Conceptual Portfolios

http://www.arihirvonen.com/

Ari's Labs is a conceptual portfolio because of its use of animation and interaction. The user can spin 'Ari' around and hover over the different parts of his body to learn different facts about him. There are little movie clips in the background and animated menus.

http://theoleg.com/

The Oleg is a conceptual portfolio because it requires the user to search around and have a bit of fun while learning about the artist and their work. To find out facts about the artist, the user must navigate around an interactive drawing and hover over items they think might be hiding a secret. Even as you are viewing the artwork the backgrounds are animated and include at least one element that you can interact with and that does something when you hover your mouse over it.

http://www.liliaplanet.com/

Lilia Planet is a conceptual portfolio because of the unique menus it has. They are in the form of doodled drawings that move around on a little planet. The planet can be rotated to see more of her work. If you want to learn about the artist, you must click on the running girl. Although it has a simple colour scheme, the animation and interactivity make it a conceptual portfolio.

http://www.christiansparrow.com/

Christian Sparrow's portfolio is conceptual because of its colourful backgrounds and theme. It is birds and seaside themed with a very home-made, cut-out feel to them. All of the animated drawings in the background etc. appear to be hand drawn and it almost looks like you are watching a 2D puppet show. The portfolio makes use of animations in the background and to show off the artwork.

http://www.cathybeck.com/

Cathy Beck's portfolio is conceptual because of the uniquely animated way it links all of her menus together. The portfolio starts out with a very simple opening screen and menu, but as soon as you begin to click on the options it grows into this very large tree that you can view zoomed-out at any time by clicking the bug in the corner. There is a lot of animation involved to animate the tree branches and the different items that show up on the branches after you click through each section. The colours and unique way of presenting her work makes it conceptual.