Posts Tagged ‘agencies’

I love a good reel. Some day I’ll do one of my own. Some day.

2009 REEL from // Videodrome on Vimeo.

I’m currently working on a redesign of my portfolio, so I’ve been doing a bit of research into current trends, techniques and basically looking for some great inspiration. The following is a collection of great resources and some stunning examples from both studios and individuals. While I believe the star of the show should be the work itself, the portfolio needs to tie it all together and take the user on a journey.

To be honest I’m a little daunted as the benchmark is pretty high. The old version of my portfolio is here. Hopefully it’s not long before the new one is ready.

Resources
12 Tips for Creating a Great Portfolio Site
Portfolio Design Study – Another great deconstruction by Smashing Magazine.
10 Cool Photo Portfolio and Gallery WordPress Themes
60+ Helpful Resources for Portfolio Design
Design a Textured Portfolio Site Layout Using Photoshop
Five Popular Design Portfolio Website Styles
Top 10 Portfolio Faux Pas
How to Design a One-Page Portfolio in Photoshop
Stacey, Simplified portfolios

Examples
6 Absolutely Stunning Design Portfolios
50 Beautiful and Creative Portfolios
50 Fresh Portfolio Websites for Your Inspiration
Elliot Jay Stocks – I’ve always been a fan of Elliot’s work. His new website is awesome.
Purple Rock Scissors
Five Popular Design Portfolio Website Styles
Marius Roosendaal – I love the way the theme changes depending upon the time of day.
STUDIO7DESIGNS
Travis Isaacs | My Life In Pixels
45royale Inc.

UPDATE: Elliot Jay Stocks also has a 2 part screencast on how to design a portfolio site.
UPDATE: Smashing Magazine’s  Showcase of Case Studies in Design Portfolios
UPDATE: Ready-made portfolios Hosted Portfolio Roundup on Heavy Backpack

Absolutely gorgeous work from Sean at Aeriform. I wish I (a) had clients like this and (b) could produce work like this.

This year the MADC Awards Night was held on Friday 26th of May. Tribal DDB had 3 entries in the Best Consumer Site category: Hocking Stuart was named as a finalist, Yellow Pages picked up a bronze and Brown Brothers was awarded a silver. I’m particularly thrilled with the success of Brown Brothers. This was one of my favourite, and certainly most enjoyable projects to work on. I mean it’s not often a visit to the cellar door can be deemed as “research”.
www.brownbrothers.com.au
www.yellowpages.com.au
www.hockingstuart.com.au

Nearly 2 years after we began the redesign of Brownbrothers.com.au, the new site is finally live. It’s been a great pleasure to work on and an even greater pleaseure to sample the produce. Cheers!