ok, im a graphic design student, now is going to graduate, so i decided to do a self promotion website to promote, and introduce me myself as a graphic designer to the ppl

so, i need some suggestion on wat is the criteria to produce a nice self promotion website? or aspects to be consider?

all suggestions are welcome, i will take as a reference


well, here is my webby (still temporarily set up anyway, to get myself warmed-up):

http://www.jay-han.com

try visit http://www.thefwa.com/... got a lot self promo web there... including graphic

try show wut u got.. i mean, do some sample..
wallpaper collections, ur photo blog...

well, do you plan to focus more on graphic design or website design or become a know it all..?

if you want to be a graphic designer, then the website should remain simple but nice enough to showcase your portfolio. that should be the main priority for you.

if you want to be a website designer, you can add more stuff into the website like Flash (with value), xHTML/CSS stuff and other website things. Then your portfolio should sport more projects done in the web category than offline.

The basic links you should have are Home, Portfolio, About Me, Resume and some nowadays include a blog so that some employers might like to know what you're interested in or what kinda person you are.

If you're planning to land a job in your chosen field, make sure your portfolio shows it enough.

Cheers.

uh, one thing you might want to avoid is embedding music like that into the webpage.

thx for the advices from u all, i will take note

hmm, actually i dun wan to restrict myself as a one-field designer (although thru my studies, i found myself more interested in web design and editorial design), but

i think i wan to highlight this two fields (two specific link for them) together with other works as well, eg. logo design, sketches, poster ads blah blah

thx again

1. If your website r meant to introduce yourself, please don't use any music.
Kinda annoying you know.

2. And please use standard font for viewing. Normally verdana arial times etc etc.
3. Don't leave any space at right or left, better keep it to the left and the top image should be at the top, no space between the image.
4. Don't use any image if it's not yours. Copyright issue since you have your own domain. Make sure you use your own image or manipulated image. Not just take it from another stock photo.

Hmmm. More will come.

you'll need to start somewhere..

it's like you want to do everything. if you dun specialise in at least one, you're going to be someone older and wiser without any specialisation when you think you'd want to work as a consultant one day then finding out you're too old to carry on.

anyway, my advice is to pick a specialisation (passion) and not forget your interests.

thx 4 ur reply and advices

err, actually the stuff i put on my site is for temporary only, just to hv my web design skill warmed up, but i will take note ur advices

for sure, my webby in 2 months time (submission on end of may), will be original

Jayhan: Would like to know what .file is that, the background music, the background music is unclear or because of the quality.

What is the best audio .file to use? Or do in Flash is the best?

hmm, im just embed it under .swf file, and thinking of loading speed, i reduced the quality oso (i think only 32kbps)

i think your stop junk web is rather interesting.

wth? this thread still here?

btw, im just done with my personal website [and so do my course! huuray ]

any comments?

this website is actually showing who am i, so it is normal if u feel weird about the web

hehe... register your site on thefwa.com...
if you got into it, you'll be FAMOUS in this industry...

very creative work...
I hope I can make one soon...

very unique indeed.. but the keluar should be English though.. or international ppl wouldn't know how to get out. LOL!

thx very much u can do it man

thx very much.

hehe, nolah i wan to hv some msia flavor

The Powarrrrr of CSS

Entirely done in CSS... No images.
Don't ask about content. No inspiration to write them

hmmm? isn't that flash?

you site still ok

LoL! playing with absolutes I see.

any tips for improvement? thx

This post has been edited by jayhan: May 21 2006, 02:11 AM

Yes.

I've suddenly ditched relativism.

Man... I need to come up with some content.. no idea what to write

jayhan, your little junk site is very impressive. Don't say junk la!! Sorry. Very creative!!

ehey~ i went once into ya website when I started hanging around this section. Itz one monotone website i can say... I'm not sure watz the trend nowadays but I do save some shockwave files of european designers (sumwhere in my pc ). compared to them, lyk i said, theirs' are multitones, n yours monotone. and they use very heavy music to make it catchy, n yours, realy mild sound..

but I'm not into soundFX since I failed miserable in making a flash website. ahahaha (bad history..) Thus, I wud suggest u juz use a normal "click" soundfx for ya buttons.. and since u r indeed into graphic design, juz lyk etsuko said, dumping in ya BEST design into ya portfolio section is one nice move. and if u r into a lot of designs, sucs as web, artistic, blablabla, u can juz divide ya portfolio into multiple sections.. . and s a designer's website, i seriously think dat u hafta play wif colors...

juz my 2 cents...

thx for reply, i appreciate it

i know what u mean, but this websites represents me, and i want to say is, im one boring dude! and my lecturer pretty satisfy on my design and it suits me

yeah, indeed, it will lost its interesting-ness(?), coz i eliminate the color... but, i feel comfortable with this ( i had my previous designs which is not look like me, i feel sick).

and... i like to market myself with neutral way... and i dun wan to create a another-designer's-webpage, i pursue originality

well, thx for ur replay again

hrmmmm... i totally agree wif u on dat originality thingy... shld apply the same thing on my website i think... :thinking:

eh....hope your comments can help my site to be better... etsuko may i know ur display images... izzit done in photoshop ? or free hand? r u modify from actual photo ? or drawn by hand? my site : my site