Here is the first version of my website, which I designed in April/May of 2009 while I was in college. As you can see, my logo has since been tweaked and the design is very much limited to my knowledge of dreamweaver/css at the time.
The next website was launched in February of 2010 shortly after graduating. I got rid of the blocky layout and went with a more minimal layout.
My most recent design was launched this week, about two years after the initial site was produced. I decided that the previous site was too minimal and many of the elements weren't connected well. I wanted to design a site that was visually appealing, easy to navigate, and showcased work effectively. I utilized a grid to organize the work in a way that was visually appealing and functional. Rather than having a different page for each project, and numbers and arrows to navigate between different photos of projects, I just simplified the design to one page that features thumbnails of each design that open with a lightbox of the images. I used the lightbox for images so the viewer can view larger images of each project. The website can be viewed at www.jasonkeisling.com.
A portfolio is an ongoing process and I will be continually adding more work. I think the site has improved drastically with each layout and I'm hopeful that the eventual fourth version will continue that trend.
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