Project 4 proposal

As a soon-to-be graduate, my goals for my final project will help serve my future and my career. The final project will be an online portfolio website. This website will be a place for potential employers to gain a sense of who I am and what I do, as well as what I love. The website will contain elements of my style and personality, and will also communicate my career goals. The hope is that I will create a visual resume that stands out in employers’ minds and perhaps sets me apart from my competitors.

Deciding on the content of the website will be just as hard as creating the website itself. The content must serve many purposes: 1) I am a passionate, driven and creative person; 2) I am able to adapt to many different situations as an artist and designer; 3) I have a unique vision that will elevate their overall goals; 4) I work well with others and love being around people. I want to display both my talent in creating beautiful artwork and also providing a unique approach in my role as an event photographer.

I have chosen a portfolio website as my final project because I have done portfolio websites before and have been unable to focus my energy to one specific goal. In the past, my websites seem to be an outlet to display my web design skills allowing the work on the website to fall short. The main focus of this website needs to be the actual work presented, not the website itself. Though it is important that the website convey solid web design knowledge, it is not important to have lots of “bells and whistles.” Furthermore, I hope that this final project will propel me into my next phase as an artist and designer, with the larger goal being to find work. I hope that by already having a website I will stand out as someone who is well prepared. Therefore, my audience is obviously potential employers.

Inspirations thus far are sunygao.com, madisonhousedesign.com, ctaylorcrothers.com, among others. What I like about these sites is the simplicity, both in the color scheme and the aesthetic. Navigation is easy and you are quickly able to view the work without having to click on too many buttons or links. I want to incorporate these ideas into my website. I think I would like my background to be white and my text black. The buttons will be a place for me to display my personal design. At this point, I have decided that the links will span across the top of the page, underneath a header. And the rest of my design, such as fonts, will be decided as I begin the creation of the site.