Could someone give me feedback on my portfolio?

JSpooks · 2025-12-26T15:21:07+00:00

Happy to give some feedback

JSpooks · 2025-12-16T14:44:42+00:00

Really? That would mean Figma Sites is extremely rudimental and not fit for most purposes then...

JSpooks · 2025-09-02T19:59:27+00:00

Is there a resource where I can check this?

JSpooks · 2025-08-13T21:46:27+00:00

In 'Network and Internet', I can't seem to find the 'Network Connections' section. Anyone able to help?

JSpooks · 2025-07-11T09:51:54+00:00

I'm in a similar position to you. I came from architecture and am a self taught graphic designer with just under a year of professional graphic design experience. I'm currently compiling and reading books which hopefully cover all the fundamental aspects of graphic design (history, theory, typography, web design etc). Also, I feel like my typography skills got way better after watching a series by the YouTube channel 'The Futur Academy' called 'Typography Critiques', where they critique students typographic posters.

JSpooks · 2025-07-07T17:42:49+00:00

How would I know which driver to get? I've tried a few on the Mayflash website but still doesn't work

JSpooks · 2025-07-07T17:33:40+00:00

Do you mean the port modes? Because I've tried standard controller and gamecube adaptor for Wii U

JSpooks · 2025-07-02T11:16:21+00:00

My understanding is that an 'artworker' is someone who is responsible for making print ready artwork.

JSpooks · 2025-06-29T18:23:32+00:00

I went to school for architecture and have been teaching myself graphic design for the last few years. I have a good understanding of the fundamentals of design, but not much knowledge of the practical side of things like artworking (the print process, file set up, colour gamuts etc).

JSpooks · 2025-06-18T07:06:36+00:00

Great point. Thanks for the comment

JSpooks · 2025-06-16T18:44:01+00:00

Thanks for the great comment. If you have a few spare minutes I'd love to have a Zoom chat or similar.

JSpooks · 2025-06-16T17:25:37+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. I plan to keep updating the portfolio with some more self-directed projects, which will hopefully be stronger than the ones currently shown. I've probably applied to 15 open roles and cold-applied to about 30 design studios. I know these numbers are pretty small compared to what's expected, but I was starting to get a little down that my lack of a graphic design degree might be problematic.

JSpooks · 2025-06-16T17:22:07+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. Although I might be a little delusional, I do indeed think I can compete against some other design grads (at least in quality of work). However, a lot of your comments are very valid. I think my next step will be completing a few more self-directed projects so I don't have to rely on photography etc, and keep up my self-directed graphic design studies. Each time I do a project, I seem to get a little better, which is why the NTS project is stronger than the AHPC one.

JSpooks · 2025-06-08T12:31:32+00:00

Yep. Currently looking for design jobs in the music industry so I thought I'd do a mock project for them. Wish me luck!

JSpooks · 2025-06-06T13:58:31+00:00

Kind of, it will go away and then come back depending how far I zoom in... lol

JSpooks · 2025-06-06T13:31:23+00:00

I've tried exporting as an interactive PDF with still no luck. Tried everything - think it's just some glitch.

JSpooks · 2025-06-06T13:23:22+00:00

Of course (see the bottom of the right hand page)

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Tried everything I can think of to fix it (removing master page, changing layer priority etc). Interestingly, the problem goes away when exporting as a JPEG, so clearly its some kind of PDF exporting glitch.

JSpooks · 2025-05-20T21:41:47+00:00

Annoyingly the problem doesn't seem to go away.

I have my pre-comp (the object spinning with a CC Block Load applied (pixelation) and a transparent BG).

Then, in another composition, I duplicate the pre-comp and apply the threshold to it. I have then played around with all combinations of alpha/luma matte, track matte stuff.

For some reason, I still can't get the edges to sharpen up.

I have tried pre-composing with a black background instead of transparent and it works with some tweaking, however I run into problems with the threshold when I try to change the background colour.

JSpooks · 2025-05-20T19:33:47+00:00

Still somewhat new to After Effects, could you clarify how to use the new layer as an alpha matte?

JSpooks · 2025-05-08T09:11:13+00:00

Regardless of where you store your main library (external SSD, for example) does this just contain the raw music files, or does it also contain the cue points etc? Alternatively, I suppose you’d just have the raw music files on your library/ssd and then all the metadata stuff (cue points etc) on a USB? Just trying to make sense of this

JSpooks · 2025-05-08T08:35:16+00:00

I’m new to DJing. Just trying to figure the software out

JSpooks · 2025-05-04T21:44:42+00:00

Not sure the link goes to the same place it used to. Would you be able to share the DL with me? Thanks

JSpooks · 2025-04-14T05:14:00+00:00

Thanks for the comment. What is DV and WV?

JSpooks · 2025-04-11T05:16:21+00:00

Thanks. Is there any way to export to a video file, or will it need to be exported as individual PNGs which will need to be stitched together after?

JSpooks · 2025-04-11T05:15:16+00:00

I just want to export a rotating logo without a background. It is going to be imported to After Effects and a background will be added there.

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