Semester B: Week 29
Student: Tai Ser Yeet (22064351)
Programme: BA (Hons)(SW) Digital Media Design
WEEK 29
Updating the Portfolio
Brainstorming
Dean has been complaining about how my online portfolio resembles a tech website, such as Apple or Samsung. I finally decided to change it today.
I was inspired by Aristide Benoist's portfolio, where the creator applied the contrast between the small-lowercase typography and the large-scale elements, especially with the vibrant text against the dark background.
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| Aristide Benoist's Portfolio |
I took those ideas and made adjustments to my current website. Before that, I selected two colour palettes that had two complementary colours to stand out.
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| Palette 1 |
Link to Palette 1: https://colorhunt.co/palette/7daacbe8dbb3fffdebce2626
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| Palette 2 |
Link to Palette 2: https://colorhunt.co/palette/bf4646eddcc6fff4ea7eacb5
Refining the Wireframes
The hero background felt plain with the brown, so I added an orange radial gradient for a pop of colour. I chose the ocean blue as the logo colour.
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| Radial Gradient To The Hero Background |
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| Updated Desktop Design |
Having a second look at the colour scheme of my updated design, I realised that it looked very similar to one from my UI/UX project that I did in my second year! So I changed it to a different colour, HEX code of #1D1610.
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| Poochi App Case Study |
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| Updated Hero Colour |
I did not like how the edge of the logo in the navigation bar was not aligned with the left of the body section, so I increased the padding on both sides.
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| Increasing the Padding on the Body Section |
Feedback From Dean
The text stacked vertically looks old-fashioned. Besides that, place the logo on the side, bigger or as a background.