Hello /gd/ first time posting here as /g/ recommended you guys.
I'm a former graphic designer gone programmer (mostly embedded electronics) and I would like to create a personal website to log my work, share a little about myself, and put things that shouldn't clutter up my resume.
I'm decent with software development but I was wondering if any of you could lend any design inspiration for personal websites. I would probably go with darker tones, and very minimal yet functional.
Check out wordpress themes focused on personal portfolios, maybe even themes designed for agencies. There are so many bloggers nowadays that you'll likely find at least 10 'best 50 portfolio themes' rankings in a minute. Great for inspiration.
Are you planning on developing the website yourself?
>>268921
yes although I'm not sure how I feel about using wordpress.
I know some jobs demand wp experience, and its probably really useful - but I was going to build my backend from scratch for this. In either case I could still take inspiration from some wp themes however.
I am building everything myself. I have been learning full stack development for more advanced projects than this but I have yet to establish my online presence in the form of a portfolio. I feel its best to stop and do that before continuing further with my other projects, so at least I can document it going forward.
>>268923
Well, a big advantage of wordpress is how easy it is to add content. You're limited to what the theme creator designed (although with some freedom) but for something as simple as a personal portfolio I would highly recommend it. Mobile ready, plugin friendly, dynamic, ease of use, these themes were designed precisely for people like you.
Showing your skill in developing websites yourself would be more interesting for highly specific requests. No client will pay you to code something thousands of people have done before you.
>>268924
the way I see it is that I just have to make a simple post template file which i add to a folder and each file gets displayed on the webpage as a post.
the rest is all static. very basic, no need for contol panels considering my web server already has that. this allows me to post securely as I am the only one able to modify that folder/database.
>>268919
there's a pdf's i have called
>Julius Wiedemann - Web Design Portfolios
it's a little outdated but very interesting for grabbing inspiration for a personal works website they mention how they made it and other things.
here's a list of web design inspiration:
http://alittlebitofsomething.co.uk/
http://awwwards.com/
http://cssdance.com/
http://cssclip.com/
http://cssartillery.com/
http://css-design-yorkshire.com/
http://cssgalaxy.com/
http://cssimport.com/
http://cssmania.com/
http://cssmix.nl/
http://cssnature.org/
http://cssscoop.com/
http://cssuberclean.com/
http://designreviver.com/
http://edustyle.net/
http://hongkiat.com/blog/ (design + tech)
http://howdesign.com/
http://inspirationking.com/
http://noupe.com/
http://siteinspire.com/
http://webcreme.com/
http://webdesignerwall.com/
http://webdesignledger.com/
http://webdesignserved.com/
http://websitedesignawards.com/
