At the moment I only intend to create a website that hosts the basics, so is basically just a home page with links to this here blog, which is where everything up to date and research minded goes, as well as hosting information such as an about me and a slide show of completed work as well as links to other relevant facilities such as Flickr.
As this would only be a general homepage I have hit upon the idea that maybe there could be something visually stimulating or interactive on this page to entice viewers.
A list of websites I have enjoyed visiting are below, but it remains to be seen how feasible it would be for me to create something similar within my work, and of course if it is entirely relevant/necessary.
http://www.devendrabanhart.com/
A favourite of mine, Devendra has always had an interesting 'landing' page on his website, previously he had the infamous dress Devendra option as shown below, his latest features a mouse controlled kaleidoscope.
A favourite of mine, Devendra has always had an interesting 'landing' page on his website, previously he had the infamous dress Devendra option as shown below, his latest features a mouse controlled kaleidoscope.
http://www.martincreed.com/contents.html
Not necessarily a crazy page in terms of an interactive device or game, but merely an online equivalent of his practice home to many sporadic works of cynicism that can be found in his work.
Not necessarily a crazy page in terms of an interactive device or game, but merely an online equivalent of his practice home to many sporadic works of cynicism that can be found in his work.
Miranda July's website is as vague and enticing as her work.
Her secret password landing page that allows entry regardless of the input is particularly playful.
One of my favourite 'interactive' elements is Arcade Fire's media player which instead of being a boring box in the corner of the website like most bands is a is a tangiable record, well as tangiable as somehting online can be, that you use your muse to spin round and can slow down and even play backwards replicating real vinyl.
It's time to bring up Mark Z Danielewski again, this time for the online equivelant of his twin narrative "Only Revoloutions"/
Set to music and including submitted photo's the book takes on a new meaning and ferociousness and gives a place for his audience to both seek solace and find out more about this fascinating piece of work.
Some websites are all about the landing page as this infinite picture frame shows, with the page having no other purpose.
The element does not necessarily have to contain something technically outstanding as Shrigley's page shows, his humourous image typical of his wry style.
Many creatives are so 'out there' that even a simple blog style website can still encompass who they are, as is the case with 'The Flaming Lips, whose posts typically include videos such as the one above where frontman Wayne Coyne screen prints... with his own blood!
