I really enjoyed each of the upperclassmen presentations. They showed their passion for what they have done and excitement for what they will do in the future, with some understandable distress with the work ahead of them.

Faith Robbins’ does a good job of not just capturing an image, but giving the image a feeling or emotion. Especially for her photographs of nature, they have a very whimsical and adventurous feel to them. She really captures the essence of whatever she photographs and makes it memorable.

Diana Martinez has a good sense of color and space for her works. She allows herself to explore different techniques and styles, broadening her creativity. While a few of her projects are pictures or lines layered one over another, it looks very controlled and visually pleasing.

Mary Counts has a very simple style for her works, but they are unique to her. They are very creative, very professional and cleanly made. I am glad she made the point in her presentation to get credit and payment for making artwork for a company.

Omar and John’s presentation was a good glimpse into the game making process. Understandably, it takes time to create a fully functional video game. The game they previewed was very simple, whimsical and looked entertaining.

I have also found four websites that I would like to base my own portfolio on.

First, there is Tim Hearne’s portfolio which shows many of his different works on the gallery. When you hover your cursor over one of the works, it shows the title and sometimes the dimensions, year, and medium. On the portfolio tab, it shows different albums with a collection of related works along with a title and description. The thumbnail for the works also alternates over a few seconds so there is a sneak preview of the contents.

Second, there is Courtney Autumn Martin’s portfolio. She has enlarged pictures of her artworks, while it contrasts with Hearne’s, I still like either way because his showcases quantity while Martin’s showcases the quality of the work in a larger image. She also has a short bio followed by a cartoonish self-portrait on the right of her illustrations. If you click on one of her illustrations you can scroll sideways to see the full picture and slide to see the others instead of scrolling down over one repeatedly.

Third, there is My Poor Brain’s portfolio. What I like about this sight is that theres a shape covering a work that shows the title and what category or group the works belong to. There are also little “updated” and “new” banners (speaking for themselves what they mean). These little details could draw people to explore more through the website and works.

Last there is Trademark™ . The feeling I get on this portfolio is that are the works are actually hung up on a wall, and the way you navigate on the page makes the cursor feel like you’re actually looking around. While it is not too out there, it is a difference from only being able to scroll down on an artist’s portfolio.