Comments on: The 30 month evolution of my online graphic design portfolio

By: Irina

Irina — Sun, 22 May 2011 16:42:33 +0000

Thanks a lot for sharing! Very inspiring, geve me a sense of hope.

By: Mark Wienands

Mark Wienands — Fri, 20 May 2011 16:22:13 +0000

“New Dawn Graphics” such a Microsoft 90′s name… lol :p

I remember I had my first website name as “Synapse”, I tried to market it as a big shot design company when I was 15 years old.

By: Jason Lee Smith

Jason Lee Smith — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 02:45:27 +0000

Hey David,

I have taken your advice on this subject and have rebranded my entire freelance business! My website with an all new design will be up in a few days. This is a great and very helpful article; thank you for posting it!

Jason Lee Smith

By: David Airey

David Airey — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 09:53:19 +0000

Hi Jonny, first impressions of your site:

I like the consistent integration of your blog. Fits well with your chosen look. I think some will find your logotype a little difficult to make-out, possibly reading “Vor hern.” Check the second sentence of your intro para for use of uppercase/lowercase. Good luck.

By: Jonny Hassall

Jonny Hassall — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:29:49 +0000

I have been reading your blog for a while, and this is the first post I have commented on one. I am at phase 1 at the moment, just starting up and trying to find my feet. Its really inspiring reading this article, knowing where you started from to where you are now. I really hope within 30 months I have gained similar success to yourself. If you get a chance check out my website, perhaps you could give me some pointers.

P.s. Currently reading Speak Human, its great book and a real inspiring read.

By: Skott Bennett

Skott Bennett — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:08:37 +0000

I’m so glad I came across this post today. I’m currently redesigning my incredibly out of date portfolio and came to the conclusion not long ago that ditching the “company brand name” and go with my own name as well as starting a blog so that my site is as much about what I have to offer as a creative partner as it is about why kind of design I am capable of. Reading your post today was a shot in the arm and a great reminder that I’m on the right track. Keep up the great work!

By: David Airey

David Airey — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:39:47 +0000

Hi Omar, unless the customization is unrecognizable from the original, site owners should leave credit to the theme coder somewhere on their site (or in the html/css code). Many are far too quick to take the credit themselves, however.

By: Omar Ayoub

Omar Ayoub — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:54:17 +0000

Hello David,

I was wondering about wordpress themes and how one can customize them to the point where you cannot recognize them anymore: Lets say you come across a nice site and after checking the page source you discover that it is a customized wordpress theme–how can you know what the original theme was?

By: Jessy

Jessy — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:53:18 +0000

I wish that I had the time and energy to make my own design, I currently live by reusing publicly available themes. I should brand a bit more…

By: David Airey

David Airey — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:02:54 +0000

Hi Justine. The WordPress forums are the best first-stop for any WP problems you come up against.