Aaron Zimmermann - Level Designer

Here is my portfolio: Aaron's Stuff

I started it in early 2008 and since then it's seen a few iterations - improving the aesthetic look, layout, multiple browser compatibility etc.

May seem too complicated but I have designed this as a long term thing - too display alot of content neatly and in an organized fashion. There isn't alot of content there at the moment but as I make more maps, models, textures etc I'll add all that stuff, maybe when I go for a job or something I'll make something alot more direct with just a few pieces of work.

Future Plans For The Site

- Continue to add content (maps/models/flash games/textures/code/tutorials/publications/links etc etc)

- Create my own php guestbook.

- Create the various icons used around the site myself as opposed to using random ones from the internet.

- Continue to integrate youtube videos of my work, at the moment there is just one. I also plan to make video documentaries of my work in

- Move to a paid hosting plan with extra bandwidth and storage space and better url.

- Integrate some sort of development blog sort of thing.

- Perhaps a search feature would be nice.

- Fix broken download links (thanks FileFront )

Thanks for the comments dux, appreciate it.

After my school exams (finishing this week) I'll look consider my website and think about what you've said. When I think about it, I think you're onto something.

I'll be sure to check out those portfolios you mentioned to.

P.S: I actually did the website myself, code and aesthetics, I didn't use a template or anything.

Quote from Sentura

Not to derail the thread, but I'm also getting a little fed up with the same standard portfolio site that all the grin'ers have started using.

don't fix it if it isn't broke. portfolios should have a simple accessible design, because you're not there to look at the site itself as much as you're there to look at the work.

True but I don't mind if people have extra stuff up there also. I'll usually check out people's "About Me" pages or their blog or whatever else they might have up their.

I've been thinking up some ideas for my new site design. And I was thinking I can have a horizontal menu (meaning I need to reduce the height of the banner) composed of three items: Home, Gameography (all my models and maps and code etc) and Miscellaneous (links, about me, blog, tutorials/articles etc).

Also, instead of having something like this I can have something something like your portfolio dux (and the grin'ers I suppose), title, a paragraph of info and a few screenshots, however, I like the idea of having a full page for each level design piece so I'll make the title a link to the full page for each piece. Don't know about anybody else but I like reading sort of "behind the scenes" development of stuff and perhaps writing that stuff up so hopefully some people might enjoy reading "behind the scenes" on my pieces.

Might also head in a different direction in the aesthetics department, perhaps something like this.

Quote from Pampers

is it that common now adays to write about your self in third person?

Aaron thinks so.

Quote from insta

Your About Me section is weird, and I like that. I also like your frequent use of gorilla imagery.

Thanks

Alrighty, in the past few days I've been working on a new portfolio site. I've kept dux's comments in mind as well as looking at other people's portfolio sites (I looked at everyone who posted their's in the Portfolio board for example) and will be making the following changes:

- Dark coloured theme (just for a change).

- Simpler horizontal menu with three items, one for the home page, one for my game pieces and one for everything else.

- Easier to see my work now. Thumbnails and a paragraph of information about each piece can be seen from the Gameography page (one click from the home page).

- Instead of trying to show all of my better work, I've decided to instead show my best work only.

What do you guys think?

Done a fair bit of work on it now, what do you guys think?

Clicky

Quote from dux

Put all your game work shots and other stuff on the main page. So witch info and game... orography.

I did something along those lines. There's only one page now as opposed to three. And there's now a favicon woo!

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You used to be able to but shortly after it was announced FileFront was NOT closing down, I lost all my files and I'm never using FileFront again.

True story, and so is "aarondakilla" in the url name. I'll be hosting the site on a paid service with it's own url name in the very short term.