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Example: Evaluating Olivia Rodrigo's Portfolio Website

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Example: Evaluating Olivia Rodrigo's Portfolio Website

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Overall, I think this is an effective portfolio website. The site feels personal, with design choices that resemble a scrapbook or notebook. This design fits with Olivia's music and brand.

The scrolling homepage starts with a bio section, then a link to her album, a music video preview, and a newsletter contact form. This structure feels simple yet comprehensive -- all the information I would be looking for is here, but it is not so much information that I am overwhelmed. That said, I think the bio could be a little shorter and I wish it appeared in the menu at the top of the page.

The menu is brief, with just three items, and social media links are in a prominent location in the top right corner of the homepage. I think it would be very easy to find exactly what you're looking for on this site.

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Good Example of a Portfolio Website: From Both Sides of the Couch 

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Good Example of a Portfolio Website: From Both Sides of the Couch 

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Firstly, Andrea Rosenhaft, a licensed clinical social worker, states the theme of this website very clearly. When first clicking on the website, she mentions on the top of the page that this website will be about "A therapist reflecting on her journey of mental illness and healing." This allows for viewers to understand the purpose of this blog from when first viewing it.

Next, the website contains a very clean structure. For example, the homepage of the website is split into various categories: rejection, eating disorders, grief, stigma, stress, medications, suicide, mental health within politics, depression, etc. This allows for a great amount of viewers to relate their own specific mental health needs to the various categories that Andrea has provided information on.

Lastly, this website can be found to be extremely relatable and real. Rather Andrea only writing informational blogs to particular mental health disorders, she relates these topics to her day-to-day experience. For instance, amongst these blogs, Andrea has mentioned that she has an eating disorder. Amongst her writing various blogs about other pressing issues regarding mental health, she puts out updates regarding her eating disorder and how she is healing from it daily. In another blog, she also mentions her struggle to find a job and her having to approach the feeling of rejection for the first time. Containing this type of reliability in her content allows for viewers to establish a feeling of closeness to these blogs.

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From Both Sides of the Couch: A therapist reflects on her journey of mental illness and healing, and what lies ahead., by Andrea Rosenhaft, LCSW-R

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Good Example of a Portfolio: @shutthekaleup

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Good Example of a Portfolio: @shutthekaleup

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I think that this website’s aesthetic design is really what promotes Jeanette Ogden’s (@shutthekaleup on Instagram) brand and ethos as an influencer.

The theme of the website is  very pleasing to the eye as the font is quirky and the colors complement her brand identity which conveys what the audience would gain from following her lifestyle on social media.

The structure of the site is based upon the visual draws of titles and images that concisely summarize each post (the format is very similar to what one would find on her Instagram in terms of layout making it familiar to a majority of the audience to this site)

The navigation of the site is also very accessible as the main offerings are clearly displayed in a contrasting font and color from the rest of the content

I really like this website; though it is simple, it really conveys who Jeanette is beyond her social media presence as well as the offerings of her brand, which include recipes and other blog posts. I find the aesthetics and  her the voice in her posts helps to bolster her online presence further and provides a more holistic overview of who she is as a person beyond her Instagram profile

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I think her portfolio does a good job of representing her brand and music in a myriad of ways.

- Firstly, the font and color pattern she uses is easily legible and fits the "atheistic" of music and brand; it showcases allusion to vintage southwest America

- The website also includes everything one would need to know about her and his music: her songs, merchandise, etc. Her website is also mostly gravitated around her most recent album: Chemtrails Over the Country Club, giving the viewer a pathway to her most recent work.

- Although she does a mostly decent job, she lacks in her homepage. Her homepage has smaller text in the corners where it further directs, not being very obvious to the viewer and may cause confusion.

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Chemtrails Over The Country Club - The New Album From Lana Del Rey Out Now

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Good Example of a Portfolio: Amanda Gorman

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The beginning of the portfolio has a photo of Amanda Gorman next to a paragraph explaining who she is and her accomplishments. This layout decision prevents there from being any confusion about who she is and what she does.

The second good choice is the balance of text and photos throughout the website which makes the information more accessible because the viewers don’t feel overwhelmed by text, or bombarded with a bunch of photos they have no context for.

Whoever created the website also made the decision to place obvious buttons under Gorman’s published books and newsletter subscription. This easy access is good for business because people don’t have to work hard to buy her work, so they are more likely to do so, but it also just helps with accessibility.

