For the past few weeks, I've been working on a portfolio site for myself as a web designer, I wasn't restricted on any aspect on the design, I just had to make it about me, which turns out to be a lot harder than it seems. Making the design was easy, I just made it the way I wanted it, and if I didn't lie something, I took it out. That was one of the benefits of making a website about me, If I didn't want something, then why keep it? It was my website, after all!
As a pre-assignment to this project, we went through a packet about making web design portfolios, and did some activities to practice out personal branding skills. We did things like formulate a catchy yet professional tagline, find a font that's appropriate for you and for your portfolio, and think about professional displays of past works for client reference. After we honed those skills, we put them to the test by creating logos and taglines, then shortly after that, we started the website!
Throughout my portfolio design, I've had to restart from scratch twice, that's two times where my design broke, or just went too far in the wrong direction, to where I just had to delete and try again, and through those two mess-ups, I learned that not everything I want to do will happen, or will even be possible, so instead of trying to do things in a bunch of different directions, I just focussed on the main aspects that I needed, and added cool features later.
Overall, this project was probably the most difficult I've faces, but I've learned so much about myself, and about writing myself already, and it isn't over yet.
