Communicative Deviations

Do you intend to follow all 10 tips that Smashing Magazine suggests? Why or why not? Also, make sure to explore the "40+ beautiful personal portfolio websites. Which sites are your favorite and why? What would you need to learn/know in order to make this type of portfolio?


I intend to try my best to follow the tips, but realistically my site will look very different from the portfolio sites exemplified. I enjoyed the sites that were simple, but dynamic, like Pedro Lamin's or Cartoblanc's. Alexandru Cohaniuc's page was also simple and to the point. The best layouts seemed to flow in some of the ways described in the tips above, but what was not mentioned was the limitation on colors and how emphasis and alignment can also benefit in making an effective web-portfolio.

In making web portfolios like this I would need an initial sketch-up of what was needed as far as elements go, figure out what needed to be coded and what needed to be graphics, what I can do with just HTML and CSS (no javascript, flash, etc) and go from there. I feel going over this site while collecting info to put on my own portfolio will help me remember how to write things such as the About section.