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He made the front page of Hacker News, didn't he?
Not all publicity is good publicity.
That guy sure is cocky, considering his profile consists of run of the mill/average website designs. Half of his portfolio looks like it could be from templatemonster.
Agreed the examples are mediocre. I don't mind the attitude at all though.
If you can, it makes it all worth while. If not, you come off in the wrong way.
Ah, I remember this!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160...
very similar, but an ebay listing not a portfolio website. he certainly knows how to copywrite in a way that gets him traffic.
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Not all publicity is good publicity.
This publicity is good publicity. Anyone who doesn't want to work with him had never heard of him before and will soon forget him. Anyone who might want to work with him, hadn't heard of him before.
"And yes I'm the same idiot that sold a used wetsuit on eBay for £9,000." Ah, I remember this! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160... very similar, but an ebay listing not a portfolio website. he certainly knows how to copywrite in a way that gets him traffic.
Unimpressive portfolio. All too common of an attitude in both creative and engineering oriented industries. The greatest things are built through collaboration, and the most brilliant people are generally the most humble — their work speaks for themselves. The markup isn't great at all, and the overall usability and typography choices suck. Get over yourself, millennial.
What if the customer didn't want that tricked out design you made? Are they going to get made fun of for having a simple website that people can understand and use with ease? Probably not.
The designer and customer need to work TOGETHER to get something great. The designer doesn't know the ins and outs and the passion behind the business, the customer does.
Work together and get something that looks pimp but is still in line with what the customer wants.
Unimpressive portfolio. All too common of an attitude in both creative and engineering oriented industries. The greatest things are built through collaboration, and the most brilliant people are generally the most humble — their work speaks for themselves. The markup isn't great at all, and the overall usability and typography choices suck. Get over yourself, millennial.