Portfolio Site Review (Rocky Chat Interview Transcripts)

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Desarae Veit
Let's chat on Hangouts!
😁
Rocky VanBrimmer
lol
Desarae Veit
heyo
😕
Looky
To the Right
We can chat
Rocky VanBrimmer
My cell died. 
SOrryl
Desarae Veit
I see that
😀
not to worry
Do you want to finish later or do it thru chat
Rocky VanBrimmer
We can try through chat. 
Desarae Veit
ok
video share is on still so just
open the chat next to my site
it pops out
there you go
Rocky VanBrimmer
Gotcha...
Desarae Veit
Ok so you see the references
and made it to the about me page
Rocky VanBrimmer
Yes. 
Desarae Veit
you can have the chat side by side 
your browser
just minimize the browser slightly
Rocky VanBrimmer
I thought you were Air Force?
Desarae Veit
huh?
lol
Thoughts?
Rocky VanBrimmer
Says you are in the army reserve... 
This looks good. 
Great. 
Desarae Veit
Its a timeline of my professional career
Rocky VanBrimmer
Your menu dissapeared again. 
Desarae Veit
in order for the most part
hmmmm
I will need to look into this menu business
Rocky VanBrimmer
Your menu has dissapeared all together. 
Not sure how I was just taken to your FB page. 
Desarae Veit
You clicked on a link to it
see my picture
there is a twitter icon
Rocky VanBrimmer
I think I cliked on "More art." 
Desarae Veit
and a facebook icon
oh actually
this page
the more art
goes to an album
but you have to be logged into fb to see it
trouble logging in? 
Rocky VanBrimmer
Yes. 
Desarae Veit
I can send you the link to the album on your phone if that helps and you want to see it later
Rocky VanBrimmer
meh... to error is human..
Desarae Veit
😉
Rocky VanBrimmer
To really screw things up requireds a computer. 
Can you change "older post" and "Newer Post?"
Desarae Veit
maybe
id like to remove the word post but 
Rocky VanBrimmer
Something more relavant? 
Desarae Veit
need to find that
Rocky VanBrimmer
right on. 
That is awesome, the hand written notes. 
Desarae Veit
Its how I always start my ideas
lots of notes and REALLY low fidelity wireframes
my really low I mean hand drawing
Rocky VanBrimmer
This is exteremly comprehensive. 
Desarae Veit
Too comprehensive?
Rocky VanBrimmer
I truely can not say. 
Desarae Veit
They want to understand my design process
This page is the most thorough
Rocky VanBrimmer
Well then, you are nailing it...
from my laymen persepctive. 
Desarae Veit
I really really really love this company
So I did my best in under a few days... 
Rocky VanBrimmer
you nailed it. 
Desarae Veit
It could be slightly more creative maybe but
not bad for going without sleep 4-5 days straight
Rocky VanBrimmer
I would think that "building the perfect portfolio" is where you are wanting them to go to next right? 
Desarae Veit
Except for seeing the WOW movie I told you 'bout
Yes it is
Why?
Rocky VanBrimmer
Maybe find a way to highlight that more, or put some suggestive wording in it like "To understand how I built this site, see 'Building the Perfect Portfolio" next. 
Desarae Veit
That is a good idea
Rocky VanBrimmer
Needs a call to action. 
Desarae Veit
I guess with everything going on this in this page it may not stand out as much as I'd hoped?
Your eye is too drawn to the icons???
Rocky VanBrimmer
No. It is not the first place I went both times I went on here. I went to the icons first. 
Excately. 
Desarae Veit
Maybe I just link to it in an icon?
Rocky VanBrimmer
I am drawn to the the icons. 
Desarae Veit
Do the buttons bellow attract you??
Also probably need the blue arrows to be white
Rocky VanBrimmer
Leave the text description. Maybe add a button that says "See Building the Perfect Portfgolio?" 
Desarae Veit
Since my cute 8bit isn't important
I built that just for this but I think its fun and shows I can do cool stuff with CSS
Rocky VanBrimmer
Put a link to the 8 bit...
Desarae Veit
Plus it links to my codepen 
account
Rocky VanBrimmer
or move it down. 
Desarae Veit
Move what down?
The 8 bit?
Rocky VanBrimmer
move it down the page. 
the 8 bit.
