Web Design Portfolio Research Project

Justin Aguilar Portfolio
http://www.justinaguilar.com/index.html
Five things I like about the design:

1. simplistic title/logo area
2. easy to see navigation
3. minimalistic vector images
4. button in the center of the screen that grabs our eye
5. (not shown) parallax-like animations

Denise Chandler Portfolio
http://www.denisechandler.com/
Five things I like about the design:

1. navigation relates to where you are on the page
2. nice hero image with large font call-out
3. subtle animation, not too much
4. social media icons
5. (not shown) parallax-like movement

Ryan Scherf Portfolio

http://ryanscherf.net/

Five things I like about the design:

1. Name centered with hero image
2. 2 column layout to start with
3. minimalistic headers
4. links to past projects
5. social media icons

Sallee Design portfolio

http://salleedesign.com/

Five things I like about the design:

1. hero image
2. call to action
3. minimalistic nav bar
4. interactive mustache (top left)
5. social media icons

Top 10 elements from these sights, ranked from 1 to 10 based on the probability I use them in my own portfolio:

1. parallax-like elements
2. minimalistic nav bar
3. hero image
4. social media icons
5. subtle animation
6. call to action
7. logo/name
8. easy to see navigation
9. links to past projects
10. interactive element

Overall, these 4 portfolios are great for conveying a message to the viewer. They show the skill and creativity of the designer as well as the way that web design and development is progressing with new CSS 3 and HTML 5 elements.