Portfolio: Natalia’s Mind – The Space Between Thoughts
This website was created to show what’s in my head and how I turn it into different creative forms. It includes my work, information about me, and ways to get in touch. The site serves as my creative portfolio.
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This is my first website ever, created from scratch using Visual Studio Code. While working on it, I learned the basics of HTML, CSS and JavaScript. I became interested in creating websites a few years ago, but I had never finished or published one that others could see. The visual design was first sketched on paper and later created in Canva. The website logos (a large and a small version) were created by me using Adobe Express. The website is hosted on GitHub and is available in both desktop and mobile versions.
The idea for this portfolio came unexpectedly. I felt inspired by the people I am surrounded by here in Switzerland. In Poland, I study Digital Marketing, which does not focus on creating websites or videos. During my studies, I mostly work on promoting already finished content.
During my Erasmus exchange, I met many people who work in the creative field and already have their own portfolios. This motivated me to finally start my own. Even though I do not have many works yet that fully satisfy me, I decided that creating this portfolio would be a good first step. It is a place where I can collect my work, show my ideas, and present the direction I want to follow.
I see this portfolio as a starting point for the future. As I create more projects, I want to develop the website, add new work, and make changes to its structure. Over time, I want to improve it, learn new features, and continue building my creative skills, using this website as a space for growth and experimentation.
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This is my first time creating a website and also preparing a detailed plan for it. The website is “simple” and does not include many effects – I wanted to start with the basics and learn the most important coding skills. At the beginning, it was very difficult for me. I was thinking about how the website should look, how everything should connect, and what kind of code is needed so that elements stay in place and do not “move away”.
The biggest problems for me were in the style.css file. It was not about placing elements on the page, but about their appearance – position, colors, and how many different rules can block each other. Problems appeared until the very end, but step by step I changed the code and finally managed to finish the website.
The website still needs improvement, but at this moment I am proud of it because I did not give up on coding. Next time, I should pay more attention to how specific code or rules affect each other and whether they block certain movements. From a visual side, it is also important to think about how to better encourage people to look at my website and my portfolio.
Overall, this project showed me that I am able to create a website – it only requires time, patience, and the understanding that a website does not look perfect right away.