Hi,
I'm applying for a web design apprenticeship with a company and they've asked if I could supply URLs to work. I haven't got much to show but I have got some designs I am doing for a friend in my spare time.
They aren't completely finished but is it worth sending links to them? If I had more stuff to send them I wouldn't bother but as I have so little it seems like it might be a good idea.
What do you guys think?
Possibly - it depends how good they are and how unfinished they are. Showing awful stuff obviously won't do you any favours.
If you need a portfolio then perhaps you should put one together? You don't sound completely convinced that the stuff you've got is good enough/suitable?
Make sample, functional websites for non-existent companies, and use those to demonstrate what you're capable of.
Failing that, just post some URLs here and we'll tear you to pieces. >:D
(kidding)
Matt,
using your mattvonfat.com as an example... Firstly I like the way it looks..
Ok, now if I was hiring a web designer and that were part of the portfolio...
I'd say first of all get some content there.
Secondly, be consistent; half the pages there have a dtd, half don't.
Thirdly, there are two CSS sheets linked to, but the pages still have inline styles. Why?
And -- either get rid of the word 'Links' on each page or actually link something there.
One more -- padding of 0 is really crowding the content, and making the plentiful surrounding brown space seem even larger by comparison.
These are mostly picky things, but things somebody interviewing you and wanting to see your work are likely to hit on.
Mark.
There are so many profficient, young, potential web designers available so companies can be picky.
Yeah spend a few days putting your best "bits" on a portfolio site.
I did this (see my sig)
http://www.jportfolio.co.ukIt has worked ok I guess, I had an offer for a fairly decent job!
Hummm, I know this is a copout. But ring the office of where ever the apprenticeship is. And ask them. (Im sure they will have given you a conntact name)
This also gives you the benifit of "personal" contact.