My site has been progressing quite smoothly. The layouts from page to page aren’t changing much, and I’ve just begun the work on the bulk of the site: the actual portfolio. I’m going to use iframes, but can’t seem to get a firm grasp on the concept, so I plan on working on that part in class.
Other than the iframes, I feel very confident in this project.
My comps progressed smoothly. From a technical point of view, I sketched them on paper, designed them in Illustrator, tweaked them in Photoshop, and saved them as PDFs. Creatively, I followed the same basic pattern for all three home page designs. Using geometric patterns, I created one large picture box, and several smaller decorative ones. My backgrounds are all clean and simple, as are the navigation links. For the “about me” pages, I coordinated each one to its respective home page design. I kept the same basic framefork and covered the sample images with text. As far as color schemes, I stuck with neutral greens and oranges. I want the site design and colors to be rather simple and muted, to let the indiviual pieces stand out more. After all, that’s what should define a graphic designer’s portfolio site.
