The first site I chose to review belongs to concept artist, illustrator and art director Giles Ketting. This site has a modern and compact aesthetic, with artwork placed close to each other above a dark background. The typography used for the site title and page headings is a round yet professional style of font which leaves plenty of background space on either side of the title.
I was attracted to this website by the unique simplicity of the featured page, along with the medieval period paintings on full display at the top of the page. These images immediately engaged me and I was encouraged to look closer at these pieces by their positioning on the site. The pages are clearly categorised, making the site easy to navigate. There are the right amount of images on the site, and all are crisp and clear. These things makes the site feel professional.
Gilles Ketting provides writing with some of his blog entries that explain the process behind certain artworks. This writing tells me that he is a competent artist and writer. They have links to a wide array of gallery and social media sites. The site itself shows a range of projects on different themes.
The imagery that this artist uses conveys a consistent language of work. As a client, this would make me feel confident in my decision to commission this artist based on the style of a handful of his paintings.
- compact artwork with a clean, dark background
- strong images at a large resolution
- professional typefaces
- page categorisation
- professional writing style
The second site I chose to review belongs to the creature and concept artist Andrew Baker. This site has a clear and showcased design, with thumbnail images spread out against a white background. The typography used for the site title and page headings is a round yet straight style of font which leaves plenty of background space on either side of the title.
I was attracted to this website by the thumbnail composition of the index page. These images immediately engaged me as they were clearly labelled. The pages are categorised, making the site easy to navigate. While small, there are the right amount of images on the site, and most are clear. These things makes the site feel somewhat professional.
Andrew Baker provides writing with all of his blog entries that explain the process behind certain creature and concept designs. This writing tells me that he is a proficient writer and designer. They have links to an IMDB page with credits for the movies he has designed creatures for, but no links to social media. The site itself shows a range of projects from different films.
The imagery that this artist uses conveys a consistent language of work. As a client, this would make me feel confident in my decision to commission this artist based on the style of his creature designs.
- light background
- strong images
- unique typefaces
- page categorisation
- professional writing style
Oliver Randall is currently an Illustration student at the University of Gloucestershire and has a love for experiencing and creating stories. As an artist, he prefers traditional illustration over digital methods, and likes to engross himself in the deep history of many stories, such as Halo, Star Wars, and Lord of the Rings.
This workshop was useful in finding characteristics of other artist's sites and finding ways to adapt them with my own practice when creating my site. By reviewing these sites, I have learned how to critically analyse and research an artist by their website, and this will be useful when taking inspiration from how other artists present themselves, for future promotional activities.
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