Muszynski Portfolio Sites

Alee Foroughi designed a really awesome portfolio site. My favorite part of the design is the layering of images and graphic elements over each other using shapes and transparencies. I like how the pace of the scrolling is different for different items. Also how image frames scroll across stationary images, revealing the image part by part. Her studio page has scrolling style I've never seen anything like before, its like radial. The seems complex but yet is simple as far as shapes and breathability.

I think the strength of Mike Kus' portfolio site comes from his use of images. The basic layout of his site uncomplicated and consistent, and serves to direct the attention of the viewer to the work instead of the site itself. The large images allow his work to speak for itself without a super complex structure holding the whole thing together.

Activate Media is a design firm with a strong portfolio site. I absolutely love the graphic illustrations which they used and think they carry the content well. I think it would be nice if they were links or buttons to portfolio pages. There are some interesting interactive animations going on for tweens that react to scrolling. Although this site might not exactly be a portfolio in the classic sense, I included it for the strong design and because it has great similarities to a portfolio site and could be expanded to showcase work.

Nic Stauber has a strong portfolio site. I find the simple starting animation super calming and oddly inspiring. The images he uses are very clear and strong. Shooting many different angles of his projects showcases them well. Several potential methods of navigation give the site versatility.

Another site with nice illustrated elements is one designed by glamour.biz. This site stays very consistent with its use of columns, making navigation somewhat easy. The logo translates well into more developed illustrations, which add character to each section of the site. I do wish the images were larger to showcase the work, or that they expanded to fullscreen on clicking. I think the solid black text used for body copies carries too much weight and would like to see it with a transparency or tint applied. There may just be too much text in general.