Ask HN: Best App Portfolios

#1

Post by joshglick » Tue, Jul 24, 2012, 7:05 AM UTC

I'm an iOS developer looking to set up a portfolio website to show some of the apps I have built and possibly attract some freelance work. Does anyone have any good examples of portfolios from mobile developers?

Thanks!

Re: Ask HN: Best App Portfolios

#2

Post by tstegart » Tue, Jul 24, 2012, 1:48 PM UTC

There are a few mentioned in this article on tips for portfolio sites that might give you some inspiration: http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2008/12/10-characteristics-o...

One of the ideas I thought was great was to have a portfolio blog, not a portfolio site. You can post pictures of your work, but then accompany it with a technical summary of what problem you you were solving. Great for coders to showcase the stuff behind the app's UI.

Re: Ask HN: Best App Portfolios

#3

Post by joshglick » Tue, Jul 24, 2012, 7:06 PM UTC

tstegart wrote: post #2

There are a few mentioned in this article on tips for portfolio sites that might give you some inspiration: http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2008/12/10-characteristics-o... One of the ideas I thought was great was to have a portfolio blog, not a portfolio site. You can post pictures of your work, but then accompany it with a technical summary of what problem you you were solving. Great for coders to showcase the stuff…

Thanks for the link I'm checking it out now. You're right about there needing to be more detail than just pictures for a coders portfolio. I'll try out the blog format. Thanks!

Re: Ask HN: Best App Portfolios

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Post by jamesjguthrie » Fri, Jul 27, 2012, 8:43 PM UTC

tstegart wrote: post #2

There are a few mentioned in this article on tips for portfolio sites that might give you some inspiration: http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2008/12/10-characteristics-o... One of the ideas I thought was great was to have a portfolio blog, not a portfolio site. You can post pictures of your work, but then accompany it with a technical summary of what problem you you were solving. Great for coders to showcase the stuff…

This is what I am doing and it is attracting work for me. My website has been up less than 2 weeks and I've already started building an app for my first client.

My site is just a WordPress blog with pages for my Google Play store, LinkedIn profile and a Contact Me form. Check it out - jamesjguthrie.com