This redesign kicked off because I need to create a slideshow introducing myself at my weekly work meeting. One of my coworkers showed off their skills by making an animated video, so I thought I should do something similar by creating a website. I was not satisfied with my previous portfolio websites as I felt that the site itself didn’t show off my coding and design skills, so the project expanded from a simple about page for my coworkers to a redesign of my entire website.
My next step was to gather illustrations, content, and ideas on Pinterest, so I could create a potential design on Figma. I decided I wanted to include svgs and to emulate some print layouts that I like. I went through my drawings on my ipad and chose silhouettes of my plants, illustrations of myself, and some drafts of my tattoos. This step was important as I knew I would be using css grid for the layout and it helped me plan out how to write the code before I started.
The next step in my process is to test out separate elements in codepen. I started with the about page as it was the most complicated element. I also reviewed and pulled in elements of other past experiments.
web design experiments collection
Lastly, I started to piece together my website, first with filler content so I could focus on the design and making sure everything worked out. Then I filled out my content. This website is my favorite version of my portfolio so far.