I then refined my sketches for my site, finalising my colour scheme of yellow and blue. I planned for the homepage to include at least three or four case study previews for the user to click on. Large bold typography would be used in the header along with the vector image of the hand that…Continue Reading Refined Portfolio sketches
As part of the deliverables for the module, I was required to write a CV which would be sent to various employers for placement opportunities. I created some iterations of my CV, making improvements and fixes each time until I was satisfied with the final draft: CV Draft 1 This CV is the only draft…Continue Reading Week 2: CV iterations
I then created some initial sketches for my website portfolio. I was still new with creating websites and working with Webflow, so I wanted these sketches to be relatively simple to work with and easy to navigate for the average user. For this exercise, I gave myself 3 minutes to develop 6 layouts for my…Continue Reading Portfolio site initial sketches
I conducted some initial research into both local and international design firms for this module. In preparation for placement, it’s good practice to research what some of these design companies offering placmenet roles may be and learn more about their culture and what type of work they do ahead of time. These selected firms are…Continue Reading IDX302: Design Firms
The next step in designing my site was to create a quick sitemap. But what is a sitemap? A site map is a visual representation of the structure and hierarchy of my site. It shows the main pages, and categories of my portfolio. It also shows the relationship between those pages and categories, such as…Continue Reading IDX301: Site Map
The next step in this assignment was to create a content audit. After looking at multiple successful portfolio sites for inspiration, I was able to build a list of websites that had effective content for their designs. From those, I selected two to work from, Dockyard’s site and Jamie Choi’s portfolio. But what is a…Continue Reading IDX301 – Content Audit
The first step in creating my own portfolio for IXD301 was to research successful portfolio sites. I wanted to know why they were successful and what I could learn from these designs. I looked at multiple online sites for inspiration, and from that I was able to create several unique ideas for my own portfolio…Continue Reading IDX301 – Portfolio inspiration