Originally Posted by blindchild02 thats what i like too

Haha, yea i think it helps alot. Rather then waiting on a bunch of different pages and looking around for 20 mins. Number 2 is way more clean cut and it cuts to the chase fast, and that is generally a good thing.

Just think if you were in a position where you were going to hire a designer. I know if i wanted the design soon, wich most people do, even having to look at someone portfolio for 15 mins can be a huge pain in the ass. The only thing that i would switch on number 2, would be the live preview links. They dont stand out enough. And maybe darken the hover color of the BG behind the links.