Re: FLASH: portfolio advice

[Marc Hoffman, Poison Dart Frog Media]

At 02:12 PM 2/15/00 , you wrote:


>I'm in the process of rebuilding my portfolio and have come to a bit of a

>dilema.  How many flash projects should I include?

>

>Currently I have about 13-15 projects that I'm happy enough with to put into

>a portfolio,  divided up between Flash2, Flash 3, Flash 4, and games.

>

>people at my current job seem to think that about 5-6 is optimal, but I'm

>trying to show several different sorts of things.  Also  what do you think

>about keeping flash 2 animations?  it sort of shows that I've been using

>Flash for a while, but then again, the animations are not nearly as good

>since I've improved as both a flash user and an artist.

>

>Thanks!

>

>Justin


I would not give any emphasis to Flash version in a portfolio, except 

perhaps to assure a client that I can build adequately in Flash3 (thus not 

requiring the newer plug-in). I would think a more important distinction is 

functionality. Although my portfolio is a bit clunky (too much scrolling) 

and out of date right now, I came up with a different basis for 

categorizing the work, which you might want to consider: 

http://www.dartfrogmedia.com/portfolio. "Games" and "Flash3" is apples and 

oranges if you ask me. Instead come up with categories that are on par with 

each other, such as "Games" "Interfaces" and "Tours." I think having lots 

of pieces to show is fine, but make it manageable so people can find the 

category they're interested in and go straight to a piece in one or two 

mouseclicks.


Marc Hoffman


Poison Dart Frog Media: Specializing in Flash Animation and Digital Audio 

Production

Our latest Flash job is on display at <http://www.dartfrogmedia.com/rickfrnd>

See our Flash portfolio at <http://www.dartfrogmedia.com/portfolio>

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