Miao Tian

- The Website -

When it comes to portfolio, my first thought is to be efficient. However, after a lengthy research on website templates, I decided to write my own. After all I need a portfolio for a job.

I named this website basic necessity.

For a portfolio website, I want mine to be simple and clear. First of all, there are three main categories of this kind of websites - a project list page, pages for each project, bio page. However, I also want to make this website to be one of my artworks so I added the fourth page - a "welcome-art" page. The following sketch is my initial attempt to organize the hierarchy of my contents.

The suggestions I received and the problems I noticed during several play-tests and failed interviews are...

Users don't know the background is interactive, which is fine with me, but after they realize, most prefer drag/scroll sign

Prefer Hoover over Click to enlarge pictures

Enlarge images bigger

Users don't seem to click Next sign to view more projects, so maybe grid layout is better

Some cooler visual effects came to mind when talking to people

The following is a revised flow chart.

I cleaned up the flow chart and it is shown below:

- The Welcome Art -

I was very bad at keeping the habit of editing my documentations. The anxiety of getting a job and making money pressures me every day after graduation. My inspiration is from the contradiction between the gorgeous view from my apartment and my anxiety.

I want to use this website as an opportunity to portray my feeling of in between art and bread. This website is also a chance to strengthen my determination to the pursuit of experience design.