My old website was created on Adobe muse which is brilliant because you can literally do anything and even implement your own HTML/CSS to create parallax screening also creating my own widgets was a massive bonus i still use Muse to draw up some wireframes involving a 3-step sign-up process, However having something to showcase my work keeping the website updated was very time consuming it consisted of changing one thing on every page size so i decided to take a step back from code and build a new website on a template based program (Adobe Portfolio).
The first thing i wanted out of this website was to keep it as simple as possible for user experience and for me to maintain, nobody wants a life story they just want to see your work and what you can do. so i began looking at websites for inspiration.
Am studio have a clean and simple website that is easy to maintain with the logo on the left and navigation bar on the right. Ive turned against having a welcome page like my old website and decided to jump straight into the portfolio to avoid all the BS!
WNARTDESIGN have inspired me a lot to keep the website Greyscale however in the future i might implement my ivory colour when Adobe manages to sort a plug in or something that will change all the pages, i have tried but the colour changes from portfolio page to the bio page and its just Annoying.
Content for website
As much as i have learnt from university it is more about the creative process and research so i have nothing to show that’s good enough for my website, However working as a freelance designer alongside i gathered some of my favourite pieces of work to exhibit on and in my portfolio.
- IRONHORSE Branding
- Typography
- Logos
- Climbers against Cancer
- Blackburn Youth Zone
- Oakwood Coffee Roastery
Already having my own domain name ive decided to transfer it over to my new website. The reason i pay for a domain name as much as some might find it pointless is;
- It gives my website an undiluted brand
- URLS are entirely my own
- Visitors will take my business seriously
- My website is more flexible
- No provider restrictions
Search Optimisation
Most people will forget about changing the favicon, A favicon is what appears in the tab of web browsers.
Meta Tags are pieces information is what will appear in search engine results for your site. So ive decided to input some key words to help create traffic.
Professional Practice 