There is a lot to consider in developing a tasteful online portfolio that shows what a person can do for a prospective employer or client. The emphasis of the portfolio I am designing highlights elements of each of the topics I have studied so far through Quinnipiac’s MA Interactive Communications & Media.
The structure of my portfolio is quite simple, comprising of three pages:
- About: professional experience and personal background (home page).
- Blog: summary of key blog posts, tagged by topic.
- Topics: key pages highlighting course material
Designing a portfolio requires a deeper understanding of all that WordPress has to offer and the building blocks that can bring a site to life. WordPress has been a challenging software program to learn and I am still figuring out how to work around its idiosyncrasies.
It is a mix of function and form thinking. This includes thinking through the best approach for organizing and presenting information on each page.
Design Building Blocks
In my earlier blog, Styling ‘On A Mission’ I made some decisions that will define the overall look and feel of my blog as well as the other above mentioned pages. These include using a font that is legible and easy to read online. There are several Sans Serif fonts including Libre Baskerville and Open Sans. For the large headers I looked for a Serif font and found one that pairs well: Playfair Display (H1)
Working with one of the preset templates in WordPress, I have adjusted the color palette that now comprises of black, light gray (#F3F6F6) and a royal blue (#11128B).
Armed with an outline of content, in the coming days, I need to build, build, build.
On A Mission 
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