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An online portfolio is a great place to express your individual ideas and depict who you are as a creative. However, translating that understanding of yourself into a whole visual language and digital world can be difficult. When it comes to a project that is so personal, we often end up being extra critical, indecisive, and just generally confused.
How can you best express your story online? These graphic designers explore different techniques to present their works and personalities on their websites via various graphic design styles.
1. Studio & More: Branding, digital and motion studio
The best websites will grab your attention at first sight. This graphic design studio’s website does just. They’ve included an eye-catching animation on the homepage that showcases their skills right from the get-go. Not only does the animation display a 3D version of their logo, it also gives us a feel for their brand’s personality. When making homepages, this is an impactful design choice.
There’s a clear visual language throughout the website, with the use of big, bold text, equally bold color choices and a touch of gradient here and there. Each project page tells a story of the process they went through, from the inspiration stage, to the typography and color palette choices, and behind-the-scenes images that will make you want to step into your screen.
2. Beeple: Digital art (films, VJ loops and more)
Everything about Mike Winkelmann’s graphic design website screams Mike Winkelmann, from the full-screen videos on the homepage, to the monochrome color scheme and the way the words cross out when clicked. Not to mention the language used throughout the site that adds an intimate and real tone.
There’s a diverse mix of projects, including animated short films, VJ clips and ‘Everydays’. Despite their different styles and natures, they come together to form a whole experience. But if you really want to treat yourself (and enjoy a trip down memory lane), dive into the ‘Archive’ section. We promise brutally honest, behind-the-scenes action. Enjoy.
3. Daniel Aristizábal: Art direction and digital art
If you didn’t know the meaning of the phrase “eye candy,” now you do. An unidentifiable pink object, gravity-defying scenarios, and other overly real digital materials meet you on Daniel Aristazábal’s animation website and portfolio.
The fun doesn’t stop there: each page of this graphic design website offers an exciting scrolling experience, as images slide in and begin to move, overlapping one another using various parallax scrolling effects. Adding a touch of order to this online playground are the four elements in the corners of the screen that stay put while you scroll, offering an alternative form of website navigation.
