Website update

 In today's session, we discussed what can we improve on the portfolio websites. I especially want to enhance the mobility and design of my page. In order to complete the task correctly, I asked myself a few questions from the tutor's slides.

Regarding bio page:

Is it relevant? 

Does it reflect your and your progression route?

Yes, I think it clearly does appear to be an designer profile.

Is it designed well?

Is copyright correct and in place?

Does it include your name and what your website is about?

Firstly, I saw a big lack of the original side of this profile. It should represent the artist. Therefore, I replaced the first image from the slides on my homepage. It was an ordinary piece from online stock. I have been searching for the best piece connected to the last project.

However, I am still unsure about the colour of the text.

I will left this for further consideration.

I wanted to change those front titles as well, the font needed a change. I was thinking about serif typed version. I chose Cormorant Garamond Light or Semi Bold type. 

On this screenshot, I can see the weakness of this font. It does not step forward, is a neuter.

I skipped to the second slide, where I switched into a more modern style. 

Which suited perfectly to the layout and image. The font ''Brandon Grotesque'' I incorporated into the previous slide.

In the next step, I found the issue with the homepage bar. When I clicked ''portfolio'' it did not change the screen. On the settings, the ''portfolio'' redirects to the homepage, which is a mistake. I tried to manage the Luiza Plak title as a transition to the homepage. However, I cannot set this..

I changed all pages. I decided to add a separate sections with illustrations and graffiti. It also give a more content to the main upper bar.

I have looked at the example of the Jess Frank page. Her persona I introduced in my first post. Therefore, I wanted to transit this motif. 

I tried my best, however it looks much worse than before. Moreover, I cannot add the dropped menu. By adding this, I could take the viewer to the new page depicting my project.

I have experimented with the bold text however, it looked weird and unsuitable to the page. I replaced the main colour with black.

Check your bio page

Is is relevant? 

Does it reflect you and your progression route?

Is it designed well?

Is it well written?

Does it have any spelling or grammar errors?

Could this be improved? 

The comment typed below those questions on the presentation. ''Remember this reflects who you are now!''. This is a statement directed straight in the point. It is true, and even I can see now, that my conception regarding the design has changed. I evaluated my creativity in the recent past months, for instance, I can customize the page in a different way.

I noticed, that I should change picture of me here and the description.

Hopefully, I found one recent picture. I only moved and cropped into the layout. 

Also, I looked at the Jess Frank example. The text she arranged in form of the third person. Therefore I consider changing my bio in a similar way.

I decided to switch sides. The text is on the left and the bigger photo on the right.

Check your contact page and navigation

Is your contact page well designed?

Does it work? Have you tested this?

Does all your navigation on your menu work correctly?

Do you have back buttons to return to the home page on other pages?

Do all your social links work?

Are your social links professional?

Are there any spelling or grammar errors?

Could this be improved? 

I think that the design had made in the previous term is exceptional. Therefore, I implied a change text block. I wanted to encourage people to stay on the website by subscribing to it. 

By words of conclusion, I still need to make a drop-down menu for the illustrations section.