   Spare some time, Portfolio Review
  Hi everyone,I have a special kind of request. I'm always updating my portfolio and web-resume and I could always use feedback since I have no idea how this looks to people who don't know me.So on that note, keep in mind I would primarily be looking for a coding job in graphics/animation. I won't be finished with my degree for at least a year though, so I'm just looking for some heads up.Code Portfolio: Code PortfolioResume & Art Portfolio (if you're just bored) links on the right side of the page.   
  A few very quick pointsIs the personal maths library your best piece of work?  Because that's the first thing people will see, and first impressions make a big differenceThe content on the whole looks pretty good, with a range of experience, demo's and pieces of work.  But is this a CV or a portfolio?  Worth adding a link to your CV proper which can list your work experience, previous roles etc.The screen-shots look good, and clear, and the demo's seem quite relevant to the areas you are interested in (I would assume from this you were more interested in technology or RnD roles rather than game based roles due to the main, and more prominent content).It's quite far down the page before I see a reference to Cpp.  If that's your primary language (and if you want a role in the more traditional games industry, console development etc.) then you need to highlight that.  If it's not, you need to make that the case.Don't use a blog post as a portfolio.  It really is not the best format, and since you have your own webspace, you can knock up a good looking, proper portfolio in a weekend, especially if you have art skills.I wrote the following set of blog posts about what I generally look for, and expect, when I'm reviewing junior or entry level portfolios.  Have a read and see if you pick anything up.The Elusive Demo Portfolio - Part 1The Elusive Demo Portfolio - Part 2The Elusive Demo Portfolio - Part 3Good luck with this, it looks like you've made a solid start on your portfolio, and with another year left, you should have a good one in the end.   ;Quote:Original post by SpreeTreeA few very quick pointsIs the personal maths library your best piece of work? Because that's the first thing people will see, and first impressions make a big difference[...]Thanks for the reply. No it's not the most important, but it's not exactly the worst, it's more of just a library. It was originally a list of various files that could be downloaded. I need to clean it up anyway. I'll move it, or just drop it.Quote:[...]The content on the whole looks pretty good, with a range of experience, demo's and pieces of work. But is this a CV or a portfolio? Worth adding a link to your CV proper which can list your work experience, previous roles etc.[...]Ok, the CV was sort of blended into the resume but I'll split it up.Quote:[...]Don't use a blog post as a portfolio. It really is not the best format, and since you have your own webspace, you can knock up a good looking, proper portfolio in a weekend, especially if you have art skills.[...]Yeah, I was wondering how that looked. Thanks a lot. I'll look at the links as well.Anybody else? You can't go wrong thrashing my portfolio :).   ;Quote:Original post by SpreeTreeI wrote the following set of blog posts about what I generally look for, and expect, when I'm reviewing junior or entry level portfolios.  Have a read and see if you pick anything up.The Elusive Demo Portfolio - Part 1The Elusive Demo Portfolio - Part 2The Elusive Demo Portfolio - Part 3funnily enough it was those links (found in a google search) that i started building my portfolio site aroundhttp://www.alickgardiner.comnot all my projects are added yet though but the basic site itself is there   