Critique of Site Thus Far

People who critiqued site:
Cherise Wilson (Friend/AI Student)
Zach Peterson (Friend/AI Student)
George Chen (Designer in Residence at Alternative Tentacles Records)

Common/useful criticisms:
1. Include more text links, and make it more blog-like.
2. Make images in portfolio section larger.
3. Make Image(s) on homepage smaller, so that the viewer doesn't have to scroll to get to the nav bar.
4. Include media/programs used to create each piece in description of work.
5. Include "next" and "previous" buttons in gallery.
6. Make info larger/more legible on "contact" page.
7. Break up "about" info into more concise sections
8. Say "price dependent on project" instead of "prices negotiable"
9. Prioritize pieces on strength and have some of the thumbnails at larger sizes.
10. Take jagged black edge off of "home" button rollover.
11. Put copyright in the footer.
12. Spelling/Grammar.
13. Either talk about photography in my "about" section or don't give include it in the gallery.

Response:

I do agree that the making the site more blog-like would be more user friendly, however it looks less professional, and the links could get redundant. I definitely agree that the images could, and should, be bigger to show off my design skills.  It would be very helpful to include what media/programs were used to create each piece. It will showcase my technical skills. The next and the previous buttons are a great idea. Making the viewer continuously click “back” would try their patience.  I am aware that my contact info needs to be more legible (probably will just have to redraw or use an actual legible font). I will find another way to say “prices negotiable.” The way I have it right now makes me sound like a prostitute. While I do think it’s a good idea to prioritize the work, I feel that resizing them accordingly would be redundant and just give the page less unity. The “home” button rollover will have its jagged border taken off (or cleaned up). I don’t know how the hell I missed adding a copyright, so that will be fixed, along with the equally obvious spelling errors. I think it would also behoove me to talk about my photography/music background in the “about” section, because there is no way I’m not including the photography on my site, since one of my main targets is bands.