Before I started researching designers I need to have a firm vision of what I want my website to look like. A good way to do this is just by creating a collage of images on Pinterest. I find creating collages on Pinterest very beneficial to me as it allows me to discover, organize and save hundreds of images (inspiration0 in a quick and conceptual way. However, I still want to retain the values of last year’s personal brand e.g. monogram, colour scheme, simplistic look, etc. Although I want an entirely new website I still want to retain similar values.
Below I have created a Pinterest board and looked at the following things
Layout
- Column Structure?
- Placement of Images – heros, illustrations?
- Nav bar..
Colour
- More than one?
- Use of negative space?
- Colour scheme?
Content
- More visual than written?
Typography
- What typeface did they use?
- Colour hierarchy…
What’s Next?
I feel like it’s very beneficial to me to have a set of visual cues or archives that I can freely look at to gain inspiration from. Although, to get a better understanding of web design all together I will have to analysis and delve into other people’s portfolio websites.