My First Portfolio

Since a child, I have never been the most artistic. I always focused on the content of things and never the surrounding factors that made it unique & interesting. I knew this habit would come back to haunt me at the end of my code boot camp when it was time to make portfolios. My instructor really wanted us to dive deeply into this task, so I knew it wouldn't be an easy one for me. Even though I knew I was not the best at design, I still wanted a portfolio page that would attract potential employers. When the week began I dove into figma. There was only one thought on my mind, make this page not look bland. I sat on my computer for hours adding insane amounts of gradients, colors, fonts, text shadows, and pictures. After hours of play in design world, I was finally ready to show my instructor. I was confident I had a great design! I was rudely awakened when he told me the opposite. He explained to me that sometimes the more design and aspects you add, the worse the project gets. We sat down and basically made a plan for what my design would be. I wanted my design to be professional but also eye catching. I wanted to communicate the type of person I was threw my design and I quickly figured out that my prior approach was not the right one. I went back to the drawing board and started clean. I focused on using colors that would express who I was but without making the page feel childish. After more hours in design world, I finally was satisfied with my product. This was my first time really trying to dive into design and it taught me a lot. The next time I have to create a page I will definitely start my process by planning what it is exactly that I want this page to show. Planning before hand will save you a lot of time and stress in the long run.