This blog is back with a vengeance from Thanksgiving!
So in response to 10 Steps to the Perfect Portfolio Website I think this is a great set of tips for anyone who is building a portfolio website. I really can't see any reason to ignore any of the tips, because they all make perfect sense if your website is designed with the purpose of being a portfolio and showcasing your work.
I think I will definitely make a flashy logo in the top right corner of the screen, with a link to the homepage, a catchy tagline, large high quality pictures of my work, a list of what I do (services), an about me, a link to my blog, a call to action, and friendly yet concise language.
Of the "40 beautiful portfolio websites" the ones I enjoyed the most were those for Nine Lion, Miki Mottes, Pedro Lamin. The first oe by Nine Lions, I enjoyed because it had a very nice, smooth, clean cut visual style. Plus it had a huge picture of a lion, and a very nice cut out logo of a lion, which all caught my attention, it made it stand out in my mind because the logo was very memorable.
I enjoyed Miki Mottes website mainly for the fun cartoon characters that covered the pages. I enjoyed it because the author used a fairly creative layout, but dressed everything up very nicely with a little animation, and fun characters. It probably wasn't a lot of work, but it really paid off.
Pedro Lamin used cartoons and animations as well, but in a more cinematic style, the author made a great use of the aural mode and made the whole website almost like it was part of a larger flash movie.
While I will not be able to create a website with so many flash animations, I know that I can create an attractive and memorable logo for Brotherly Dove, and I am sure I could add in a few cartoon doodles to spruce up a simple layout, and make it much more fun to view.
