In order to decide how I wanted my website to look I researched some of the websites of my tutors who are practicing artists in their own right.
Below is Michael Pinsky's website:
Name top left, horizontal menu top right with links to about, projects, films, books, resources, news and contact. Large photograph of work on homepage, scrolling photos of latest projects.
Susan Stockwell's website:
Large photo of work on homepage filling the whole screen with name overlaid top right, and horizontal menu top left.
Clicking on the "work" option in the horizontal menu takes you to a page full of photos to past works in chronological order.
When clicking on one of the photos in the list you are taken to a page dedicated to the piece with a small description of each piece and where it was exhibited.
Clicking on "exhibitions" you are taken to a list of Stockwell's exhibition ordered most recent to oldest, a thumbnail, title and short bit of information, with a link to a page with more information
Clicking on "films" links you to Stockwell's Vimeo page, where her videos are stored
Clicking on "Contact" gives you a small pop up menu that asks for your name and email and allows you to write a message direct to Stockwell, without supplying her actual email address, this could be helpful in filtering out spam and harmful emails.
Clicking "news" links you to Stockwell's blog which is hosted by Tumblr, and features a rolling, live blog featuring new posts of what Stockwell is getting up to in her day to day practice.
Clicking "Bio/CV" takes you to a page titled "info" and has a written artist statement from 2016, and two links that allow you to download a PDF file of Stockwell's CV, as well as other Statements.
The website also has links to Stockwell's Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr at the bottom of every page in tidy little icons.
I also looked at a past UEL student's website. A young artist such as him probably needs his website to help his attempts at securing exhibitions, prize entries and other vital parts of an early stage of a career. The student goes by the artist name of Bill Daggs:
The home page has images of the posters for a recent show, his name at the top left, and a vertical menu down the side with links to home, projects and CV.
Clicking on "projects" links you to a list of exhibitions the artist has been involved in, with links to dedicated pages with more images and a short description.
Clicking on "CV" gives you a list of exhibitions the artist has shown at, the titles, locations and dates.
A tutor of mine from foundation has a good website, and his CV section also has a list of shows he has exhibited at, written clearly on the webpage, instead of having a link to a more traditional CV like you would use to apply for a job.
It also has contact info, the artists education, as list of his teaching places, his roles as a lead artist facilitator, a list of his guest speaking and tutorials, his awards and his publications.
Following this research, I have decided I would like my website to have a white background, my name in the top left, a horizontal menu on the top right linking to my Work, Exhibitions, Videos, Blog, Contact and About, a space for large images of my work to scroll slowly on the homepage, and links to my Vimeo and this blog.
Below is Michael Pinsky's website:
Name top left, horizontal menu top right with links to about, projects, films, books, resources, news and contact. Large photograph of work on homepage, scrolling photos of latest projects.
Susan Stockwell's website:
Large photo of work on homepage filling the whole screen with name overlaid top right, and horizontal menu top left.
Clicking on the "work" option in the horizontal menu takes you to a page full of photos to past works in chronological order.
When clicking on one of the photos in the list you are taken to a page dedicated to the piece with a small description of each piece and where it was exhibited.
Clicking on "exhibitions" you are taken to a list of Stockwell's exhibition ordered most recent to oldest, a thumbnail, title and short bit of information, with a link to a page with more information
Clicking on "films" links you to Stockwell's Vimeo page, where her videos are stored
Clicking on "Contact" gives you a small pop up menu that asks for your name and email and allows you to write a message direct to Stockwell, without supplying her actual email address, this could be helpful in filtering out spam and harmful emails.
Clicking "news" links you to Stockwell's blog which is hosted by Tumblr, and features a rolling, live blog featuring new posts of what Stockwell is getting up to in her day to day practice.
Clicking "Bio/CV" takes you to a page titled "info" and has a written artist statement from 2016, and two links that allow you to download a PDF file of Stockwell's CV, as well as other Statements.
The website also has links to Stockwell's Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr at the bottom of every page in tidy little icons.
I also looked at a past UEL student's website. A young artist such as him probably needs his website to help his attempts at securing exhibitions, prize entries and other vital parts of an early stage of a career. The student goes by the artist name of Bill Daggs:
The home page has images of the posters for a recent show, his name at the top left, and a vertical menu down the side with links to home, projects and CV.
Clicking on "projects" links you to a list of exhibitions the artist has been involved in, with links to dedicated pages with more images and a short description.
A tutor of mine from foundation has a good website, and his CV section also has a list of shows he has exhibited at, written clearly on the webpage, instead of having a link to a more traditional CV like you would use to apply for a job.
Following this research, I have decided I would like my website to have a white background, my name in the top left, a horizontal menu on the top right linking to my Work, Exhibitions, Videos, Blog, Contact and About, a space for large images of my work to scroll slowly on the homepage, and links to my Vimeo and this blog.
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