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Amanda Gorman is the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, as well as an award-winning writer and cum laude graduate of Harvard University, where she studied Sociology. She has written for the New York Times and has three books forthcoming with Penguin Random House.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, she began writing at only a few years of age. Now her words have won her invitations to the Obama White House and to perform for Lin-Manuel Miranda, Al Gore, Secretary Hillary Clinton, Malala Yousafzai, and others. Amanda has performed multiple commissioned poems for CBS This Morning and she has spoken at events and venues across the country, including the Library of Congress and Lincoln Center. She has received a Genius Grant from OZY Media, as well as recognition from Scholastic Inc., YoungArts, the Glamour magazine College Women of the Year Awards, and the Webby Awards. She has written for the New York Times newsletter The Edit and penned the manifesto for Nike's 2020 Black History Month campaign. In 2017, Amanda Gorman was appointed the first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate by Urban Word - a program that supports Youth Poets Laureate in more than 60 cities, regions and states nationally. She is the recipient of the Poets & Writers Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award, and is the youngest board member of 826 National, the largest youth writing network in the United States.

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Amanda Gorman is the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, as well as an award-winning writer and cum laude graduate of Harvard University, where she studied Sociology. She has written for the New York Times and has three books forthcoming with Penguin Random House.

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Good Example of a Portfolio Website: Lindaluz Carrillo 

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Good Example of a Portfolio Website: Lindaluz Carrillo 

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I think graphic designer Lindaluz’s website is a good example of a well-structured website. The site is very organized and the simple design allows for the user to navigate it easily. The site has the following menus: work, about, contact, and shop. I think it's very clear to navigate and the links to her social media are prominent on the right top corner.

I really like the way she organized her work menu. She divided her work into different categories such as logos, mural work, illustrations, posters, and others. It helps organize and display her versatility as an artist.

I like how personalized her website is. Lindaluz’s work reflects topics such as self love, growth, and resilience. In the homepage, the first thing you see is her graphic art and it helps showcase her style and what her artwork is about. In her about page, she provides more information on her background as an artist and education, as well as a link to her resume. Overall, her site is very organized and helps showcase her work.

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Overall, I think Lila has a good portfolio. Although I think she should put a bio/about info at the top of the home page so people know what her site is about, her design is clean and concise which really highlights her digital work and designs.

The site is interactive. When you scroll over the icons, they change color and also show before/after for certain projects. I also like how each project’s webpage has its own theme that relates to the work she did, which I think is clever and makes her website a portfolio in it of itself.

She explains each project in a story-like way which makes it interesting to read. She also includes a portion about her creative process and the skills she learned from each project, which would be useful for employers looking at the website (which I believe is the intent behind showcasing her work).

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Rapoet's portfolio is a good starting place for a portfolio site. It has basic structural pieces like a portfolio photo, bio, and contact information. While the site includes all of the necessary basics, the presentation is a bit off. The font colors and block style formatting make it a bit hard on the eyes.

The second improvement that could be made is simply moving the navigation bar from the bottom of the page to the top. Its current location at the bottom makes it easy to miss. The font and font color choice do make the navigation bar stand out so that is something that could be kept and perhaps implemented throughout the website.

A positive thing I saw on the website was the use of pop-ups. Since this is a page for music artists, there was a pop-up of their song when you first enter the page which is great for site interaction. Overall, the site has the essentials but with minor tweaks and reorganization it could be better.

http://www.rapoet.com/

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* Krawec's portfolio is definitely one that catches the eye of the audience with its bright colors, movement in icon buttons, and images. This is a good starting point because you want the website to draw in the audience and make them wonder what it is about so they go exploring it. The design of the website also goes onto reflect the personality of its creator towards the audience which is a good thing and getting an idea as to who they are.
* One thing that can be improved within the portfolio is the layout of it. Right off the bat, one can't tell what it's about or what is the purpose of the portfolio. It may be helpful to include a brief introduction or paragraph explaining that so that there is more clarity.
*One thing I really liked about the website is how it incorporates different media within it. There are photos, gifs, and music and this helps to make the portfolio feel more modern and thus can overall create a better connection with the targeted audience.

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Overall I think the simplistic aesthetic of Julia Alvarez’s portfolio creates a user-friendly platform to explore her works.

Her navigation menu is straightforward and sufficient. It features a link to all her books, an about page, and a contact page.

