Feedback for my portfolio

First impressions are that you need to get rid of the gigantic Times New Roman crap and either integrate that info into the flash or use a more aesthetically pleasing alternative. I didn't look at the content but the actual site is pretty interesting, how its mapped. However, I think I've seen the idea before somewhere.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by shadowlink56

Thanks. In Firefox the Jenkins 2.0 appears, where IE has font issues. Damn IE.

I'm using Firefox 2.0. It doesn't work.

Web Design protip: If you don't use common fonts, other people won't see them and you will get a cheap replacement, unless if you specified a secondary font or font family in your stylesheet. Common fonts also look better than most downloadable fonts in the first place.

Stick to Arial, Comic Sans (although its ugly in my opinion), Times New Roman (doesn't work for a site like this), Helvetica, etc.

Even furthermore, the header "Welcome to Brett Martin's Portfolio Site" you don't even need. You have the title of the site in the flash and in the titlebar. You don't need it again. There's nothing wrong with only having a flash on the webpage.

edit//Let me get rid of all of my problems with it now.

You have the Creative Commons icon. You don't need to explain it further.

Also, its your portfolio site, so it will be assumed that you made everything on the site. Therefore, you do not need to say it. The only time you would say anything related to who created what is if you did NOT create something on the site, in which case you would credit the creator. However, if you did that it would be tacky and unattractive, since it's a portfolio site after all, and it can be assumed that potential employers will be looking at your site.

"Thanks for viewing" is also unnecessary. If you noticed, I just got rid of everything except the actual flash app and the Creative Commons button. That is the state in which your site would be most effective.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by shadowlink56

So font aside, I was more looking for comments on the actual content of the Flash movie.

I have to agree with galen here also. Flash is totally unnecessary for an amateur portfolio site. Also, I hope you take my comments to heart, because if you're looking to present this, the presentation of the works is just as important as the works themselves.

Making it Flash really just makes it messy and more difficult for you to update. Why bother?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.