Travis Reeves - Portfolios

Zezhou Chen is a concept artist and illustrator, and his portfolio reflects this. The main page displays his best works, in rotation, large and clear so that we can see all the detail and feel more inclined to view more work. As you scroll down, the pieces become very small, thumbnail sized, and the background is a solid black. We know from the opening view that his work is epic and illustrative, so we don't have to worry about seeing entire pieces. He can put more in the portfolio and we can just pick what looks good from a distance. The black background helps us stay focused on the thumbnails in the middle, and the white text stands out just enough that we aren't distracted by it. He uses a simple bar on the top for contact info.

Zach Montoya is another illustrator, but his layout is far different. Opting instead for a horizontal experience, we are only given a medium view of three or four pieces at a time, but the layout is such that we can look at each one as it's own work and not be distracted by the others. You are also able to click them for a larger view. The bar on the side contains all his access information. The white background and large top and bottom margins helps us focus purely on what is centered on the screen.

Kevin Yuen-Kit Lo works with web design, book covers, and a lot of typography layouts. His portfolio is very simple but, unlike the previous two, places a lot of emphasis on the layout and design of the pieces within the pages, not just placing them around to be clicked on. Through small thumbnails of his work, we can see that layout design is a strong suit of his. He even goes far enough to pick laptops and computers to frame web design pieces that match the artwork inside of it. This portfolio is the opposite of Zezhou's with the white background, trying to get us to focus on his layout emphasis rather than the artwork itself.