Illustrator/designer Kitkat Pecson just launched her new portfolio site a few days ago. If you’re looking to revamp your website—or build a new one as your graduation date looms—this one sets a great example.
The site is effective for a few simple reasons:
- The work is the star of the show—[reasonably] large images!
- Project descriptions are well-considered, and provide meaningful details (proper attributions for collaborators, too)
- Kitkat doesn’t turn her personality into a gimmick; it shines through in subtle ways.
- The site itself is functionally interesting but accessible (built by Oscar Bicada, designed by Kitkat)
![Kitkat's bio section](http://designworklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/kitkat-pecson-site-2.jpg)
This badass lady creative studied business, of all things, and is now living and working in NYC. Kitkat’s work is refreshing in its cheerful maximalism. In a design world drenched in two-color illustrations, Kitkat uses a wide color palette and a range of textures:
![Kitkat Pecson / on Design Work Life](http://designworklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/kitkat-pecson-2.png)
![Kitkat Pecson / on Design Work Life](http://designworklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/kitkat-pecson-3.png)
![Kitkat Pecson / on Design Work Life](http://designworklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/kitkat-pecson-4.png)
![Kitkat Pecson / on Design Work Life](http://designworklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/kitkat-pecson-5.png)
Design systems really shine in nicely laid-out environments:
![Kitkat Pecson / on Design Work Life](http://designworklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/kitkat-pecson-7.jpg)
![Kitkat Pecson / on Design Work Life](http://designworklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/kitkat-pecson-8.jpg)
![Kitkat Pecson / on Design Work Life](http://designworklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/kitkat-pecson-6.jpg)
Alright, enough gushing—check out more of Kitkat Pecson’s work on her portfolio.