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End-to-End Design & Front-End Workflow

From Concept to Code: Shumani Monyai’s Portfolio Design Process

A complete design-to-development workflow for Shumani Monyai’s portfolio website, showcasing research, Figma wireframes, UI design decisions, and front-end implementation — built to production standards.

1. Research & Strategy

Defined goals, audience, and positioning while analysing modern portfolio standards.

2. UX & Wireframing

Created structured layouts and content flow in Figma to optimise usability.

3. UI Design

Designed a dark-first, premium interface with subtle gradients and hierarchy.

4. Development

Built using semantic HTML, modern CSS, and JavaScript for performance and interaction.

5. Launch & Optimisation

Responsive testing, accessibility considerations, and deployment.

Research
Wireframes
UI Design
Development
Final

From Figma to Live Product

Interactive Live Preview

Tablet preview of the deployed production site.

Wireframe & UX Planning

From Concept to Structure

This wireframe illustrates the planned layout, user flow, and hierarchy of the portfolio website. Every section was carefully structured to enhance usability, accessibility, and visual clarity before moving to UI design and development.

Portfolio Wireframe
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