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Create a portfolio that will showcase your actual work rather than just the design of the portfolio site.
New Terms:
- Co-creation -- a management initiative, or form of economic strategy, that brings different parties together (for instance, a company and a group of customers), in order to jointly produce a mutually valued outcome...
- Minimal Design -- the embracing of the maxim “less is more”. The use of whitespace is a key consideration when thinking about minimal design.
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Now that we've discussed how your work and
narrative fit into your portfolio,
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it's time to start addressing the actual
visual design of your portfolio.
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Simply part, make it simply put.
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Go for a minimal design to
embrace the maxim less is more.
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[SOUND] Let the portfolio work be
the focus in terms of typography,
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color, and interactions.
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To do this, choose as few typefaces,
sizes, weights, and colors as possible.
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The same goes for the interactions,
keep them minimal.
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Just in terms of getting started,
you'll want a grid.
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There are sites like
the Responsive Grid System
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that can help you calculate
the best grid for you.
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And then it will generate the basic
code you need to execute that grid.
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For instance,
here's a 12-column grid in action.
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Rebecca used ony a handful of
typefaces and a minimal amount of
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grays in her color palette to show
her work off more effectively.
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She was able to subdivide
her space visually into
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multiples of 12, 6, 4, 3, 2, and 1.
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For responsive design, that 12-column
grid tends to be the most versatile.
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Once you've created a grid to
flow all of your content into,
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it's time to start filling that grid.
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We'll use the next video to
talk about getting feedback
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once you've begun adding that content.
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