Make a sleek portfolio layout

Step 1

First off we will start by creating a new document of 1000px X 900px .
Next fill the background with #b3ae68.

Step 2

Now the first part of the layout ; the header.
Using the rectangle tool make a rectangle on top of the layout . It’s size should be about 100px in height and 100% the width of the document.

Step 3

Then we will apply a linear gradient. Of #b0a500 to #beb202 .

Step 4

Next we add 2 , 1px dividers below the header.

Step 5

I will be using “Myriad Pro” throughout the tutorial . For the title ill use it aswell ( Condensed , 48 pt , strong ) color #3f3f40.

Step 6

Now lets head to the main navigation; again using same font ,smaller size (24pt) we’ll add the navigation on to far right of the layout. Make
sure that you leave some space on the right.

Step 7

To add an effect for the “current page” lets make a rounded rectangle “BENEATH” the text layer using same color as the background , like below.

Step 8

Now we’ll apply the following linear gradient and reduce the opacity to 23%.

Step 9

Our header is now complete. You might think that this is simple. Yes, for me a portfolio should either be very simple ( which you might have seen
around the web ) or should have much components and anything in between just won’t do.

Alright the following steps are really simple and would be repeated in the layout so ill point here to do the following more than once.

Below the header we need to leave some space and with “Myrid Pro , 36 pt, #b4a901 ” we’ll add the text ” blog ” because this space is for the
latest blog entries ( you can write blog,journal,the blog , my diary , diary ; what ever you like )

Just below our blog heading make a rectangle with background color #454214 and 1px stroke of color #282710.

Step 10

Now select the rectangle by pressing ( CTRL + Click on the layer in the layer panel ).
Then goto ( SELECT > MODIFY > CONTRACT ) and apply ( Contract By ” 4px ” ) .
With the selection make a new layer by simply pressing ( CTRL + N ) fill the selection with white color .
Set the layer opacity of this layer to 9%.

Step 11

Now at the top edges of the newly created layer we make 2 , 1px lines of color #565329 just as shown below.

Step 12

Add some text just for testing purposes.

Step 13

Now on the far right we make a rounded rectangle of color #736c08. I won’t add any stroke or gradient .

Step 14

Using the custom shape tool make an arrow of color #bab576 . Add the text read on , read more etc .

Step 15

Similarly make another rounded rectangle of color #b3ae68 and another arrow of color #736c08 .
This will be used for hover link ( when you point the mouse arrow on the link it will change the image ) , i’ve done this because you
should also have the final work in your head so you dont have to make/edit your layout over and over when you are coding it.

Step 16

Now using the same approach as before we make another rectangle just like the blog one for your latest work.

Step 17

This the what it would be safe to say the main content of the layout, what you are trying to showcase.
For that youll have to figure out what you wanna show there , the single most recent work or more than one.

Step 18

Alright for the footer , we leave a little space below our recent work and using rectangle tool make a rectangle on the bottom in the same fashion
we made the header.

Step 19

Again using the line tool we make a 1px line of the same color #171711.

Finally

As the layout is supposed to be very simple we wont add anything else to it.
Now add your footer text and we are done.