The portfolio that I’ve been sharing with everyone over the course of the Spring 2020 Semester is not my official portfolio that I created for the AIS program. Instead I created a portfolio just the AIS3070 course. I felt this would make it easier for my fellow classmates to navigate my site and find the information that pertains specifically to our shared course. Once the Spring Semester ends, I intend to roll the information from my AIS3070 page and the lessons I’ve learned in this class into my official AIS portfolio.
So clearly my decision to make my AIS3070 portfolio a standalone site was the first design decision I made but I didn’t stop there. I kept my layout very simple and very clean. I have one photo on my homepage which dually displays something I enjoy and what I do for a living. I placed my navigation buttons in a prominent position at the top of the page and labeled them clearly for my fellow students to understand. I placed all of my blogs on a separate page so that any viewer can easily scroll back and see my submissions and my progress over the course of the semester but I’ve also added a link to my most recent posts to my homepage for continued ease of navigation. I originally had a calendar and some other widgets like a view counter on my homepage but ultimately I feel like they didn’t really contribute anything useful. I’ve always been a fan of the the less is more style design. It’s probably the engineer in me but prefer utilitarian and efficient designs.
Jerry Brown - AIS 3070 - Spring 2020 
Jerry,
I like you design. I am a big fan of simple designs that are straight to the point. Especially in a writing specific class I felt it was important to make the material the focus point and it seems you did the same thing. I must say after reading through your post throughout the semester your site did a great job of navigation. It was very clear you took the time to make the site easy to use. Great job!
Spencer McClellan
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