Designing my comps for the final was fairly simple because I worked straight from the thumbnails we did in class. Since my logo was an octopus, I knew before I started that I wanted a theme that had to do with water. Basically, I knew even before I registered for this class that I wanted my portfolio site to tie in with my logo somehow. I chose the octopus because it’s got 8 arms and in this industry it feels like I have 8 arms in order to meet all my deadlines and juggle multiple projects at once. It just seemed appropriate. ANYWAY, I decided on color and this illustrated kind of style because it is very playful and bright. Like I said in the blog about what I planned on doing for the final, your portfolio website doesn’t only show potential employers your work, but also shows them who you are. I think that the people looking at my site will recognize the style and either relate to it or not. I have a very distinct style of illustration and this is a way I can showcase it. I want to work for a very fun and imaginative business possibly illustrating children’s books or ing bring stand out pieces, so I think this site would achieve that to an extent. This isn’t the only kind of designing I do, but it is one of my favorites. I think the small groups we broke into in class were good for bouncing ideas off each other. I think I had a pretty solid idea of where I wanted to go with it so the suggestions I took away from the group were simple changes.
