Portfolio website evaluation

http://www.olawojtowicz.com/

This website neatly fits in the portfolio category as it represents a person’s work, achievements, interests and personal information.

I think Ola Wojtowicz’ website replaces a business card, because it showcases everything a viewer would like to learn about her. Here's brief evaluation on Olga's website that Ms. Jeneen asked us to do:

As you type the website in your browser’s search bar, a welcoming page shows up. I’m not usually a fan of this, but I could make an exception about this page. The welcoming page exposes a beautifully designed “ENTER” and an array of the awards logos that the website’s creator has won, just in case the viewer is not tempted enough by the charming appearance of the “ENTER” button.

Along with many others I just couldn’t resist, “Click”. A very jazzy, yet calm tune plays to get you in the mood (there’s a small Radio icon in the left hand corner if you want to turn off the music). The main page itself looked organized and not busy. Considering the site is totally done in Flash, nothing “attacks” you when you enter which is sometimes the case with other flash websites, but you are in full control of the page. Moving on to other elements, the main page is so easy to navigate that you can locate a small notebook on the ground. When you click it, it automatically opens up and comes to the screen as if by magic. The notebook lists all the important information about Ola Wojtowicz on one page, and a changing portrait of her is on the other side.

Ola herself is a designer so the portfolio itself is an essential place to display that, and it does. The gallery branches into more than one section including graphics, painting and photography. Whenever you hover the mouse over any of them, they change colors and in some cases the first letter becomes capitalized, so it’s visually attractive.

The designer made sure that every single page contains a moving thing/object to keep it alive and vibrant, and therefore keep the viewer interested. Interactivity in the website is simple, fast and easy to access. Just click the “CONTACT” button on the menu column and your Mac will automatically open the Mail program, allowing you to type in whatever notes you want to send directly to the web-designer. In short, I think the website completely covers every aspect of a portfolio website in a very engaging way and keeps the viewer fully interested and in my opinion make them a regular visitor to check for more updates. I say this speaking from experience.

So clicky clicky, go have a look!