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jea_toney
Posts: 483 - Karma: 201
I have been working on my website off and on for quite some time now and just got it launched today. I have had no prior web design experience before this so it was quite the learning experience.
My website has everything I do from paintings, sculptures, hats, glasses and other things.
I would love to know what the newschoolers community thinks about my stuff and any criticism you may have.
heres the link-
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-Joseph Toney

Nov 11 2009 11:21PM
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Schoellkopf
Posts: 1300 - Karma: 122
The artwork was a little to flashy for me, but I definitely think there were some dope pieces. And I like the use of a lot of color and great color schemes but there was just a little too much going on for my taste. Although I really liked the sculpture you did, pretty sick.
Also your hats and shoes are dope, I would for sure consider buying some headgear. Not such a big fan of the sunglasses though, it's prolly just me but I don't like the "homemade" feel. They just seem like regular sunglasses that anyone could've painted, I dunno...


Nov 12 2009 12:14AM
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travispersaud
Posts: 501 - Karma: 42
the paintings are really really sick.
Nov 12 2009 11:03AM
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Blandct
Posts: 1858 - Karma: 37
First off i enjoy your work. However I think that the text in your site needs some work. The kerning and leading is way off. Work on the leading and kerning and also try full justify the text should clean it up a ton.
That way the text will work much cleaner, and perhaps try using a grid so that things feel balanced from page to page
Nov 12 2009 12:54PM
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jea_toney
Posts: 483 - Karma: 201
Im glad you all enjoy them, The sculpture was the first 3d project I have done so it was quite the daunting task when i first approached it. Im thinking about giving it a new painting/ color scheme at some point?

I have realized now that it is a little missalighned. However I have no clue what leading and kearning are? but those are definately good suggestions. I appreciate it man


Nov 12 2009 1:24PM
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tBatt
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Did you make you're site? Leading/kearning is a pretty big deal in graphic design. Leading is the space between lines, like if you were using Microsoft Word it'd be the difference between single and double spacing. Kearning is the distance between two select letters, and tracking is the distance between all the letters.

Notice in adjusting kearning, just the V and the A are closer together, the s and t are the same distance.

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Nov 12 2009 9:55PM
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