Creating a website for the first time, any tips???
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I think the website is very well done. It is clean and easy to access. I did go back and read the description of your butterfly collection to see why you had included your daughters so descriptions can be helpful
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@Whitney-Simms - a really nice website. I love that you've chosen a small collection of your best work to feature on the main page. You get an understanding of the work you do but in an easy snapshot kind of way.
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@Whitney-Simms awesome job! I love the Ocean Friends collection!
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Lovely! Really clean and easy to navigate, puts all your work clearly out there without being overwhelming--seriously, Whitney, good choice!! Congrats!!
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Thanks guys! @Judy-Elizabeth-Wilson @djly @Coreyartus @Chip-Valecek I was so nervous this wouldn't look professional. I'm not sure how professional it is, but it seems to show my work nicely! Thanks for all your kind words. This has truly been a hurdle that I was just terrified of. @demotlj - I probably should keep a few of the descriptions huh! The inktober collection looks so random if you don't know that one is.
I have a big day tomorrow. I am going to a watercolor workshop with Emily Jeffers. Here work is pretty cool. She is an artist who has been licensed with ANTHROPOLOGIE! seriously. I feel like she knows the gatekeeper. I am super nervous. But I did make a few business cards and printed out samples of stationary as a "gift" for her. Ha, who turns down a gift, even if it's plastered with my artwork. And I added more on the website incase someone wanted to look at it. If she does, or if there is someone from anthropologie there. Not sure how likely that is. But thought I might as well be ready. So, ahhhh and yay at the same time. I win no matter what. A day painting watercolors with random people. Yes please.
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@Whitney-Simms This looks great! I used to own a web design business and moved on precisely because of this.
It's amazing what someone with no experience can do with modern tools. Good job! -
@SketchyArtish oh no! I used the clip art of the web designs. I’m sure you’ve moved on to amazing things.
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@SketchyArtish that is why I lost so much freelance work. I used to get so many web design jobs until squarespace and wix came along.
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I use squarespace and I think images just have to be under 5MB. I don’t resize my images before I upload them unless they are double page spreads because those are usually too big. Squarespace sizes the files correctly for you when you upload.
I do watermark my images with my name and website, because if someone downloads one of my images, I want them to know who made it and how to find me.
I was recently told that you should make your images downloadable because some art directors will move on if they can’t save your images and put them in a file on their computer. Also, have your email address somewhere on your website. As far as organization, keep it clean and simple and let people see your work with as few clicks as possible.
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A lot is already said... what i want to meantion is to give your image files good names. Don’t use ‘image01.jpg’... Google is smart enough to read those so this will help to be better found in searchmachines like Google...
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@Whitney-Simms It looks lovely
I can’t see anything that needs editing. I like how simple and easy to navigate it is. Maybe a logo or different font for your name would look nice? -
There is so much amazing advice here I need to take notes and then thank you all! I’ll get back to working on the website on Wednesday! You guys are so stinking supportive and helpful! Thank you so much!