The building the portfolio needs to pop more with a call to action, maybe some more white space around it? 
Desarae Veit
I could move the building the perfect port sentence into the gray box and add a button that is colored 
Rocky VanBrimmer
Maybe.....
Desarae Veit
And says View Project
Rocky VanBrimmer
That could work. 
Desarae Veit
I'd rather not have too much excess white space
That could waste a lot of above the fold relestate
I apparently cant spell 😡
realestate?
Rocky VanBrimmer
True, however what you want people to notice first blends in. 
Desarae Veit
nope lol
Fair enough
I'll think more on that
Rocky VanBrimmer
EyE KanT sePll oAr tyPE
Desarae Veit
lol
It's called out a few times tho... so if they give the site more than a passing glance they should run into that page
But I will call it out more
Maybe also move it to the top of the view all pages
Rocky VanBrimmer
What are the odds of them doing more than a "passing glance?"
Desarae Veit
Good point
Not sure
Rocky VanBrimmer
^
All in all, this is great. 
Desarae Veit
Anything else stand out to you?
Rocky VanBrimmer
SOme fine tuning on what you really feel is important and you will have your self a winner. 
Desarae Veit
What do you like about the site?
Fine tuning on what specifically? Can you give me an example?
OR just in general all the stuff we've discussed?
Rocky VanBrimmer
Just make sure attention is drawn to what you want them to primarly see and click on. 
Desarae Veit
For the most part, I think it is.
That's why I went minimalist
Frankly I prefered the site without color
Rocky VanBrimmer
You are correct, it is... that is why I said fine tune what we have spoke on. 
Desarae Veit
It was less distracting
😉
Rocky VanBrimmer
LOL. GO fer it then. 
Desarae Veit
Thank you soooooooooo much for reviewing this with me
I really appreciate your feedback and time.
Rocky VanBrimmer
Try it and get some feedback on mono.....
YOu are welcome anytime... Really, this is great and you have something here. 
Desarae Veit
I could remove the white buttons
The site was originally mono
EVERYONE hated it but me
Rocky VanBrimmer
Not much more needs to be done really. 
Desarae Veit
There are screenshots of that on the portfolio page
Second one
from the top
right there
you passed it
up
up
up
^^^^^^
lol
right there
Rocky VanBrimmer
They baby blue background? 
Desarae Veit
no
up
you keep hopping over it
scroll up
Rocky VanBrimmer
Yellow polkadots? 
Desarae Veit
nope
little higher
stop
stop
there
NO
STop
there 😉
bingo
Rocky VanBrimmer
Yeah, that is meh...
Desarae Veit
Thats a fun hidden feature
I like it
Google is meh but has a lot of functionallty
plus no image background means faster page load times
Rocky VanBrimmer
you broke my phone with the high five.
LOL
Desarae Veit
sigh
well thanks again you rock
😀
I need food
Rocky VanBrimmer
😎
Desarae Veit
Lets talk more about doing that podcast and stuff soon
seriously though I need a shower and food
Rocky VanBrimmer
YOu are welcome, and YOU ROCK@
Desarae Veit
You put the rock in rocky
too cheesey?
Rocky VanBrimmer
Yes, lets.... I was laid off a couple months ago... I have time again. LOL
Desarae Veit
lol
😞
Thats no good
Ok I'll be on later
Rocky VanBrimmer
Naaaaaaaa.....
Desarae Veit
oh quick q
Rocky VanBrimmer
What was cheesy?
Hit me up, I should have acharged phone. 
Desarae Veit
Can I put the stuff from our interview on my site?
Rocky VanBrimmer
Yes? 
Desarae Veit
I saved part of the screenshare and our chat
Rocky VanBrimmer
Yes... but what interview? 
Desarae Veit
This one
Rocky VanBrimmer
Oh, yes... no problem. 
Desarae Veit
You reviewing my site
Cool thanks
Rocky VanBrimmer
Sure, if you think it will help. 
Desarae Veit
Its part of UX
Doing reviews
Rocky VanBrimmer
Go fer it. 
Desarae Veit
It will show I actual did do a site review (I actually asked a few friends to do this but you are the only one I did Google hangouts with)
ok later gater
Rocky VanBrimmer
awww shucks...
Desarae Veit
fb message me
Rocky VanBrimmer
lol
WOrd to your mother. 
Have a goodin. 
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