Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
Portfolio highlight:
Will Scobie | Primary directive
www.reveriecreate.co.uk
Generic portfolios are like clichéd characters—we know what to expect and
we'd rather not waste our time. Ideally, every portfolio should be lively and unique,
just as we are.
But having a creative signature doesn't mean that a portfolio
shouldn't reflect its artistic origins. Like you can tell bruschetta and
sushi apart at a taste, spending a few seconds on the home page of
a great portfolio should immediately telegraph whether you are sit-
ting down to design, animation, or illustration. Spend a bit longer,
and the individual personality should burst through. You'll savor
every project, enjoy the presentation, and talk it up to your friends.
Illustrator Will Scobie's portfolio explodes with personal style and
makes you sure that you would like the person who provided the feast.
The website is designed
to give the impression
of a friendly profes-
sional illustrator. I hope
this encourages people
to get in contact.
—Will Scobie
Navigation and architecture
A good structural architecture always serves as a strong skeleton for a portfolio.
But nothing shows better how important the maker's personality and its creative
expression can be to the portfolio's impact than a quick comparison between Luke
Williams' portfolio in Chapter 1 and Scobie's here. Both portfolios use a horizontal
scrolling system. But other than this fact and their shared excellence, the two creative
expressions have little in common. Scobie's portfolio is as free-form as Williams' is
crisply designed.
It's clear that Scobie is his site's designer. The website looks and feels exactly
like one of Scobie's illustration projects, rather than a generic matte and frame, or an
outside wrapper with another artist or designer's
imprint. Much of his artwork, like his website,
unfolds like a paper scroll. Looking at the horizontal
pieces on his site imposes a linear narrative on the
unfolding sequence, and encourages the viewer to lin-
ger on the individual characters and drawings to
check out the details.
Site navigation is compactly nested next to Scobie's name, and is very simple.
The menu text brings you to individual gallery sections, each of which is either below
the menu on the screen or viewable by scrolling right. Click his name and you're
returned to the home page animation.
My work is formed from my imagi-
nation but it isn't necessarily saying
something about me; it is about
putting across an idea or concept.
—Will Scobie
 
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