I’ve been working on coming up with a proper portfolio website, rather than the vague, half arsed attempts I’ve used as of late. After thinking it over, browsing a wide variety of online portfolios and deciding what kind of information I want to get across, I believe I may have come up with an answer. It’s very much in the works (both in creation and content) and hopefully I’ll have it done soon. I want to be able to get across information about a project, its development and its end result. So there’s going to be a lot of information and work to be put into this which is why it’s not up when I hoped (i.e. now).

So to the new layout. I really liked the previous layout. As far as a blog went I thought it worked pretty well, and in that it achieved what I set out to achieve. However as a template to be able to create the portfolio I intend, it wasn’t going to work. The main thing I want out of a website (any website) is consistency; and while the branding of the sites may have been similar, the layout of feel of the two sites (the blog and the portfolio) would have been drastically different. So i opted for a complete overhaul.

In doing this new layout, it’s allowed for me to add a whole array of features I would have liked to have in the old site but there simply wasn’t space. So now I have a list of a recommended sites as well as the Interaction Blogroll; I’ve also signed up to Twitter which will allow me to do brief updates in addition to these whole posts. Also I’ve changed the way post information is displayed. Things like categories and tags aren’t always needed by the end user, and can sometimes clutter up the page, resulting in information overload. So I’ve hidden all of that in a nifty like below saying “Toggle Post Details”. It’s simple, but it’s effective and I think it’s pretty cool. You should click it =P

I’ll be adding bits here and there as I go along, but the majority of the blog is complete and (hopefully) fully functional. Now to finish off the portfolio and I’ll be happy.

P.S. If you read this far and you have any suggestions or anything then feel free to say

It hasn’t all been about working on Rave on Air these past few weeks. I just recently completed a Flash website for a friend - who studies broadcasting - about Lonely Planet. The footage was filmed in Morocco, and then uploaded so that I could turn it into a website. Due to the style of the website, I decided that a Flash based site would work best.

From what I hear the reception from Lonely Planet was very good. However someone on their team has already come up with a similar idea already. Perhaps if we had been a year earlier things would have turned out differently. I’m not sure if I can upload the final piece however as Lonely Planet only permitted use of their branding as a portfolio piece, so I don’t know if I’m allowed to put it on the internet. However it will be a good offline piece.

I’ve just finished the portfolio page. Some stuff is relatively new, some of it’s a little older. I’ve got a few more websites to add, but I’ll do that at a later date. But as it stands, the Graphic section, Web Design section and the Flash section are all uploaded and updated.

I’m planning on adding a couple of more sections soon too. Namely a photography section and a section for all of the work I do (or have done) at Ravensbourne. But I’ll need to gather all of the stuff together and get that organised before hand.

I’m obsessivly listening to the Jos? González album, ‘In Our Nature’. I was a little unsure about it at first. But the more I’ve been listening to it, the more I’ve enjoyed it. It’s a kind of the same, yet a little different than his previous album, Veneer; and at first I think that might have been what I disliked. But the more I listen to it, the more great it gets. And his cover version of Teardrop by Massive Attack is amazing. He’s a very underrated artist in the UK and you should definatly check him out.

Those few additions to the site (i.e. the portfolio and the minor layout upgrades) are on their way. I’m currently working on another site at the moment though (which takes priority since it pays the rent) so I’m being kept busy with that at the moment.

Welcome to the new look Vector Eyes. Inspired by friends (some of whom are on the right) I’ve decided to take more of a blog approach to this here website of mine. So from bits of string, coloured paper (well mostly black paper) and glue, I have put together what you see here.

On the previous site I kind of held back on posting on the front page seeing as it acted as more of an update system. But with any luck, this will allow me to actually use the site as a blog. So expect frequent updates and I shall try to deliver.

The portfolio section should be updated in the next couple of days. It’s just that I hate working with thumbnails that it’s not ready yet. There are also a few kinks here and there on the site, but I’m planning on ironing them out over the next couple of days as well. It shouldn’t be too long until things are back on track as they should be.

Let the blog spammage commence!