Interesting layout, it comes off looking really static somehow, maybe it’s the illustrations that ground it in place… I do like this site, very strong illustrations and clearly being a portfolio you can just dive right into looking through the work. I’m not hip on the justified text on the left sidebar but I can see where one would really want the grid to be tight though.
Mastering Grids in UI Design: The Backbone of Visual Harmony
A modern guide to UI design grids, learn how to build flexible 12-column and 4-column systems, master margins, gutters, and modules, and apply today’s responsive layout best practices.
I think the design wouldn’t have worked without the perfect balance between the crazy background visual and the almost Swiss grid holding everything in place. Very easy to scan without getting dull… well done!
The illustration does it for me too. Monkeys and a baby buggy, silliness…