Comments on: Is the portfolio CMS the new black?

By: berta

berta — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:10:03 +0000

For us the aim is simplicity (although everybody says his CMS is very simple :) — a lot of designers and artists have no idea how HTML works or what CMS is. So there is still long way to go to provide really simple and intuitive workflow for publishing your stuff online. And it is really difficult to keep design invisible. I would say — as long as term CMS is alive (which is a programmers term) we are not there yet.

By: cms solutions

cms solutions — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:02:57 +0000

I can’t speak for the other CMS’s out there because I’ve never tried them. I mentioned somewhere before that I used to have my portfolio on Blogger with a 1 post pagination scheme that functioned like a ghetto slideshow.

By: Directional Moves

Directional Moves — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:09:23 +0000

What’s the problem? As far as we can see, the work will always shine though. There’s tons of shit content on Cargo, Indexhibit, Behance, Krop, Wordpress, Flickr, Whatever and on The Internet…. despite the platform, good content, design, talent and skills will always win. It kind of reminds us of when zippy flash websites were all the rage… :D

By: Yes, CMS’ are the new black. | WP PossibleTriangle™

Yes, CMS’ are the new black. | WP PossibleTriangle™ — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:15:17 +0000

[...] is a response to a post that Tom Muller wrote a few days ago titled “Is the portfolio CMS the new black?” My answer is yes, I pretty much agree with most of the post. The bit that I agree with in [...]

By: JK

JK — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:47:51 +0000

Note: You can remove yourself completely from the Cargo “Network” if you wish — you aren’t required to have the Cargo logo listed anywhere on your portfolio.

By: Monsoon

Monsoon — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:41:27 +0000

Thanks for a very interesting blog post. I too have noticed the rise in CMSs lately, and particulary Cargo-portfolios. It´s gotten to the point that when I see the little Cargo-flash in the corner I close the tab. Silly me…

By: hellomuller

hellomuller — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:29:29 +0000

Thanks for the comments & discussion everyone!
I think there’s a lot of valid points in the replies.

By: alexis

alexis — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:05:37 +0000

You can add Possible Triangle to the list
http://www.theinvisibleinstitute.org/blog/?p=51

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:48:13 +0000

Comment in private Beta.

By: Antony Kitson

Antony Kitson — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:40:35 +0000

Having tested out a number of CMS systems now I thought I should comment.

My current site is built using indxr, which has been great for my needs. It is simple, easy to customise and update. Due to my natural curiosity I have also been testing out Cargo & Core. With Cargo at first I was pleased with the results, but as Xander said there is the danger your client will get distracted by the ever growing network.

I am currently testing Core, which I am getting along with pretty well, the interface is slick, it is easy to customise and overall I am pretty happy. I will be launching my Core site in the next few weeks. However it does have its draw backs. Standard Analytics does not work too well so am looking at a .js solution and Core also does not look great for SEO.

Having dabbled in a number of CMS systems now, overall there are some great systems popping up, and I am sure there will be more. For people with no web skills they will be hugely useful, and they can offer a good quick, easy to update system. And if your good with HTML/CSS you can get away from the standard Indexhibit style layout.

Having said that I am still not 100% satisfied with one solution and with my .php skills growing I may well have a crack at developing my own in the future.

My advice, don’t just jump on the bandwagon, assess your needs before developing your website and find the best solution for your portfolio.