Minimalist

A minimalist approach can be a great way to convey important information about yourself without distracting the user.

Garret actually acknowledges the fact that his about page is more popular than he first thought it would be, citing this as the reason for giving it more attention.

Drop-Down

A few of the about pages we found were actually accessible not from a traditional page but an ajax driven drop-down modal. It’s a great way to make the information about yourself easily accessible to anyone from any page without forcing users to navigate away from the page their currently reading.

Brynn’s about page is always easily accessible via a drop down effect. This also doubles as her contact form.