P. Ben May – Words of…Something

Last year I orginally build and launched pbenmay.com. It was part of a CIT project, but I knew it could be so much more. I build a design that was simple and more technical savvy rather than being designed visually well.

When I took a look at it again, it just didn’t fit what I wanted it to do, so I scapped it and started over. The goal of the new site is to promote me, and the work that I have created and plan to do. The best way for me to do that is through visually appealing simplicity.

Everything on the new site is technically one page. The tabs are using JQuery which hides any information that isn’t for the tab selected. I was thrilled with this. The section that isn’t part of the home page is the portfolio. I attempted to place all my work under that tab, but could not make it work to a point it looked good. So I took another tact, I made separate pages for each category. On top of that, I have always disliked having to view a full sized pictured on a new screen (really I’m too lazy to hit back) so I utilized something called light box that brings it up right in front of the page.  I love it.

Now understand that I’m still in the process of adding content and making design changes. It’s a work in progress.

Since this is my last semester in my bachelors program, I decided to take a fun class, one that will help my creative portfolio.

This first project is one that was created to introduce myself to the class. We needed to create a collage using pictures that I took personally. So I took two pictures, one of me and one of a old brick wall. Then to show things that I like and am interested in, I created signs to put on the wall.

I had a lot of fun with this.

Yesterday I was told about a site called illustration Friday. Every Friday they post a theme and people post what they create according to that theme.  I figured I’d give it a shot. So here is my shot: