The document discusses designing and deploying portals in SharePoint 2013. It begins with limitations of the SharePoint 2010 user interface and introduces enhancements in SharePoint 2013 like support for mobile devices. Key features covered include social computing, drag and drop uploading, document previews, embedded content and customizing themes. It emphasizes best practices like responsive design, minimal downloads and leveraging out of box snippets. Examples of SharePoint 2013 designs are also included.