Portfolio Goals - Week 7

Contents: Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Week 7 Changes

Question 1:

How might you use a digital portfolio? What purpose do you want it to serve?

A digital portfolio is something that can be shared along with a resume and cover letter as a way of demonstrating
competencies related to a particular concept or task. It offers a space where you can show projects that you have
worked on rather than just describing them verbally. I would like my portfolio to serve as a space where I can document
my journey through the ID certificate and to act as a tool I can use in the future to complement my CV.

Question 2:

What audience do you have in mind for your portfolio?

My primary audience would be future employers, but I would also be interested in being able to use this as a reflective
document to see how my design style changes over time!

Question 3:

What elements/content, might you want to include in your portfolio? If you already have a portfolio, what have you been inspired to add or change about yours after viewing the sample portfolios?

In the past, I have used websites/portfolios to document technical processes and I find that very useful for being able to
refer to later on. Given this class’s focus on accessibility, it might be interesting to include documentation of how I
achieve certain looks/elements that promote accessibility so that I can use them in future situations.

Question 4:

What preliminary design ideas do you have in mind for your portfolio? Your ideas could include typography, color, images, or layout.

I would definitely be interested in playing around with layout, as I typically rely on a standard html sheet or copy from
previous designs. Incorporating carousels and other image sharing features might be interesting, but I would want to
learn more about how to make them as friendly to screen readers as possible. I have some familiarity with ARIA tags,
but not extensive knowledge of how to incorporate them.

Week 7 Changes

  1. Maximum paragraph width was adjusted to 75 characters per the recommendations of Moran (2016).
  2. Line spacing was increased across the site from 1.4 to 2x to create a more comfortable read (see Jones (2015)).
  3. Increased spacing between questions to create more effective chunks (see Moran (2016)).
  4. Added a table of contents because of the increased length of the page.
  5. Per the recommendations of Root-Wiley (2015), the justification of the ‘About’ page was changed from centre
    justification in order to align with the rest of the site. This also helps maintain consistency and create a repetitive
    form for the site.