Week 2 - A step sideways

Designing a Digital Portfolio by Cynthia Baron continues to add more and more insight into the little things that I, personally, wouldn't have considered. For example, in the second chapter, the checklist that has you look through various aspects of where you are and where you aim to be brought some particular light to me about my current situation. If you answer it truthfully, I think that it's possible to see things that you wouldn't normally stumble across. For instance, just looking at the products that I've had training, I've dabbled into a lot more programs than I had originally thought. I was also able to take a step back and look at the question "Why am I making this portfolio?". Yes, naturally it's for a class, but more than that. This is going to symbolize who I am and who I wish to be; let the world know what I'm capable of and that I'm searching to find my own place in it.

I also considered the various aspects of putting it together. It was good to read that they don't recommend loading up your portfolio with a thousand different things that you've worked on, and that quality is better than quantity. Aside from my website, I've only a few things that I'd really like to put up there at the moment. I do, however, have a lot of things that I'd like to rework in an attempt to bring to light a few things that I've learned. Primarily photoshop things, I don't have any readily available that I'd be willing to put up there. That and Maya.

I'm also realizing amidst my logo generation that I can't draw worth anything. Sure, I can make relatively nice things in photoshop and illustrator (well, moreso photoshop), but my drawing isn't nearly where I'd like it to be. Which is disappointing, because I used to be able to draw. At least better than I can now.

As a closing note, The YuYu still remains one of my favorite and one of the best flash animations I've ever seen. Actually, anything by Adam Phillips is amazing. His site can be found here.