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Ask a Pro
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When looking at an illustrator's website what type of presentation do you like?
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I've seen all kinds and the ones that impress me the most are the ones that come across as completely unique and connected to the creative POV of the artist. A great website does more than showcase your art - it showcases who you are as an artist and an individual. I even bookmark great websites of artists I don't rep just because I love visiting them, it's like going to a great art show without leaving your office.
There are some design elements that do irritate though and it would be good to avoid them. In no particular order: welcome or home pages that run through meaningless graphics before you can click on anything, sites where it is unclear where to click to move forward, enlarged images that are only two inches tall, no contact information or email link (surprising but true!), showing art in styles you don't do anymore (with the exception of award winning pieces) and sites where you have to keep clicking back and forth on different windows to see the work and then you end up having 50 windows on your desktop to close when you're done. Another thing to avoid is only having ten illustrations on your site, it's better to wait until you've got it together to launch the site and invite others to review the work then. That said try to make it functional and let your freak flag fly!
Chrystal Falcioni (more answers by this person)
Artist Representitive, Owner
MAGNET REPS
http://www.magnetreps.com
When looking at an illustrator's website what type of presentation do you like?
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Not much flash, if any at all, the site should never get in the way, and their work should be shown in large images with some kind of description. Also, an information section with some good or interesting info on them is nice, but no - please don't put your favorite bands or your favorite movies in your profile. Clients, actually nobody, cares. Leave that for your MySpace. Actually, don't have a MySpace.
Chuck Anderson (more answers by this person)
Designer
NoPattern
http://www.nopattern.com