Sketching out designs

The first step i took towards creating my online portfolio was to do some rough sketches of how i wanted my site to look.

I sketched out two alternatives and chose which one i liked the most

I ultimately decided upon version 1 as i prefered the central top logo(my name) and felt that it looked cleaner, something i believe is essential to a good website as unecessary images and text can make it seem cluttered.