Overall this semesters project on the portfolio was really fun and I am really happy with how it turned out, I got a placement place which I am very happy with and feel my portfolio helped with that. I enjoyed many things and learned lots along the way.

Main take aways and things I have learned from this project:

•  From making my own portfolio I have learned how to talk about myself in a positive way
• I have learned how to write about my work which is a very skilfull thing to do, to write about it in a way that people who aren’t designers can understand
• I now know the importance of the process and how imperative it is that it is explained well
• I also learned lots of other skills like how to use user stories and user research to get inside the head of the user to ensure my portfolio could be the best it could be
• I have also learned all about inclusive design and designing for everybody because of the talk I went to see for UX Belfast – this made me very aware of what I added to my portfolio and how I catered for all
• I learned how to use webflow – something I have never used before

Challenges

I felt I faced many challenges through making my portfolio and still feel I will continue to fix them,

• Spacing – I really struggled with having text boxes to close or not enough padding, I really struggled with letting my images and text breathe. So this is something I still need to fix when it comes to my portfolio and can always practise
• Images – I also struggled with image placement, I always had them too close to each other or too small, I needed to be more confident and have big images take up the screen
• Text Size – I also had issues with having my text too small, I needed to remember that my portfolio should be inclusive and not everybody can read what I can read

Overall I really enjoyed using webflow and building my own website, I loved adding in parts of my brand and seeing what I could salvage from my old website. Some of my favourite parts of the semester was when we took part in class critiques, this is something I found really helpful because it gave me a chance to see what my class thought of my work and what they would do to improve it. I think it was great for feedback and getting a range of ideas on how I could take my portfolio to the next step. I also really liked writing case studies, my Travel App case study is my favourite one I have done and I feel like writing is one of my strong points, this lead me to really loving completing my case studies because I got to focus on that. Finally I really enjoyed exploring my own work and writing about it for others, I love the end result and am really glad with how my idea came to life.