For those of you who have read this blog, you might have noticed the date jump due to the lack of updates. Well one of the things that I should be mentioning after all this time is that I finally have my portfolio site up. It took a lot of effort to iron out all the details from changing fonts to re-rendering videos into new formats, and lots more. Nevertheless it got done.Apart from using the template I talked about in a previous post for the design of the site, I also used a few Joomla components to organize the portfolio section itself. It essentially lets my to just upload the photos or videos along with a description without having to to work on the HTML code itself of the site. However, organizing all the thumbnails necessary was still a bit of a pain.As it stands right now there are two main sections in the portfolio area: one for still images and another for my video work. One of the things I like about my site right now is that thanks to the component I used I was able to add a Multibox overlay for the entries without a lot of work. So the visitor should be able to have a gallery like experience with the images and videos I have posted. However I'm hoping that people have Quicktime installed so that they may be able to watch the videos on the site without having to go to my Blip.tv site to watch the flash version.Also, all of you observant ones might have noticed that I have a new link at the top of the site. So now you can go from the blog to my portfolio site by simply going though the link. And, with the link I have set up on the portfolio site you can come back as well. One of the things I'm trying to with this is to try and have a way that if anyone goes to any one of the sites were I have content they have a way to go to the other ones.
The portfolio website is coming along. I underestimated the time it would take to write about my work. But I think it's better to make it the best quality possible before uploading the site to the web-host. One of the things I'm glad is that I'm working with Joomla CMS to make it. I'm still new to web-design but the program is letting dabble into more aspects of the site little by little.Just like with this blog, I'm starting with a template. I'm planning on using one from portfoliodesign.org. But even though I'm working using a template it doesn't mean it comes just like you want it and that everything is done for you. Up to right now I've had issues with the navigation bar, fonts, and the layout of different elements into the site. However most of these problems have been solved by a combination of consulting their forum and mainly dabbling around with the files. Trial and Error is nothing to be afraid of.
