How to create a website portfolio

After submitting SOI, i decided to create my project base on CSS awards competition. And my topic is to focus on portfolio design.

I did some research on what is the latest trend or layout and somebody call it format to create a website interface.

Base on Smashmagazine.com ( a famous website for art case study sharing ) article, it require ten steps to create a perfect portfolio website.

1. Logo
2. Tagline
3. Portfolio
4. Services 
5. About me
6. Contact 
7. Blog
8. Call to Action
9. Use social media network
10. Language and Communication

After going to through research i follow some of the requirement and allocate the information into my website. I will designing my logo, choosing my best portfolio, create a short introduction about me and my skill. I will also sharing my social network for people to contact me.

For more info please visit:

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/02/26/10-steps-to-the-perfect-portfolio-website/

Beside that base on the article of What Creative Directors are really looking for in an online portfolio.

Identity is very important.

First impressions count and your website is the very first thing you're going to be judged on. How you present your work (i.e. the design and user experience of your website) is as important as the work itself, if not more.

In the article it noted that "Creative directors are no different than anyone else online. They want a clean, uncluttered and easy-to-navigate user experience, too."

Questions to ask as you build your website:

• Is it mobile-responsive?

• Does it have a user-friendly curating system?

• Is your name and/or logo clearly visible in the top header?

• Do you have (well-taken) photos or renderings of your work?

• Are you making the most out of your real estate to show off big images?

• Can visitors easily share your work on social media?

2. Your Design Ability

Put your most impressive work in your portfolio and are relevant to what you want to be and what you are good in. Work that you feel represents your design ability and depth of thinking. 

Here are two key things to keep in mind:Grid system and Typography. These are some key points on designing a nice user interface for the portfolio website.

3. Your Concept

No matter how extraordinary your design work is, if it’s not put into context by an overarching concept or strategy then it will fall flat.

This article help me understand more about what i am able to consider while creating a portfolio site. And the Question that are listed on top help me to check while i am designing the website. Grid and typographic are able to arrange the informations and grab viewer attention. 

http://www.aiga.org/inspiration/what-creative-directors-really-want-design-portfolio-tips/

References

AIGA | the professional association for design, (2014). What Creative Directors are Really Looking For in an Online Portfolio. [online] Available at: http://www.aiga.org/inspiration/what-creative-directors-really-want-design-portfolio-tips/ [Accessed 6 Aug. 2014].

Munroe, L. (2009). 10 Steps To The Perfect Portfolio Website - Smashing Magazine. [online] Smashing Magazine. Available at: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/02/26/10-steps-to-the-perfect-portfolio-website/ [Accessed 6 Aug. 2014].