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How do you know when it's time to rebuild a portfolio?
For me, it was a slow realization. My work, thinking, and vision had quietly outgrown the site - and at some point, I couldn't ignore it anymore.
The problem wasn't the design. It was that I kept growing, and the site didn't.
So I finally rebuilt it. From scratch. No templates, no shortcuts - Framer for structure, Rive animations woven throughout. I wanted the site itself to feel like a piece of work, not just a shelf for work.
It's live now š deniskaita.com
Building it also made me think harder about what actually belongs in a portfolio. Because a rebuild forces you to make cuts. And cuts are uncomfortable.
A few questions I kept coming back to:
ā Does this project still represent how I think?
ā Would I be proud to walk a client through this today?
ā Is it here because it's good or because I spent a lot of time on it?
That last one is the hardest.
Would love to know how you approach this. When does a project stop earning its place?
Questioning what it's working and what's not is always a 10/10 start!
100% ā the uncomfortable ones are always the most useful.
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Awesome work
Thanks! š
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