Website...

We have to create an online portfolio as part of our final project. I have bought the domain name: jessiewilliams.co.uk

I have stuck to the same design as my business cards to keep everything very coherent...

I am using graph paper as a background, which I can tile...

I am using my name in Helvetica as an image, but the text underneath will not be an image. I want to use as few images as possible. Although there will obviously be a lot in my portfolio!

I only want to main pages on my website... A portfolio page which will be the home page and an about/contact page. The portfolio page will have thumbnails displayed - each thumbnail will take you trhough to a project or client, so there will be various images/video material the other side. I think I want to do this as a lightbox, but I'm not sure if I will be able to actually do this!

Here are my original designs:

This is the portfolio homepage (The thumbnails will be filled with images I make to represent each project)

The about page will literally state my contact details and a brief description of who I am and what I do...

My website is super simple and uses html and css. I have cut out a small section of the graphed paper so it tiles, this helps the site load quicker...

The homepage is the main portfolio page with a series of thumbnails of each client or project. When the user clicks onto a thumbnail it will take you through to a list of images of work for that particular project or client. It will have a left white box with a brief description of the project.

The about page states contact details, a brief description of what I do and a downloadable PDF of my CV...

Below are screen shots from my finished website...

Portfolio homepage:

Inside a client/project:

About page:

I have uploaded all the files to my hosting site and now the site is live! I have also added an email address to my domain - info@jessiewilliams.co.uk

View the site here:

www.jessiewilliams.co.uk

CV...

For part of our final project we have to re do/update our cv's. I have made a nice simple, clean CV, easy for employers to skim through. I have included a picture as a lot of jobs I have applied for i the past have requested one along with the application...

Business cards

I looked into getting some foil blocking on my business cards (Text is embossed and printed with foil) BUT it was way too expensive! I wanted something super simple, that matched my online portfolio and was something different. I decided for my cards and website I wanted a simple graph paper background with my name or logo in a black Helvetica. I wanted a short description of what I do and my name and my url.

I decided that a standard business card size wouldn't do for me, I think they don't stand out and I would like another shape. Instead of getting my cards laser cut (too expensive) I would halve the size, so they almost like little tickets!

Here is my final artwork for my cards...
Front:
Back:

I really like the simple and minimal style. I received them yesterday and I love them! There no foil blocked cards but they'll do!

Exhibition picks!

We had to put all our work forward that we wanted in the show. I was quite selective of what I wanted to in it. I eventually selected my:

• 3 easy pieces
• YCN
• Packaging design
• One of my Meadowlands virals
• Film Noir poster
• My Handmade Babycham animation
• Some posters for the bar I work in

Our tutors narrowed all of our work down, so now i will be showing:

• 3 easy peices
• Meadowlands viral
• Babycham advert
• and complete YCN project

I am getting my YCN Thames Clippers floor stickers actually made into genuine floor stickers. They will be printed onto Vinyl and matt-laminated and cut circular, these will stick to a concrete surface and can be removed fairly easily after the show...

Me and Harry made a showreel for all the ba's motion graphic work, this will be shown at the beginning of our videos on a projector at the show. We have included snippets of everyones work that we thought should be shown in some way, even if it didn't make it into the show as a whole. I picked a Death in Vegas track called Dirge as the soundtrack... Final showreel below...