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In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes review your portfolios!

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03:59 - cudd.io

• Shared component animation between home / about really nice
• Readable, clear
• Simple
• Check the contrast ratio on the white text on light blue: https://coolors.co/contrast-checker/ffffff-56ccf2
• Nice SSR from Next.js
• CSS vars
• Very tall cards without much text, looks like a mistake
• Better on a short browser window - peep the tall and skinny
• Card heading should be h3 or h4

10:35 - damonbolesta.com

• Nice design = super fun!
• Good color palette
• Shows your skills straight up
• Animation
• Not accessible - EASY fixes with Axe Dev Tools
• Text on background images hard to read
• White text on buttons
• Bold some words in your bio
• Border radius

21:52 - walterkjenkins.com

• Map is fun
• Contrast issues with the color choices
• Transparency not needed on body content
• Cursive font for links / buttons is a no for me dog
• Labels on social media icons
• Hero overlaps section below it
• Maps data processing should be h4

29:40 - suhit.me

• This is an example of a really good one
• Wicked domain name
• Design is ON POINT, like this is the type of polish I like to see - I’d hire on this
• Can’t get enough Inter font
• Fun little animation
• I’d go a little easier on the box-shadow
• Github even has a custom readme
• Resume

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