http://www.kin3tico.com/

This is another portfolio/blog site I really like. This site is really about explaining who the designer is and what he does, while keeping his works and blog separate. Its key focus seems to be clarity of information, with descriptions of what services he offers and contact information on the landing page. The use of a personal photograph is oddly underused in personal portfolio design but it has been used here to good effect, as it shows that Kinetic Kreations is one person, and reveals more about the person behind the designs.

The use of a monochrome colours scheme with just one highlight colour, pink, is very effective here. It points the user to the key spots that the designer wants them to read.

When the page is first loaded a little animation is played before materialising into his logo. This works well and is not distracting because it only plays once and does not remain as a blinking nuisance while the user browses the site.

Navigation is perhaps not ideal. There is a consistent nav on the top of the site while links to the various sections of the site. But it is not initially seen because of its small size, lading the user to think that that larger tab navigation attached to the main content div is the main form of navigation for the site, which is not the case, as these large nav links only related to subpages of the main categories. This is not entirely problematic as the key elements the designer wants to display are linked in the large nav on the landing page, but it does take some searching around to find his normal blog link, for instance.

The personality and visual impact of this site, with its large photo background and sleek, modern type and embellishments is extremely effective and eye catching, and overall this is an excellent example of an extremely professional portfolio.