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Which site to use
- Decided not to go with cargo collective to use as my final site. I wanted more custom-ability for the price and I just could't find a 'theme' that presented my work in the way I wanted it to
- Played around with Format for a while, a lot more user friendly and enjoyed the themes on there a lot more, however still felt very limited in terms of what I could change. The space limits also put me off, I didn't want to pay for a website and then have to pay again halfway through the year for more space. Seeings as my site was to be primarily image based, space was an important factor
-Finally found squarespace. Heard good reviews from other creatives and the two weeks free trial allowed me to start building my site and see how I liked it. I really like the ease of access with sqaurespace, it's easy to customise and the loading times are fast. The fact you get '20 pages' as a space allowance rather than X-amount of GB was also a huge plus!
Prep and pages
- Decided to stick to a fairly simple layout as with my other sites, main pages include; Work, About, Experience and Contact. I thought the experience page would act as a nice filler until I get my creative CV properly made it. It allows people to see my past jobs and clients at a glance.
- As soon as I bought a subscription to squarespace I got to automatically register a domain name with them for free (1st year) which saved a lot of time waiting for domains to swap over, and saved me some pennies this year.
Choosing work
- I've found this to be the most difficult task to date. It's pretty much an online portfolio so I want to be selective about the work I put up there. I chose to go with my La Bete Blooms piece as the first image as it's got the best response so far and also feels indicative of where I want my work to move towards.
- There are a couple of projects I can't put on my site yet which I'm looking forward to getting on there. I still sometimes worry that my work is a little too varied or broad; would clients look at this site an understand what they want? I definitely agree with Ben that I'm much more of an image-maker than an illustrator but I still want my work to be cohesive, does it sit that way to outsiders? I hope my website looks like it has a tone of voice to it and not too mumbled all over.
Moving forward
I'd like to have the time to complete some self initiated tasks so I can get some more commercially viable work onto my site. I think putting my illustration into context is vital, and maybe what my site is lacking a little at the moment?
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