There’s this surreal feeling that comes with having your portfolio website. Especially when you’ve put a lot of time and effort into it. It’s like you own a piece of the internet.
I’ve been dragging my feet about building my portfolio site. Heaven knows the number of my-portfolio-site repos I have on Github (don’t check, I deleted them all). Then there was a time I considered using no-code website builders because I was generally sick of coding websites (I mean who wants to write code when you can drag and drop rectangles). Then I found Astro…
Love at first site?
Found out about Astro in 2022 (I think). I saved Traversy Media’s youtube video on Astro, that I was going to watch and learn more about it — I never did. Fast forward 2024, Astro popped up on my X timeline. Then I decided to revisit Astro, this time straight to the docs. I followed their tutorial on building a blog site, and it just occurred to me to build my portfolio site with Astro. The content collections feature was just what I needed.
Inspiration
For the first time I set out straight to code, no designs whatsoever. I knew if I took time to design before I built, the chances of me finishing were almost nonexistent (happened so many times). I made some sketches though, of how I wanted my project cards to be displayed.
As I went along, I visited the websites of some of my favorite designers where I picked some ideas for how I wanted my portfolio site to turn out. Below are the links to their sites:
I also got some inspiration from:
Got more coming
I’m not done yet. I have a lot of ideas for my portfolio site. I’m going to keep adding more projects and blog posts. I’m excited about the journey ahead. Will keep you updated!