Our WEBM (Interactive Portfolio) had to include our three Mandatory Assignments from this semester, and the reports for these. So my portfolio consists of: front-end and back-end design for a product website, a photo essay, and a brand identity for a fictive puppy food brand.
Working on this semester’s mandatory assignments was challenging, but most of all they have taught me a lot. They have inspired me to understand the graphic design world a whole lot better – and especially the web design world, as I have quickly understood that there is so much to learn about coding.
Each assignment has encouraged me to challenge myself as a designer, and find ways to give the products my own personal touch whilst finding my own design style. Working with websites, photography, and brand identities has helped me open my eyes more to different ways of communicating a message, as well as learning more about programs such as DreamWeaver. I know for sure I will be taking use of the skills learnt from using DreamWeaver and WordPress, and these will only make me as a designer stronger.
My interactive portfolio can be found on webm.monikarh.com.
WEBM Design Choices
The portfolio is meant to represent me as a designer, so I decided to base my design on my own logo, which uses the font Mirza and a light and a dark blue colour. So I used this font for headings, and also used the two colours for most interactive elements as well as headings. I think Myriad Pro is a font that goes well with Mirza, and thus used this for body copy.
My website is a childtheme based on Anders Norén’s theme Hitchcock, but with quite a few adjustments to have it suit my needs and design wishes better. The header photo is one I shot in a learning activity from week 22, and as I really liked the way this photo came out I thought it would add something extra to my design. My logo also looks pretty neat inside the tyre, as it encompasses it nicely.
The website should be organised, and easy to navigate through. Because of the minimalistic use of colours, there isn’t too much going on, which lets the viewer focus more on the actual assignments – which, of course, is the main purpose of a portfolio. I also let the layout of my reports be inspired by the website, and have displayed each of the individual reports almost as if they were a page on the website itself.
– This is an extract from my WEBM, and the whole assignment can be read here: REPORT –
Until next time, stay creative,
Monika
Monika RH Design 