As a final project for this class, I've been working on dannymanson.com, an online portfolio of my work, primarily in web and graphic design. The site is intended to be a "personal branding" project, linking to my various presences on social media, similar to what class speaker Laura Gainor has done with her own.
As I created the site, however, it took on a bit of a different shape, turning more into a digital resume than anything else. A debate occurred when I presented a draft of the site in class, with some agreeing with the digital resume direction I had taken, and others lobbying for me to return to the personal branding roots, and make the site more of a reflection of my personality.
Ultimately, the site will likely incorporate elements of both a personal brand and a digital resume. If the goal is to get myself employed, I think that highlighting my project work is most important (especially when I'm expecting most visitors to be coming over after linking from my resume, rather than organic new visitors). Eventually, when I don't need the resume aspect as much, I can see the site becoming more of a personal brand site,
Thoughts? Ideas? I'd appreciate them all. In the meantime, dannymanson.com should be up and running by mid-December. Feel free to check it out!
As I created the site, however, it took on a bit of a different shape, turning more into a digital resume than anything else. A debate occurred when I presented a draft of the site in class, with some agreeing with the digital resume direction I had taken, and others lobbying for me to return to the personal branding roots, and make the site more of a reflection of my personality.
Ultimately, the site will likely incorporate elements of both a personal brand and a digital resume. If the goal is to get myself employed, I think that highlighting my project work is most important (especially when I'm expecting most visitors to be coming over after linking from my resume, rather than organic new visitors). Eventually, when I don't need the resume aspect as much, I can see the site becoming more of a personal brand site,
Thoughts? Ideas? I'd appreciate them all. In the meantime, dannymanson.com should be up and running by mid-December. Feel free to check it out!
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