Portfolio layout

The content page took quite a long time to get how I wanted it because of the images I wanted to use. I tried moving them around with text to find what worked the best. 

I decided not to have page numbers to keep it simple I just had project section numbers. 

Here is my final content page layout: 

I put a brief description of what would be in the portfolio on the content just to give people a clear idea of what to expect before they look at my work. 

The website development pages was tricky to design layout wise. I didn't want to have page after page of screen shots, so I decided to do an interactive slide show so you could flick through the pages. However this could only be exported as an SWF file. So for my PDF version I used the same layout but only showed 2 main screen shots, and six smaller screen shots down the sides of the pages.

I realize lots of text is used throughout the portfolio, I just felt some projects needed to be explained to the viewer more then others to give a clear idea of what I did to develop it. This is why for each project title page I had a section of text explaining about the project. This doesn't look as creative as I would of liked, however after trying many different layouts I decided this was the best way to do it.

The main problem with this page was fitting all the text and images and title on one page, 

I tried different ways in which they would all fit together in order but settled for the simplicity - here is my final layout design for this page: 

I tried various colors for the texts and backgrounds but found that purple, yellow, white and grey was the color scheme that worked the best, and suited my work the most. 

I did like other color themes, however I still felt the one I settled on worked the best with my projects. 

Personal logo

Simple, cute design 




Looking at the use of color


 

The color violet is my favorite color, when I get the chance to use it in my work I'll jump at it, it has been used a lot in my portfolio. On the color wheel a nice lemon yellow works  nicely with the color violet - these are the colors which will be incorporated into my logo design. 



Simple grays and blacks work well with a splash of color. 


The right typography. 
 Images blending into works looks really good.

Looking at typography in logo designs 

The text can make a logo unique and personal to you, finding the right one that works well into your logo is important. 

Here are some logos with I liked the text of: 

 The colors in this logo are similar to the ones I would like to use in mine, I think
in this logo they work well together. 


 

Designing my own logo 

Logo design - Style 1 

For these designs I decided to use a flower, I really like the shapes in them and think they can be worked really well into any logo. I wanted something pretty and feminine. 

I experimented with typography and really liked the first one, the colours have turned out a lot brighter then when I originally saved it, however I am going to leave it like this because it makes the logo pop and stand out a bit more. 

I decided to use my initials (Samantha Jane Foster) because my full name looked to long and I think it works better because Samantha is such a common name.     

Logo design style 2

These were some logo designs I decided would work well personally for me. I decided to use the text I liked on my practise logos (see above) which was downloaded from dafont called 'girls are weird'. I used purples and yellows because they compliment each other.

I am going to use the shoe for my final logo, the shape is really strong - not to mention I'm a shoe person! 

Portfolio covers

I liked this one visually, however there are lots of different things going on with this cover such as 'Fashion' 'Beauty' and 'Design' all look like main headings.






I liked the strong colors and lines of the image, and how the portfolio had a title 'Beauty will save the world' I thought this worked really well and it says a bit about the person behind the portfolio. 



Front cover



Back cover

It is important to remember a back cover when designing your front one, so they link in well. I like how simple this design looks, but when you take another look you can see the attention to detail and the effort that as gone into it. The colors stand out and work really well together. 




I liked the layout of this, but I'm not sure about all the clashing patterns and shapes. 




What I really liked about this was the use and design of her own logo. It made the whole thing more personal to the designer.