During your Professional Development week you will present what you have so far of your portfolio to your classmates. Your portfolio doesn't need to be completed but it does need to be in a presentable form. Below are a few resources to get started.
- Portfolios are a necessity to get that first and sometimes even second job. This resource provides alumni samples as well as resources for building your own portfolio from scratch or using an existing template.
- This resource provides some great tips on making your portfolio site and how to stand out.
- This resource will provide some great tips on making your portfolio site and how to stand out.
GitHub offers every member one special repository that can be hosted for free by GitHub. This is a great place to host your portfolio site. If you ever want to use GitHub's special repository to host something else, you can move your portfolio to a different repository. Read all about GitHub Pages here.
Follow the instructions exactly!
- You must have a file named
index.html - The name of your repository must be
yourusername.github.io - Put your code in this repository - no nested files!
Week 4
- Create a wireframe for your portfolio
- Figma is a great platform to create wireframes
- Decide on which technologies to use
- Code the basic layout with filler text (UI without functionality)
Week 5
- Create project cards with placeholder information
- Create languages/frameworks/tech section with placeholder information
- Consider a color/font scheme and branding
Week 6
- Activate links to GitHub, LinkedIn, and resume PDF
- Create navigation functionality
- Fill in placeholder text
- Activate links to projects
- Add any screenshots or gifs to project cards
- Deploy!