Process Book

MIND THE OCEAN; I THE VOYAGER Creating a distinct artist portfolio which follows a single theme is pivotal in the freelance art industry. Such a portfolio carries the capacity to captivate an intended audience, which ensures that the artist is able to link with clients who share a common interest. Connections built around familiarity enable the artist and client to perform commissions and transactions that are seamless and understood. For my web portfolio, I chose to design it to follow a minimalist sci-fi theme. The concept of “The Future” and “The World Tomorrow” has always intrigued me as it explores an idea that is can not be fully predicted nor comprehend. Because of this, most media that dabble onto sci-fi themes often have the opportunity of creative freedom, as the setting is maleable and always changing with the current times.

DESIGN PEG During the planning stages of the web portfolio, I chose to base my design off of the official website for KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS. The appeal of the website stems from its minimalist usage of shapes and color, as well as the manner in which each element in the website is laid out. I wanted to reflect the same for my portfolio.

PLANNING A good plan always begins with a sketch made with lead and paper. Before creating the graphic and layout for the website, the web portfolio’s intended appearance was first sketched in order for the vision to be established. This served to be useful as it aided greatly in the creation of the web portfolio.

INITIAL SKETCH AND PROCESS

The design and function of the portfolio underwent many changes during production, as with many creative works.

Most of these changes were practical choices such as the replacement of the “about me” page to “contacts”. These decisions were made in order to accomadate for the viewer’s experience when browsing the web portfolio.

SHAPE

The shape language of the web portfolio serves a key role in the web portfolio. In order to keep the design as minimalistic as possible, a majority of the shapes seen only use four sides, except for the logo on the front page.

HEIRAR

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Heirarchy serves a more practical purpose rather than an aesthetic kind, as it is only observable in the layouting for the website. It simply guides the viewers eyes when navigating the web portfolio.

When the webportfolio was initially created, it had no ‘+’ texture in the background, so the portfolio’s design seemed empty. To accomodate for this, a texture in the back was added for appeal.

RATIONALE

Balancing between practicality and design ones ensured that the webportfolio remained minimalist. Furthermore, the elements used also accomodate for the user experience when navigating the web portfolio. Apart from having to showcasing my artwork, I also wanted to demonstrate discipline and purpose within the web portfolio’s design.

FINAL DESIGN Unfortunately, due to carrd’s restrictions as atributed to utilizing a free account, I am unable to add as many elements as I please for the diversity. But even then, the resulting design turned out as how I intended the web portfolio’s design to be—functional, easy to navigate, and reminiscent of how humanity imagines the future.