New Index

Experience

Using a template for my new Index page was a lot easier. I liked that I was able to change the colors to make it my own but it was still very organized. Mine definitely turned out better with a template. My old one was very insipid, because it didn't draw the viewers eye to any of my projects. 

Downside

One of the downsides I faced using a template was on the pages that linked to my projects there was a

bar at the bottom of them that was a turquoise color that didn't match my color scheme. Another one was that my profile picture stood out from the grey color instead of the edges blending in. 

Professional

I think that most professionals use templates for their projects that they do. A lot of the websites i've seen all look like the same just with different information and maybe the layout is changed a little bit.