The theme of Alvarez’s website is a scroll webpage that has large text as well as visual representations for her books making it accessible to a larger audience.

She has separate links for her books with a target audience and link directly next to the books .

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In Spanish we have a phrase whenever we welcome a visitor to our house,

Mi casa, su casa.

My house, your house.

My hope is that you find my website an inviting and (user) friendly place to learn more about my books, readings, events, and a little about me, the writer.

So bienvenidos, welcome to my website, your website.

Gracias and thank you for your visit.

Published on april 2nd, 2024

A wonderfully inventive novel about telling stories and what happens to the stories we leave untold, from the beloved and bestselling author of In the Time of the Butterflies and How the García Girls Lost Their Accents.

"What a love letter not only to storytelling, but also to the tender, urgent, funny, heartbreaking reasons we tell stories in the first place. This cemetery is a fertile field of rebirth, reawakening, and joy. Every page overflows with delight and wisdom."

-Stacey D'Erasmo, author of The Complicities

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Julia Alvarez has written novels (How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, In the Time of the Butterfiles, Yo!, In the Name of Salome, Saving the World, Afterlife), collections of poems (Homecoming, The Other Side/El Otro Lado, The Woman I kepy to Myself), nonfiction (Something to Declare, Once Upon

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Example of a Good Portfolio: Samuel Eder

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Example of a Good Portfolio: Samuel Eder

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I have chose to analyze Samuel Eder's website portfolio, whom I know personally and consider a friend which I have shared stories, memories and some heated philosophical debates:
1. The first thing one gets to see when you go to Sam's portfolio page is one of his most acclaimed photographs. He is showing his most acclaimed piece and introducing those that might be curious to it. He allows for a possible reader to get a quick glimpse of some of his other photographs by clicking over the picture.
2. The navigation through different parts of the website portfolio is quite easy. Every menu tells you what it pertains to and the name of his projects. Perhaps, however, it should be more clear on how to navigate the photographs of these projects as it is quite difficult to figure out what to do on a first glimpse as a black arrow pops up over mostly photographs with a dark background.
3. Sam is a documentary photographer, so it is quite perfect that most of the website is taken over by his photographs. His pieces overwhelm the page and call attention to them, whether it be about civilians and their suffering in the Ukraine-Russia border or whether it be pictures taken at his time in the Mahindra United World College, the photograph is always the protagonist of the website.

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Award winning documentary photographer and writer Samuel Eder is devoted to capturing ordinary people caught up in extraordinary situations. Inspired by communities tempered in hardship, and hostility, Samuel's work explores a dark, more passionate, and sincere side of human nature.

For series The Face Of Donbas (2019/2020) he spent several months photographing life on the frontlines of Ukraine's war. Visiting both sides of the conflict, he was embedded with troops and worked closely with local aid groups - photographing the perpetrators, victims, and bystanders of this grim conflict.

Samuel has continued to work in the Ukraine conflict zone, and other post-soviet spaces, writing for The Guardian, ABC News, The Wire, and Radio Free Europe. Today the Austrian / Australian is working as a emt in Vienna.

Publications

The Guardian, Australian Broadcasting Network (ABC), MSN, Radio Free Europe, Kurier, National Geographic NL, LensCulture, The Wire, The Independent Foundation For Journalism, The Sydney Morning Herald, Ukei Daily, PK Defence, Lomography Magazine

Awards

LensCulture Portrait Awards 2020, Head On Portrait 2020, Glasgow Gallery Of Photography Monochrome 2020. Fairfax Sydney Morning Herald Photo 1440, Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig Irgendwo, Vsionale Leipzig Nomination, Sydney Morning Herald Clique finalist and winner, Transdev Australasia Art On The Move.

Clients

Lomography, University Of Wollongong , Ten Alphas, Engine Room Productions, Off Road Films, Alex Kess Photography, Southside Fire and Zendesk.

