While looking at different kinds of portfolios out there, I am a bit confused about how to design my own, is there a better approach while designing that I should know. I just made it without thinking much. Tried to make it as simple as possible for now, One thing that I think which is really important is that your portfolio should be uniquely defining you. Making it interesting and playful can also add a reasonable amount of value.
Go ahead and share your portfolio and tell us the story behind.
I'd remove links to profiles you don't use regularly e.g. Reddit and Behance. Also, Hashnode is missing 😀
Do you want to connect with recruiters and colleagues on Facebook or LinkedIn, or maybe both? I prefer keeping private stuff away from my work stuff, but that doesn't mean you should do it too :)
What are your goals with the portfolio?
For me I found it to be the perfect candidate to try some new cool frameworks. Most recently i rebuilt my whole portfolio in Gridsome which was an awesome experience! I have rebuilt my portfolio from scratch so many times, I just find it very fun, each time trying out some new technology or something!
If your goal is to give increase be seen more by recruiters, there are some pointers that i've learned. What recruiters like to see in a portolio is:
I'll tell you my story and strategy behind it, maybe you'll find it useful :)
I had two main goals that I wanted to achieve with my website:
BONUS POINT - Interactive blogs are awesome way to drive engagement. On my blog, I added polls for people to vote. Last time I checked, I had 250 unique votes on polls, which is quite amazing with 1.1k views.
Link to my portfolio: lazarpavlovic.com
Note: Blog is on Serbian language. When I have time, I will translate it to English :)
Hope this helps you a bit