WEB DESIGNSTRATEGYINTERACTION DESIGNWIREFRAMING & PROTOTYPING

For TSE's photo portfolio website he had just a singular request: "I want the site to do something that's not the usual experience when people view this site". A challenge I fully embraced in order to deliver a delightful and visual interactive experience.

VIEW LIVE SITE

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My challenge was to deliver an experience that was uncommon for traditional photo portfolio websites while being something that still possessed the same essence and purpose. I worked on several iterations to come up with different layouts and device breakpoints in order to understand what would work and what wouldn't. Working with TSE and the most experienced web developer (shoutout to director tetsuo) I know we tested several of the iterations until we were able to arrive at the final version of the site. The images below give a general overview of most of the iterations that were explored. Photographs at their most fundamental level represent stillness, a piece of time where nothing seems to be moving and throughout this entire process one thing that kept recurring was how to add elements that wouldn't take away the main essence of these photographs but to mimic the several moving parts that go on outside of the lens needed to produce these photographs.

explored iterations for the site

BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER

Based on the several iterations worked on I was eventually able to arrive at the ideal version of the vision TSE had for his portfolio when he reached out to me. With minimal complexity but unconventional and providing a matching visual experience for his photos the final iteration of the site draws from smooth scrolling transitions adapted from current web design trends to deliver an ideal visually immersive viewing experience. To fully immerse yourself make sure to visit the live site with the link at the top. To be able to bring to life the vision for this website is one of the most challenging endeavors I have been a part of.