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About Samuel Eder | Documentary Photographer and Conflict Photojournalist - Samuel Eder

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Samuel Eder is an Australian Austrian documentary photographer and conflict photojournalist, specializing in dangerous and hostile environments. He is best known for his work covering the war in eastern Ukraine and the 2020 Vienna terror attack. Samuel has spent long periods in Donbas, Luhansk, Pale

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•The website matches her profession. It is clear Wendy paid close attention to the visual effects and elements on her website, which is fitting because she is a web designer, storyteller, and recent graduate of the Pratt Institute's Communication Design Program.
•While she focuses on the visual aspects of her website, it is not overwhelming. That is, the effects do not consume her page, making it particularly legible. Generally speaking, the effects are subtle.
•The scrolling feature in parts of her website makes her page engaging and easy to follow.

https://www.wenxinwendyju.com/

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I found this website to be generally very effective because it was easy to navigate and dynamic.
- Personally one of the biggest points that stood out to me about this website was how aesthetically pleasing it was but not at all overwhelming or distracting. The images and effects did not seem superfluous and there seems to be a clear organization to the page which I think is important in order to make a webpage both inviting and efficient.
- another element of this webpage that I like was how there were straight forward section links at the top making it easy to find what you are looking for, or simply navigate the website if you have never used it before. In other words I think is friendly to both return users and newcomers which I also think is important.
- I also like how on the first page as you scroll down there are glimpses of the various thinks you can find on the webpage, sort of like a preview, but many of these are also links so on the whole the webpage I found to be really easy to navigate and very clear in its purpose.

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Overall, I think this is an effective portfolio. It was very easy to navigate around and find the artists' info and music.

The visual effects on this portfolio are the strongest aspect of the artists' page. It makes everything on the portfolio enticing to click, though many of the effects are very distracting and inaccessible.

The portfolio has outdated info on tour dates and merchandise as of the time of this blog post.

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I think Rapoet has an example of a good portfolio.

1. The theme is consistent and well meshed. Everything looks cohesive and there is a general aesthetic to the website. I think the overall look of the website is professional and clean, while not being too flashy or extravagant.
2. His contact and bio information are very clear to see. They pop out at the viewer and are very obvious. This makes it easy to find out who Rapoet is and how to get in touch wit him. I think this makes the site more intimate and accessible.
3. One thing I would improve is moving the widget bar to the top. I think that would bring more attention to the different parts of the portfolio and encourage the visitor to look around. When it is at the bottom, all of the features are hidden.

http://www.rapoet.com/

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I wanted to check out some portfolio pages to get some inspiration for how I would like to design mine. While as of the time of posting, the page is still in the works but I hope to make this a nice one. I came across this page in my research. It was not very strong so I wanted to talk a bit about it.

This website is weird to open without context. If you wanted to know who Suzanne Collins was, then you would know she lives in New York, is an Author, and then a picture with her and a rat. You get a book she has written, but there is so much information you feel very bombarded. The fact that her book and her reviews are the first things presented makes the website more of an advertisement when you get past the confusion.

Jumping to her photo on the main page, it is unprofessional. Rather than a headshot, she chooses a photo that references her books. It is explained in the photo description, but if there needs to be a description to explain it, why would you put it? It may only cause more confusion.

Her works page is not up to date with her most recent book. While you can see it on the main page, it is not given one of its own. This may confuse some visitors of the site.

Her interview page is the only aspect I really enjoy, as it brings the visitor of the page into more an intimate place.

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Here is an interview that I did with Jen Rees at Scholastic Press:

1. Of all the places Gregor could have traveled to, why the Underland?

I liked the fact that this world was teeming under New York City and nobody was aware of it. That you could be going along preoccupied with your own problems and then whoosh! You take a wrong turn in your laundry room and suddenly a giant cockroach is right in your face. No magic, no space or time travel, there's just a ticket to another world behind your clothes dryer.

2. Is there anything you find/found difficult or challenging in writing from the perspective of an 11-year-old boy?

I remember being eleven very clearly and I had a lot of friends who were boys so it felt pretty natural being in Gregor's head.

3. Are you anything like Gregor?

I think I'm like Gregor because we both want to do the right thing but sometimes have trouble figuring out what it is. Also, neither of us likes to ride roller coasters and we've both changed a lot of diapers.
But Gregor is much braver than I am...if I even see a regular sized rat in New York City I immediately cross the street.

4. What kinds of things did you enjoy doing when you were 11?

Gymnastics, like Luxa. Reading. Running around in the woods with my friends.

5. Many people think bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders are creepy! Did you have to get over your fear of any (or all!) of them to write this story?

I wish I could say that after I researched the creepy animals I was no longer at all afraid of them...but that would be a big fib! Cockroaches aren't really scary, just a little germy, so I don't mind them much. I love bats...except these really loud ones that get in my attic in the summer and hold some kind of party all night long. Spiders still scare me some, although I'm also fascinated by them and I can happily watch them from a distance. But rats...not pet rats but the wild kind...I will always have what I consider to be a healthy fear of rats. You should, too.

