Bepster's Portfolio review

That’s a very nice portfolio, I especially liked the Domino concept. I also liked how it ended with a full page image, whereas for e.g. the torch I kept expecting an image of it in use, so I felt the project ended a bit abruptly.

(Spotted a typo as well - customization on domino NIKEiD page.)

Just a heads up, and hopefully nothing is wrong with the site, but I got this notice when I went to look at your site. I saw it yesterday before you changed to the custom domain link and it worked fine.
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From what I can recall yesterday, I thought that the full bleed template was really nice for how you used it. The phone project is really clean and well done.

For the teaser images, maybe there is a way to incorporate them into the semi-transparent bar and overlay the names on top of those images.

WOW. your portfolio is stellar.

i have to agree on the fact that the two newest projects feel way more professional, and that the others feel more studenty (namely the lamp and the heatcooler. they both are very nice, they just dont have the level of refinement the newer work does.). Honestly, I would just go about updating, and removing older projects and continue to replace them with newer work. It looks absolutely rad, and I hope to one day have work this strong.

Cool portfolio Bepster!

I really like the story telling of the projects, for spending just a couple of weeks on the new ones, the results are excellent! I would add a bit more to the about page and maybe also show a picture of yourself.

Good luck finding something!

I also received an error about an invalid security certificate, FYI.

Strange this certificate thing. And not good.
The thing is, I have no idea what to do about it as it is a Squarespace template.

Anybody else ever had this issue?

Anyway, I have been tempering with the site to tighten it up here and there. Added an image to the front page, a portrait to the about page, re-wrote said page, added a few close up renders here and there as well as made the intro slides consistent.

Thanks for taking a look.
The main purpose for the site is for job applications since Uncle Sam is giving me the boot and I will have to relocate to Europe.

No idea. But I got the same thing.

How are you forwarding your domain? Is the site hosted on your own server?

I got nothing functional on mobile safari. Just half an image but can’t do anything.

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argh… I sent Squarespace an email about these issues.

So I am not doing anything at all related to web hosting and didn’t mess with it. This is all on their end and what I am paying them for.
I chose the domain and registered it with them.

It is frustrating if people click a link to my site and the first thing they see is a warning sign that it might be malware…

@Richard
I apologize and also asked about mobile formatting and responsiveness. Until I get some feedback from Squarespace, maybe you could give my site a shot on a desktop. It looks good on an ipad, which I tested. I would not want to miss out on your feedback because the architecture is faulty on mobile.

UPDATE: I figured it out. In my original link, I had https, a secure connection. This is not supported or necessary which is why it promoted the error message. Corrected now to http. Sorry about the confusion guys. Learned something here.

Works for me on Chrome (desktop).

Awesome portfolio! I love the torch and your explanation of each design decision. Must have been cool to be a part of something so global.

You are on a genuine roll with that portfolio and list of clients.
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whow.

Great stuff Bengt! Did you work with Afshin at all on the torch? He was a freelancer at my last place and told me about how the guys helped create an algorithm for the holes

Hey Bengt

Your work looks great, and the website shows it off nicely. Your latest two personal projects are very impressive and work well for showing your skillset.

Shameless plug here, but if you’re still looking for employment my company Bould Design is looking for a new designer and I think your work seems right up our alley. I’m not responsible for hiring, but I’d suggest you check out our coroflot posting here job details -- error encountered We’ve worked with clients like Nest, GoPro, Roku, and Intuitive Surgical so there’s lots of opportunities to do exciting work.

Anson

@Sketchgrad

Thanks. Didn’t have a chance. I was a part of the team that developed the concept for the competition and still there when BarberOsgerby won it. When the torch made it to the production phase and the nitty-gritty of the algorithm was figured out, I had already moved on to finish my masters in Sweden.

@Anson

Glad you guys like it.
Well, having been at Ammunition for a while, I am quite familiar with Bould. Actually Eric Fields, who used to work for you guys was one of my colleagues and my desk neighbor for the longest time. I learned a ton from him.
You guys definitely do some great work and I feel faltered. However, my issue is that I didn’t win the H1B lottery this year, as I am European. If I would have made it, I would have stayed at Ammunition.

This is why I am looking at European opportunities right now.

Ah thats unfortunate. I feel for you. I have a lot of friends who had visa issues after they graduated, and had to go home even though they had jobs. Good luck with your search!

Love the portfolio Bepster.

I am looking at squarespace at the moment for a band website, but might also consider doing a personal one to get some freelance work on the side.

Can you see your traffic stats etc with squarespace? I think for my bands we’d be going for a professional package, so we can set up a store. Is yours a 'personal" package?

I like it. Some don’t like the price with $16 bucks a month but I think it is rather reasonable. This not just includes the template but also the web hosting and domain name as well as great customer service.
I got the professional package. I’d recommend looking at different themes that are on offer and let that inspire you and decide if it is something for you.
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Yes, really good analytics built in. Especially enjoying the “referral” tab as it shows me where the visitors are coming from

Of course, it is not perfect. I got issues on IE for example, there are scaling and formatting problems but considering how simple it is to update and maintain, I am pretty happy with it.

Why did you decide to go with the professional package? Is it the unlimited bandwidth etc that made you decide to go with that over the personal?

I’m not too worried about IE. Who uses that anymore?

Love your bentobox tumblr too by the way.

Yeah, it’s the limitations on the personal package that made me go professional. Especially the gallery and page limitations.
The pro package isn’t that much pricier, an extra $8 a month? You spend that on a bare bones burrito in SF :wink: