So what about these online portfolios makes them special? Part of it is their design, but a major component is content. The best online portfolios include a logo, tagline, resume, about page, a way to contact him or her, and have their own domain name. Most importantly, they fit the career of the person, meaning those in visually-dominant careers have visually-dominant portfolios.
1. Abbey Niezgoda, Multimedia Journalist
2. Alexey Abramov, Graphic Designer
3. Ryan M. Cheung, Marketing and Public Relations
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Nice samples. I like the 2nd one because it's design is unique. Number 4 also has a clean user-friendly interface. So which one do think works best for PLU students? How can they learn from those examples?
ReplyDeleteThe universal best for students across all majors is probably #1. I say this because it has simple and clean navigation, incorporated widgets for social media, and of the five, would take the least amount of time to be easily recreated on Wordpress.
DeleteIt's most important to take away that each of these portfolios are tailored to the specific industry of the person featured, meaning the content and design changes. However, these online portfolios still have specific elements in common such as a resume/biography. So when creating an online portfolio for the first time, it's easiest to find an online portfolio from your industry that you like and model yours after that one. It doesn't have to look the same, but the elements and design should be similar.