6. Are you kinder to cockroaches, bats, rats, and/or spiders nowadays?

I don't think I was ever particularly unkind to them...but I do have more of a connection with them now. I'm more aware of their similarities to humans. And I'm sympathetic to their desire to survive, which all creatures share.

7. Did you have a sibling who, like Boots, got you into a world of trouble?

I have two older sisters and one older brother and hold them largely responsible for the trouble I got into growing up. I believe as the youngest child, that is my right.

8. Have you ever lived in New York City?

I lived in New York City for 16 years, from 1987 to 2003. But when I was growing up we moved all the time because my dad was in the Air Force. We were mostly on the eastern half of the U.S. and in Europe but, like Gregor, I definitely know what it feels like to be a stranger somewhere.

9. If you had to go to the Underland, what items would you take along with you? And who would you take with you?

I'd take all the flashlights and batteries I could find. I'd also take a couple of bottles of water and chocolate, because I don't like traveling without either of these things. I would wear very comfortable clothes and sneakers...in case I had to run.
My husband, Cap, would be great to have in the Underland, since he is very good in an emergency, but I'd want him to be with our kids up in the Overland so I'd know they were in safe hands.
(Note: Cap says he would not take me to the Underland because I am not good in an emergency and I would constantly make him stop and ask for directions. Both of these things are true.)
So I think I would take my good friend Christopher Santos with me, because he is very diplomatic and travels a lot and he seems at ease in foreign places. Also, he would never make loud, mean remarks about the creatures which could get a person in all kinds of trouble.
In the Underland, I would make it my first order of business to hook up with a couple of bats because, let's face it, without a bat you're probably going to end up as someone's lunch.

10. Have you ever been lost and wanted to find your way home?

All the time. I have a terrible sense of direction. I get lost practically every time I leave my house. Fortunately, people are usually very kind about giving you directions if you ask politely.

11. Do you think you were destined to be a writer? (or is there some free will involved?!)

I...have no idea how to answer this. I would have to go to a cave and meditate on it or something, and then I probably still wouldn't know.

12. If you could invite one of the characters to have dinner with your family, who would it be? What might you cook for them?! What questions would you ask them?

I would invite Ripred to dinner because I think he would tell the most interesting stories. We would have to serve shrimp in cream sauce because this is his favorite dish of all. Just to irritate him, I would tell him he has to use a napkin-or he won't get dessert. He would use the napkin, because dessert would be a fabulous chocolate cake and he loves food, but I bet he would glare at me the whole time.
I would ask all kinds of questions about being a rat, and living alone in the Dead Land, and about his family. Ripred sometimes sneaks up to the Overland, so I would ask him his opinion of New York City, too.
After dinner, we'd play Scrabble.

13. All fun aside for a moment, Gregor is also about war and battling forces and survival. Can you tell us a little bit about this?"

Gregor falls into a fantastical world, but he's really acting out the main role in a war story. Almost as soon as he arrives in the Underland, he's recognized as the "warrior" of the prophecies and he's called upon to undertake what are essentially a series of military missions. For instance, in Book I he goes into enemy territory to rescue a prisoner of war who also happens to be his dad. It's never described as such, but that's what's really happening.

As the series continues, Gregor is faced with increasingly difficult quests and choices as the Underland breaks into a massive global war. His struggle to survive-both physically and spiritually-forms the arc of The Underland Chronicles.

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Here is an interview that I did with Jen Rees at Scholastic Press: 1. Of all the places Gregor could have traveled to, why the Underland? I liked the fact that this world was teeming under New York City and nobody was aware of it.

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Jennifer Fernandez is a writer and digital content strategist who's website is a great example of what a portfolio website should look like.

Upon entry, the user is met with a straightforward description of who she is and the type of information that is stored on the website. The four categories that are listed under her name and job title are Design, Travel, Lifestyle, and about, which are all hyperlinked to everything she has ever written about those topics. In addition to this, there are social media links
( Facebook and Instagram)on the website that allows users to explore Jennifers work every further.

Beyond being easy to navigate, this website is aesthetically pleasing to the eye with its simple tones and fonts. One con from this website is absence of personal imagery from Jennifer which makes it a little hard to connect with her as a visiter.

All in all, this is a great template that one can follow if they would like to have a well-liked online portfolio.

https://www.jennifermfernandez.com