: Is it okay to showcase templates/layouts recreated in different codes in a portfolio? I have several different templates/layouts, both simple and complex. I recreated these templates multiple times,
I have several different templates/layouts, both simple and complex. I recreated these templates multiple times, just using different codes. (Say, a complex one was originally made in only HTML and CSS, I recreated it using HTML, Javascript, CSS, then again with a HTML and PHP concoction, and etc.)
I wanted to showcase my work and skills by doing this, but I don't know if it would be okay for that all to go into a resumé/portfolio. This is why:
Freelancing Does potential business really care about how their site is made, as long as it looks and functions to their liking? (As in, should I just only show the one example of each template/layout and not the multiple recreations?)
Potential Hire However, if a potential employer were to stumble across my resumé/portfolio, would having the multiple recreations do any good for a career outlook? (As in, this potential employer is a company where I could be working on a team to create/develop sites and not be freelancing; would a lack of skill-shining turn this employer away because I didn't set myself apart and show that I'm not just like every other budding web designer?)
Those two issues have me wondering if it is okay to have a resumé/portfolio combined for this specific reason. Or does something like this not matter to potential business (as a freelancer) because they wouldn't care either way as long as it looks and functions to their liking and therefore it is okay to showcase the recreations with the originals?
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I've seen some web development companies showcase "their" work / screen shots which turned out to be the same thumbnails used on the template sites for those templates. That I think is about as low as you go. But if they really aren't designers and simply install templates configure them with a companies information that's ok as long as the company is happy with the work.
If you've modified a template or created one from scratch with variations I don't see any reason not to use them in your portfolio. This is something you'll have to decide on. There's no way for you to know if a company looking at your portfolio with like or dislike it based on the likeness of each template. So the safe way to go would be use the variations that are the most different from one another. You can always send references as needed.
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