Portfolio Presentation

In this final week I will begin preparation of the presentation of my portfolio. The presentation will be aimed at informing people of what I do, and how I hope to use my portfolio in my career.







To present my portfolio, I will use the portfolio website itself (www.whbdesign.co.uk). The galleries and open ordered structure of the website will provide a fluid and attention grabbing format for my work.

I will structure my presentation based on the following format:

• Introduction to myself and what I have been doing recently
• Introduction into the concept of my portfolio and how it reflects my profession
• Walk-through of portfolio format
• About Me, Services and CV Explanation
• Portfolio display, showing Web, Logo, Icon, and Miscellaneous designs and gallery functions.
• Contact function display and Business Card handout
• Conclusion and Q&A.

After the presentation I would like the viewers to be inspired and curious about myself and my profession, and would hope that a lot of questions are asked.

Entry Into a Design Contest

I have decided to see if my portfolio website would be eligible in a design competition.

The competition I will look at is the monthly award hosted by the American Design Awards. I will enter this competition because the award is rewarded to "web designers responsible for designing creative or innovative websites for themselves or legitimate paying clients". I will enter my website under the 'personal' category. Here is my entry form filled in:



I believe that my website, being that it fits it's promotion and purpose so well, would be a great contender in this competition, and I would stand a good chance at winning.

Final Portfolio Adjustments

I have now implemented final adjustments to my portfolio website, and added some starting content to my portfolio.



This screenshot shows the 'temperate' desktop wallpaper I created to bring contrast to the icons and windows. The random wallpaper is no longer used due to the contrast being uncontrollable.



This screenshot shows the different windows in my website. They contrast well with their background and can be positioned wherever the user wants, as is found in real modern operating systems.

The only changes that will be made to the website now are adding portfolio content as and when it is made.

Portfolio Refinement

I have refined the "wallpaper" of the website's desktop to be a randomly generated image from my portfolio. The website retains it's uniqueness (a highly uncommon website format, let alone online portfolio format), however I can see problems arising with consistency and legibility of some aspects due to the contrasts of the different wallpapers. In my next revisions I believe I will have to create a wallpaper that complements the current colours of windows and icons.