i am an unrequited astronomer, pretend patient, gentle adventurer, pedal enthusiast, recovering calligrapher, occasional thespian and unfinished poet living in portland, oregon. contacting me via email is usually a good idea.
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geck. i went looking for css templates to start working on my portfolio and i must admit to being underwhelmed. i'm not at all inspired. nothing says, "gretchin." or even, "gretch." it's all the same stuff or too weird to be useful.
when i did good graphic design, it was specifically for print, and no matter how many text label gifs one uses, it's not, repeat, not the same! print design is about making conscious choices about space and texture. the web has too many variables for that, as well as an added navigation dimension, and for whatever reason, i haven't been able to translate my print skills to the web as successfully. it kind of hurts to admit that. you know, i didn't even used to be able to write unless i knew how it was going to look. i don't know how or when i became a content-first person.
i'd appreciate a pep talk here. i'm feeling obsolete. any links to good portfolios would also be appreciated.