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Jeremy Keith Portfolio

Co-founder of the design consultancy Clearleft (2005) and author of five web development books, including Resilient Web Design and Going Offline, with a personal site holding over 3,000 journal entries and 80+ long-form articles spanning two decades of front-to-back web practice.

Progressive EnhancementWeb StandardsAgency WorkTechnical Writing

What makes it work

A breakdown of the choices that make this portfolio stand out.

1

A published body of work that outlives any single project

Five books, all still freely readable online, give a durable record of technical philosophy (progressive enhancement, resilience) that a project gallery alone can't communicate.

2

Journal entries kept separate from formal articles

Splitting quick journal notes from polished long-form articles lets visitors choose their depth of engagement — a structural decision that shows real information-architecture thinking applied to his own site.

3

A named agency track record instead of solo-freelancer framing

Being a named co-founder of an established consultancy running since 2005 signals sustained, collaborative client work rather than one-off gigs.

What Web Developers can take from this

Specific, actionable tips to apply to your own portfolio — no generic advice.

  • If you've written longer-form material (books, guides, talks), link it prominently — it demonstrates depth a project list can't.

  • Separate quick notes from polished writing so visitors can self-select how much time to invest in your content.

  • Co-founding or sustaining an agency for years is worth stating plainly — it signals durability, not just a single successful project.

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