🎨 Concept Creative Portfolio & Search App

A mini full-stack web app that allows users to explore creative profiles, search by name or field, and view rich creator cards.

Built with Django, Bootstrap, and SQLite, and enhanced with Select2 and custom CSS for a clean user interface.

🚀 Features

• Add new creative profiles with:
  • Name
  • Bio
  • Profile picture
  • Creative fields (multi-select)
  • Up to 3 portfolio links
• View creator profiles in a card layout
• Search creators by name
• Filter creators by creative field
• Detail view for each profile

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🛠 Setup Instructions

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/AnthonyJia/Concept-Project.git
cd Concept-Project

2. Set Up Virtual Environment

python3 -m venv env
source env/bin/activate  # On Windows: env\Scripts\activate

3. Install Dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Apply Migrations

python manage.py makemigrations
python manage.py migrate

5. Run the Server

python manage.py runserver

6. Visit http://127.0.0.1:8000 in your browser

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AI Usage Notes (ChatGPT 4.1)

What AI helped with

• Designing the structure of Django models and their relationships
• Styling profile cards responsibly using Bootstrap
• Integrating and configuring Select2 for tag selection
• Writing and debugging template logic for profile card display
• Building pagination and customizing its appearance

What AI didn't help with

• Handling edge cases in form validation
• Select2 behavior quirks (required additional manual tweaking)
• Fine-tuning responsiveness for long bios and field overflows

Example prompts that I used

• “How do I make a ManyToMany field in Django show as multi-select checkboxes with tags?”
• “How can I make Bootstrap cards clickable links without wrapping the entire card in an tag?”
• “Write a custom Django form that saves user info and a related profile model with image upload.”