It was a 'concept' site largely for my own amusement (and to teach myself a little bit of js). I do have a private portfolio site that shows more of my work and has no javascript in it at all.
I like the aesthetic, but I found the navigation to be confusing. It gives the impression that you're simply navigating a 2D grid because there's no indication that the rows slide independently of each other (and reset after switching to another row). So it was pretty disorienting to get to the end of the top row, go down, and then not be able to go left.
I know you just said it doesn't really matter, but I thought I'd offer something a little more constructive than "it's too flashy".
-seeing the whole picture
- how many items do you have in your portfolio, how can I just find one that looks cool
-nagivating quickly
- i want to go to the bottom of the site but there is 5 seconds of just waiting for the thing to load correctly
-understanding usage
- i go right 3 times then go down, i didn't realize that when i went down it automatically sent me to the left
I am all for cool design styles (nullrecursion.com), but standard conventions are standard because they are good. Get a solid understanding of why they are used before trying to reinvent the wheel
Would be nice though if contact information and info about the company was easier to get to. It is only available on the initial page or after scrolling through the entire portfolio (at least I couldn't find it anywhere else). At least if the site were designed to draw in business, that would be the case. It definitely is not obvious.
It was a 'concept' site largely for my own amusement (and to teach myself a little bit of js). I do have a private portfolio site that shows more of my work and has no javascript in it at all.