There’s a trend of people trying too hard with their portfolios. Shoving a bunch of animations, a vibe coded mess. You don’t need to try too hard with portfolios. They only need to be readable.

Keep it static

It’s so common to see random animations in portfolios, usually ones that only hurt readability or draw your attention to something that doesn’t matter. Avoid using animations at all costs. You probably don’t need them anyways.

Keeping it static with no moving parts keeps it readable, and as a bonus your portfolio loads faster.

Only what matters

“If you’re opening a hot dog stand, you could worry about the condiments, the cart, the name, the decoration. But the first thing you should worry about is the hot dog. The hot dogs are the epicenter. Everything else is secondary.” – Jason Fried, Rework

Don’t waste time on the unnecessary. You need to get your name, where you’re based from, your experience and how to contact you. That doesn’t mean that you should make motherfuckingwebsite.com 2: portfolio edition, it still needs to be readable.

It’s strange how common these portfolios are nowadays.