WEBSITE-MAKING WORKSHOP: SCOPING THE FIELD

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Looking at other practitioners' websites. This is vital, both to clarify what it is you want to do, and to avoid making the same mistakes as others..

Examples of different approaches. Look at the structure, style, wording.There isn't a 'look and feel' section below but we will discuss this as we go through.

What's on the home page:

• http://www.lisabarnard.co.uk
• http://alecsoth.com
• http://www.karenknorr.com
• http://sterlingrubystudio.com/
• http://andrewlacon.co.uk
• http://www.stuartwhipps.com

Navigation:

• http://ryanmcginley.com
• http://www.paulgrahamarchive.com
• http://www.melaniemanchot.net
• http://www.theatlasgroup.org
• http://www.lucycash.com/
• http://www.jmcolberg.com
• http://suikim.net

Wording / terminology:

• http://www.caralimccall.com
• http://www.romanvasseur.com
• http://cornfordandcross.com

The 'About' page:
Do all the site on this page have one? What other terminology is used?

• http://www.clarestrand.co.uk/
• http://alecsoth.com
• http://www.fergusheron.com
• http://www.romanvasseur.com

How do you flag news?

• http://www.anthonymccall.com
• http://www.antonygormley.com
• http://www.corinnesilva.com/

Linking to social media:

• http://www.olafureliasson.net
• http://www.jasperjoffe.com

Legibility:

• http://www.betsievandermeer.com

One page websites:

• http://www.gerardbyrne.com
• http://www.katiecuddon.com
• http://about.me/honor

Online artists projects and net.art:

• Dia Center Artist_Web_Projects
  
• Douglas Gordon's website: http://www.lostbutfound.co.uk/
  
• Simon Faithfull's web projects (click 'web')
• Iniva's X-Space
  
• Links to web projects from Iniva's website
• See also recent Art Montly article on "Virtual Reality Check, Nicholas Warner on exhibiting net art"
• Wikipedia entry on net.art
  

Other issues
Mobile devices?
How do these websites perfom on phones and tablets.

Look at the web addresses above. What are the patterns in the names and domains chosen?