Your portfolio will be shown in all its CSS- and XHTML-compliant goodness. It's also been designed and tested on these browsers and devices:
I'm sure it works on other browsers/devices as well, I just don't use/own them. I'm sure I'll add to this list as I find out.
I hate banner ads. I block them and hope to never see another banner ad.
Now, I'm not one to go throwing needless animations or fluff into any user experience, but there are some instances where a sprinkle or two of Ajax can help a lot. In this case, I've employed Lytebox (CC By 3.0) to make bouncing between your search results and a plus-sized model of your work as simple as pie. You'll never lose your place or wonder where the hell you are.
We all don't have the time to go whipping up some whiz-bang design for our portfolios. Heck, most of us simply buy some cheap-o Flash portfolio and wedge our work in as quickly as possible. But then a year passes and our once hip Flash site is starting to head towards the Internet Wayback Machine.
Fear not, friends. With the many built-in themes, it's a simple switch to freshen your portfolio while still emphasizing your work. Niiiice.
So you want to go all MySpace on me, huh? Fine then. You can customize a ton of the attributes of your page including choosing a different font, colors and even upload your own background image. Don't blame me if it ends up ugly. But then again, you can always re-apply a fancy theme ;-)
I especially hate when you are trying to use a free portfolio site like Coroflot or Portfolios.com and you have all this extra crap around your work distracting your visitors from your pride and joy. You are your portfolio. With portfolio5, you'll only find a small little link in the corner to help spread the word.
One of the most important aspects of my portfolio is that the URI is my name. Not some funky URI with lots of weird question marks and stuff in it, but something you can place neatly at the top of a resume. Simply point your already purchased domain name at my name servers and you're good to go.
But let's just say you haven't forked over the $10 to get your own domain name (or you happen to be named Kenny G in which, drat, the domain is already taken). It's no problem at all. We can set you up with a nice, simple domain name like kennyg.portfolio5.com. Clean. Professional. Fits on a resume.
If you are looking for help on how to get your own domain name for your portfolio, follow these instructions.
Searching is so Google. I spend all of this time searching for things and half the time not finding what I want. Not on your porftolio5.
You decide what tags to use and they appear in a nice column right on the page. Plus, unlike a tag cloud, you can combine any number of tags to refine your search. No empty search results and no tag hunting. Easy.
Simply check the tags you want to email and refresh the page. Now copy the URI from the address bar and paste that monkey straight into your email. Your recipient can click the link and go straight to the search results without any thinking. Want to send your photos of swimsuit models to an agency? Send them a link and they'll go directly there. But, if after viewing your excellent model pics, they want to browse around, they are right there and free to do so.
Maybe you have some pretty slick work that you don't want to share with just anyone. It's very simple to toggle your portfolio into secure mode and now all your visitors will be required to register with you before seeing your work. Don't worry, the entire registration process is automated and you'll just need to click a few simple links from your email notifications to let 'em in.
You always need a panic button.
Two nifty ways to display your work means visitors can browse through a bunch of thumbnails or peruse a list of works complete with descriptions.
Uploading work is never fun. And having to resize your images so that they fit is not fun either. It sure makes for a lot of work.
Portfolio5 will automatically generate two different size images when you upload your work to save you the effort.
Just like the panic button, but on a work-by-work basis.