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Thank you for your suggestions (especially the one about Opera). I have darkened the text, now working on other issues.
Also, tiny grammar nitpick: "all the times" I think it should be "all the time" or "at all times". I might be wrong though, English is my 4th language :)
Ivan is one of the most hard-working people I have ever met. He aware of what he capable of, and is constantly striving to improve his skills.
I had the opportunity to work with him on a project and would gladly work with him again in the future. He's brutally honest, but never comes off as rude. In an argument he will always give your side some fair thought even when he disagrees with you completely. Every time I meet him I am impressed (and slightly envious) by the progress he's made in his ability and projects.
So if you're looking to hire someone for a challenging and interesting project, he comes highly recommended.
From your stylesheet: html { min-width: 1080px; } This strikes me as a bit radical. I browse on a MacBook Air (11.6"), and this resulted in me having to scroll my window both vertically and horizontally to read through the page. I don't have to do this, normally. Maybe shoot for 960?
Hi mlgrinshpun, Really appreciate your careful observation. I was aware of this, and it was a design tradeoff that I was willing to take (like this controversy "low-lighting" thing). The big dilemma is always "how to pack a lot of information into a limited space without looking cluttered". I also tried 980px but that extra 100px does make a big difference (plus considering the "flow" of the text). Therefore I gave u…
$ trumps function trumps design in the real world.
Check out Apple (the company whose product you just ruled out) to see how it's done.
The correct way to deal with such issues is graceful degradation.
Hello HN, After 6+ years in university (undergrad + graduate + research), I have decided to put aside my interests in science and to pursue a career in the web (enough academia bureaucracy) I do iPhone & web development, and quite capable with design. I would prefer to stay in Vancouver and work remotely, but also open to other options. Thanks, Ivan
Good work, and good luck.
Start with all of the text at full darkness and lighten non-focused columns on mouseover. (Instead of starting lightened and darkening on mouseover.)
This achieves the same thing, but without the many of the usability issues.
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Some other suggestions:
* Copy-edit and grammar/spell check your writing.
* Refactor your bio and put your professional pursuits in the first paragraph: "I'm Ivan Zhao and I design things."
* If you're advertising skills in web dev, using invalid HTML appears sloppy and unprofessional. http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fivzhao.com
* If you're also advertising skills with iOS, do visit your website from iOS, like an iPad. Then realize there are no mouseover events.
* Don't use absolute sizes, like pixels. It looks horrible in everything other than your favorite resolution. Or, you could say to which resolution should the visitor switch to, so he'll know to leave the site.
I was prepared to look at this thread and produce a silent laugh to myself like most over eager people this age, but I have to say that I was really impressed with your site's visuals and content. Anyone who can land you for a project or two will hopefully get an asset. Good luck. Check me out on Twitter @kgosser or www.krisgosser.com if you need any networking help.
With this said, there is a lot of great constructive feedback as comments; all warrant a thought. It takes a lot for someone to open him or herself up to feedback like this. My 2¢ is that the feedback regarding hovers for mobiles is correct, but I can see why you did it. Overall, it's not far off and I can see the potential you have. If we are going to expand this thread towards what's a good portfolio site... well t…
The guy has a logo for his own name.
The idea must have been closer to "Hello HN: Look At How Awesome I Am".
Good luck! A few bugs/suggestions: * I understand the goal of the mouseover highlight, but the light grey text is a little too light, I think. I didn't realize at first that I was supposed to mouse over, and assumed the styling was broken. * The tooltip hover thing on thumbnails has some unintuitive behavior - specifically, mousing over where the tooltip would appear causes it to appear. So if I put the mouse just ab…
Thank you for your suggestions (especially the one about Opera). I have darkened the text, now working on other issues.