Impossible Bureau

Impossible Bureau

The visual graphics on this site is really captivating. It looks pretty "normal" on the landing page, but when you go in, the page is white with a subtle 3D particle model....thing that rotates with your mouse. When you scroll to the footer as well, the color changes where ever your mouse is.

Quentin Morisseau

Quentin Morisseau

Another minimalist design, again with the pop of colors. The navigation is interesting, but does get a little confusing when you go deeper into the site. 

Huncwot

Huncwot

I am really drawn towards minimalist swiss style, so this portfolio is just up my ally. What makes this interesting is when you hover over the categories, you get a bit of color and motion to really grab your attention. 

Web Lounge

Web Lounge

The subtle motions of samples coming up when you scroll down really gives this a modern feel. I also like the transition screen when you go between pages because of the simplicity and bright yellow color. 

Jesse Willmon

Jesse Willmon

While the style of this portfolio isn't to my taste, it does reflect the type of illustrations Jesse Willmon does.

Small Studio

Small Studio

This portfolio has a very interesting introduction where the viewer answers questions about what they are looking for. I especially like the balloon where you have to cut it and wonder what kind of code it took to do that. 

DJNR

DJNR

This is by far the most unique portfolio site I have seen so far in terms of concept and layout. Everything is over on the right, allowing a lot of space for the video. The time line for the video actually is that time bar at the bottom that goes up the side, which is such a unique way to do it. The color scheme is also pretty slick with the lime green and grey. 

Paul Currah

Paul Currah

I really like the post-it note design elements of Paul Currah's portfolio page. It's simple, yet unique enough to be memorable. The colors for some of the tabs not only provide visual interest, but also make sense with the post-it note concept. Also when you click around, the guy's logo changes, and I don't know how I feel about that. I also kind of wish his images would change a bit slower. Looking at it as a whole, it seems like there's a lot going on and my eyes don't know where to look. 

Olly Gibbs

Olly Gibbs

Olly Gibbs is an illustrator I love the work that he does. They are so cute and whimsical. I also enjoy his profile page because not only is it super clean and has a basic structure that doesn't clash with his work, but there are all these little perks when you navigate around. The loading icon is a unique image of an arm going in a circle, there's a hand that points to the "shop" button, and the about page comes up in an unexpected manner. My only complain is that his work is on a different site so if click on "work", you have to push the back button in order to get back to his profile. 

Marc Thomas

Marc Thomas

Marc Thomas is a website designer and I really like the design elements of his website. The main color is a royal purple, which I feel isn't really used as the dominant color from what I've seen. It is nicely contrasted with highlights of yellow, and normally I hate the combination of purple and yellow, but here it works. What really makes it unique is that all the images (icons, web browser) are in outline illustration. I also like the way he displays his work alternating flush left and right. Logic tells me that shouldn't work, but visually I think it's well done.

Bjorn Meier

bjoernmeier.com

I really like the modern swiss style of this website because it's very clean and professional looking. The style of the site also goes very well with the style of furniture Bjorn Meier creates and sells. The text for the list of products is a bit big for my taste, but I really like how when you open a category, it side-scrolls as opposed to a normal vertical-scroll. It may not be intuitive at first, but I think it's an innovative way to basically do a list.

Charlotte Tang

Hello there and welcome to my blog where I will be posting awesome, interesting, and unique design portfolios to get inspiration for the portfolio I will ultimately design for myself. There are so many ways for a designer to present who they are online, so hopefully the more I see, the more ideas will come to me :).

Now, for the first one:
This is the portfolio of Charlotte Tang, a Toronto based designer who focuses on web design and strives to find the balance between functionality and aesthetics. I really like the simple layout of this, it is clean and simple, yet the circular thumbnails give it more personality. I also like the when you hover over her pieces, they go from black and white to colored, something I can definitely see myself doing. When not hovering over the thumbnails, the only colored areas are in the header and footer which catches your eyes first. The way she describes her occupation, "Interactive design ninja extraordinaire" is memorable and way more interesting than just saying "web designer", so I should probably think of something clever and/or witty for myself. My only complaint is that there is no hover effect for her nav bar.