The design brief was to create a portfolio website, which you can use as a medium, to showcase your work on the internet and also create links to social network sites to maximise potential views. The site would feature current and past work on a series of five pages. My website consists of:
> A Home page - I decided to leave the main content area blank, in order to draw attention to my logo, which I want to be the first thing that viewers see. Although some feedback suggests that the home page is quite plain and may turn viewers away, I feel this approach will do the opposite and intrigue the viewer whilst also establishing my brand in there head.
> About Me page - My About Me page contains information about myself, my interests and my studies. In addition, this page contains my targets and goals and my potential career path.
> Photo Gallery - I used JavaScript to create my Photo Gallery. When a photo is selected it has its own animation. I feel this looks both professional and sleek, whilst also making the site more interactive. My photo gallery contains examples of my work, including different website ideas, and photographs I have taken that interest me.
> Portfolio - My Portfolio page contains my moving image work, which so far includes my one shot video and my animation work. It explains information about the projects and how I created and designed them. I have left room on the page for further videos and project work, to be added upon completion, which I can upload without having to re-design the layout.
> Contact Me - My contact page contains link's to my social networking pages, such as blogger, so viewers can view my work in progress. My email address is available so that people can contact me with any feedback, comments or enquiries.
My design process for my website consisted of creating multiple iterations of the design using different styles and layouts. I decided to further develop one of my initial ideas, where the navigation would be to the left of the page and the main content would sit in the middle . I did this for a few reasons, the main reason being I wanted my work to be the main focus. I didn't want the viewer to have to scroll up and down or side to side in order to view work; I wanted the main content to be placed directly in front of them. I felt it was a slightly different way of presenting work to the ordinary portfolio website.
The only thing about this certain design is that it leaves a lot of white space, something which I think I could of easily avoided had I have used a more standard template. Although on the other hand it leaves space for further work to be added whilst not disturbing the current layout of the website.
In conclusion, I tried to keep my website simple, whilst also demonstrating creative flair, to gain maximum focus on my work. I tried to keep text to a bare minimum, where possible, in order to keep the page tidy.
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