Patrick Ptomey

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    Patrick Ptomey
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    Your portfolio reads so much better! **claps hands**
    Continuing the font throughout did wonders.

    (Change the height of your project title’s so that they read larger than the category title. They almost seem irrelevant. Are they relevant?)

    #156980
    Patrick Ptomey
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    Like others have mentioned, your work work looks nice and abundant. One of my biggest criticisms is your choice of font. I counted five different fonts, not including all the other fonts embedded in your images. Keep your font selection consistent and minimal and don’t alternate between serif and sans-serif fonts. I’m sure you’re a big fan of your cover font, but it’s a very bold and attention demanding font and does not speak to the rest of your portfolio. I personally don’t care for that font, but you really like it, I would continue it throughout your portfolio to keep it ‘tied together’. Also, I would flip the positions of your project titles (ie. Water Park) and project groups (ie. Recreational Design). I say this because we read from top left to bottom right and your portfolio currently emphasizes the project group – sometimes repetitively – rather than the project title, which I think helps to brand your project. 

    Secondly, choose a more simplified north arrow.

    Thirdly, your portfolio feels pretty long. That can change depending on your level. Put some serious consideration into the number of projects you include. I would think five or six would be appropriate, and selecting four pieces of your artwork should be sufficient.

    Lastly, on your contents page, remove the black background from your contact info and either enlarge your photo to full page or make it smaller if you decide to keep it. Also remove your name/title/etc because it’s right on the cover. (Or at least make it the same size/text as the rest of your contact info)

    #157283
    Patrick Ptomey
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    A nice up and coming website is http://www.digitalcutout.com/ which features user-submitted images. Please Please Please submit some of your entourage if you use from this website! Another great source is ARCHIvitamins on Facebook. And yes, both of these sources are free 😉
    https://www.facebook.com/archivitamins 

    Why pay when we have each other?

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