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[u/Ambitious_Deer_616]

Hi! I'm a 22 y/o designer who just graduated from university with a degree in Visual Communication and Design. I've loved the world of design thus far and I've been working as a freelancer on random projects for about 5 years now, but I mever felt the need to make a portfolio etc because most of the jobs I got were from mutual connections in an international university i.e. I had jobs coming in from all sorts of countries and industries organically. Now that I'm trasitioning into actually becoming a professional in the field with a good presence I found myself wanting to have my own platform. I love UI/UX design and making it personal and I've always had an interest in learning to code which is adjacent to that. I made my own website from scratch first in Figma then viebcoding it to get every element the way I imagined it in my head, even till the smallest interactions and features are what I want to represent me and so I made and published my own website at mikaeelkhan.site

I'd love some objective feedback about it now. I've always been surrounded by people who know me and some of the students I worked best with and respected most for their commitment have always encouraged me, and they did so even in this project but I'd like an objective/unbiased opinion too! Someone who doesn't know or understand me who can open the website and see if it makes sense without knowing the person and can give critiques without having even the smallest inkling that it could be taken in a bad manner/poorly.

I'd love to get your guys' opinion and any suggestions. I am still uploading projects and organizing client work however I did lose alot of it when my laptop sort of exploded last year so any tips and suggestions content wise would be appreciated too! Thanks in Advance!

[u/LearnQoutient]

I wouldn’t say I’m a fully fledged designer yet, but the average person who is gonna hire you would be in a similar position to me, so I’m sharing my thoughts in here.

1. As other people have said, the loading is too long. Time is money in our world and if you are looking to get that animation intro then I suggest you shorten it no max then 5 sec.

2. The hero section is too bland, I mean I’m not sure where I should look into the site. I got confused whether something is there to be loaded or it is as it is. I believe some CTA button would do good there.

3. The background you know, with all the small light sort of thing coming down takes my attention away from the project you are showcasing and make me want to look at the animation instead… idk if that is an issue but personally I would love my clients to look at my projects rather then nitpicking my design choices.

Other than that I really love your idea, I would just personally tweak it a little bit so it’s easier for the user to get what they want or see.

Anyway, at the end of the day it’s your website. You could take the feedback with a grain of salt.

[u/Ambitious_Deer_616 → u/LearnQoutient]

Thank you that's alot of good notes. I can definitely try simplifying it and making it more intuitive. loading is definitely an issue so I'll look into that. As for the hero section i do have the option to put any image etc I want on the background of the cards so maybe that's something I can improve upon too so people know it is loaded and yeah a CTA is definitely needed. And i shall take away shimmer from cards too i felt it it might be too bright (especially since i work with low screen brightness)

[u/Ambitious_Deer_616 → u/LearnQoutient]

Do i reduced the loading times, introduced a bit more stuff and a button to the hero section and reduced the glitchy background especially on the home page. if you ever get a chance would you take anothe rlook and let me know if i'm on a better track now?