesses: While I like the design, the flowers along the right side make some of the links hard to read. Also, as a portfolio site I would prefer to see something like the about me section on the home page rather than blog posts. I might suggest separating the two sites and linking to the blog on the portfolio. Also, it might be nice to have the original date of publication in the writing samples.

I think the site is colorful and gives readers a sense of her personality and showcases her writing and resume. I admire the use of color as I tend to be a little afraid of color in my sites.