To have a successful website as a practicing Illustrator, I feel it is important to include the following things:
- An eye catching home page, displaying some of their best work.
- Contact page that is easy to use and understand.
- Easily navigated site.
- Portfolio displaying a good variation of work.
- Not too wordy on the descriptions of work.
I have looked at two free lance Illustrators, practicing in Brighton.
Julia Zeen- http://www.juliazeen.co.uk/index.php
Steven Bannister- http://www.sbannister.co.uk/illustration.html
Julia Zeen's website lacks explanation of what each piece of her work is for, but does display a wide variety of work. It's also very easy to navigate around, which is a positive. Steven Bannister's site has an eye catching layout and contact details that are clear and on display all the time. However, because of the colour of some of his text, it isn't always easy to read.
From reviewing the websites of other Illustrators, I would ensure the text I use will be clear and legible, and would also ensure it was a flash website that didn't cram too many examples of work on to one page.
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