What are good colors & text for a portfolio web site? do you have to do it the way you like it with glass shiny buttons & your favorite colors a different way with plain text & other kind of colors?
business like or more personal?
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I would say the best colours would be popular ones. It means you would have to update the site regularly, but like it or not we all are drawn to those colours.
Check out Fashion Designer web pages to get an idea what colours are in (Dior, Chanel, DKNY, etc) Another idea that I found was actually to look at craft sites. Scrapbooking ones are great for finding wonderful colour combinations (Close to My Heart, Stampin Up). So are Paint company sites, like Behr.
Other than that, I would sugest soft neutrals with a couple bright accents for punch. Turquoise, Orange, Fuscia and Grass Green are great for the punch. I wouldn’t suggest Red unless your designs are very modern or urban, and then only use a small ammount for accent. Otherwise it overwhelms and sometimes repulses.
White is best for showing that your designs are clean, new and fresh. It illustrates attention to detail. If your designs are more tradition off-white is fine. My main area is Photo restoration so I use an antique white to give a vintage feel. But I use white for my CG’s and layouts.
Don’t go overboard with fonts. I know we all love those cool ones you can download, but you want something a person can read. Arial, Times and Futura are all good for body text. But you can go all out for deco text as long as it is readable.
Keep the buttons easy to see and readable. You don’t have to make them glass, in fact I would stay away from that effect. Everyone uses it and you want to set yourself apart. Look online for tutorials on new effects. (I’ll include a few of my fav sites)
But basically the site has to reflect yourself and your work. Don’t do a modern layout if your portfolio is full of classical designs. And don’t use an austere classic design if your work is funky and urban. As for it being business or personal – that depends on why you are putting up the site, and what type of work you want to get. I prefer the casual-business look, it’s professional while still being welcoming and warm. Tell your story.
Search online and look at other peoples sites to get an idea what you like (but you know the drill, don’t copy – create!).
Good Luck. I’ve always wanted to set up a site but I am useless at web pages (but learning).