I am currently working on making 5 images which will represent my work as part of my SPP exhibition package. Putting together images of your work to represent yourself is quite a challenge I think because you have to get it right in order to make the right impression.
What is normal for web designers to do to promote their work in images? Do they simply take a screen shot of a website they have made and have done with it? Or do they try to be a little bit more creative?
After having a look to see how designers have displayed their work online, many did simply have screen shot images of the websites they have made, I decided to adopt a style that I have seen a few designers use:
sjlwebdesign.co.uk
Some designers have 'stacked' images of the same website together to better display a piece of work in its entirety.
Another popular way of displaying a web page is to put the screen shot at an angle and take a cropped section of that image:
sjlwebdesign.co.uk
Thinking about my 5 images, I want to see what will work best to represent myself. My first choice is to take the 'stacked' image approach with a gray to white gradient in the background. But do I need to keep a consistent design with my own personal branding?
My current website www.skirky.co.uk has a wooden effect background, if I am to keep my own branding consistent then I think I can do this simply by adding this look to the images which I will submit:
It is a tough choice because even though I feel the gray background looks more professional, the wooden background has a more 'homemade' style which what I love and it retains my brand.
If my images which are to feature in the exhibition catalogue and in the exhibition keep the same style as my personal website, if someone does decide to find out more about me, it will be clear that this work is connected to me.
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