BOIAR QIN

Boiar Qin: Yuzu

October 2012, Online design portfolio

  • Design trends

    • Eye-catching header
    • Clean lines
    • 3 columns

  • Inspirations

    • Food/Fashion: I originally wanted to use oxblood red, an fashion trend for Fall 2012. Finally decided on the bright citrusy yellow of yuzu, a 2011 food trend.
    • Sharp contrast: Bright header vs monochromatic text and headshot
    • Recycled menu from DBL project

  • Development

    • Hand-coded HTML/CSS/JS in Notepad++
    • Mozilla Firefox 16.0.1
    • Windows 7

  • Testing

    • Mozilla Firefox Web Developer tools
    • Firebug 1.10.4
    • Browsershots.org

  • Future work

    • Archive page for previous work
    • Elegant small screen solution; display menu inline

  • Usage notes

    • Main content fixed at 800px width

  • Credits

    • Header image courtesy of Xian Li
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