What is Reddit's opinion of Carbonmade?

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Most designers and artists have portfolios for this reason. You can check behance or this website that I just found on google or just google around for designers in your area.

It's not the same as crowdsourcing design. Designers post work they've already done (and hopefully were paid for) on their portfolio, like a resume. They aren't throwing hours of work at a potential client and not getting paid.

I've been using https://carbonmade.com/. it's great for me, I don't want to handle the hassle of making a website, I just want to post the pictures/videos I want in way that's easy to navigate and aesthetically pleasing, but simple.

You're trying to be different, and that's great, but this website is different for the sake of being different. I don't have 20 odd seconds for your plane to show me a message.

I think you could reconsider your target audience, and what they might be looking for. If you think people get tired of corporate looking websites, then make your website less corporate, but still professional and mature. Have a look at the design of this website - it's not as corporate as most websites, especially those offering the same service, but it's still professional and to-the-point.

You clearly know how animations work, and if you could refine them and use them sparingly, I think you can make something great. At the moment, however, your portfolio, your logo and this website all looks to be made by different people Sorry if I'm sounding harsh, but I think you missed your target audience. Carry on working on it, and good luck :)

Com certeza que sim, todavia, o Facebook/Instagrsm talvez tenham mais lastro.

Se eu tivesse que apostar, iria para o Instagram e faria um marketplace lá. Como pinturas são de apelo visual o Instagram é mais adequado.

No LinkedIn talvez eu colocaria para atrair investidores. O seu cliente talvez não esteja lá.

Pensa assim: Quero que empresas/empresários me vejam, Linkedin. Quero que pessoas me vejam, Instagram/Facebook.

O Twitter tbm é legal para divulgar, pois numa dessas sua arte é viralizada e, isso você não tem como prever, é uma vitrine.

Ainda indico o pinterest para divulgar (nesse, tenha a consciência que sua arte vai ser copiada).

Se você quiser criar um portifólio profissional, sugiro ainda o site CarbonMade no futuro para colocar, por exemplo, no seu cartão de visita ou perfil.

Espero ter ajudado.

Edit: Clareza

Some of your logos are very nice but your site is terrible. I also had to click to see the logos. You should display examples on the first page. The front page looks like a popup and the dodgy businessman photo just looks terrible.

Don't use wix. Something like https://carbonmade.com/ will suit you.

Number one rule for trying to find a job is have CONNECTIONS. First an foremost ask your friends for leads. If that doesn't pan out, make yourself a Linkedin account. I was very lucky and a friend of mine, who is the district manager of the company, hooked me up because he learned of the company wanting a graphic designer. I got super lucky. Absolutely no denying that. Once you have the Linkedin account, add ANYONE you know. Doesn't matter if you liked them in school or not. If people are looking at your friend's they might come across yours. Again. ALLLL about connections.

Now we get into your portfolio. Have at least 10 really solid design pieces that you have printed out and put in a really nice presentation folder. Something that can hold multiple high quality 11x17 prints. With that, have an online portfolio in case they want to see more of your work (they probably will). A lot of designers make their own websites for their portfolios, but if you don't know html and css then there are a few free sites.

I'm currently working on coding my own site, but I am using Carbonmade at the moment as my online portfolio. It's free, so that's a huge plus. People can view your portfolio by just googling your name. It will pop up.

Last, but not least, design your own resume. Make it stick out. Show off your awesome designing skills. A quick google search like this can help you look at some amazing resume designs that you can pull inspiration from.

Best of luck to you. I hope you find a career soon!

Here are some other choices:

• UX Folio
• Carbonmade

As for which one to use... that's really a secondary decision. A slide presentation in PDF format will still suffice if it's a well-crafted narrative with decent visuals. In other words: focus on the story and worry less about the presentation medium.

I used Carbonmade for the longest time.

Honestly, though, you could use any blogging site and post your pics. When you’re just getting started viability is a higher priority than a pretty website. Once you gain an audience you can move your site elsewhere.

There are some free portfolio hosts out there that are pretty good, for example https://carbonmade.com/examples?page=3

Seems better to put your time into your work than trying to build your own website -- making a great one can be really time consuming and difficult.

This guys might come across as some generic asshole, but his point is valid - if you're trying to show the world you can build websites, you should start with your own. Apart from that I can recommend Squarespace. It's paid, but your work will look hella good on there.

You could also try http://cargocollective.com/ and https://carbonmade.com/