I love being able to manage everything on my own.
I decided to choose a black background because it made the images of my paintings pop (and it was how my old website looked) but in the past 10 months I have discovered that the best way to present artwork online is with a white or light background. Galleries have white walls, not black, because it is less distracting and makes it easier to see the true color of an artwork. I know when I am reading a black page on my monitor if the font is bright white it almost hurts my eyes. I am now going to make the change over to white pages. Below are 2 samples of my new home page, although neither sample includes the header on top. Pretty simple. I am not sure if my font should be gray or black, but once I start copying my current website in the new template it will be easier for me to figure out the details. I am hoping I can focus on this all week so that I will be ready to post my new and improved site live on the web by next week.
I wish you luck, Robin. In the true spirit of my apparently contrary nature, I must say that I rather like the black. The white is almost glowing and does tend to bother my eyes. Still, I love the website and it is nice to visit the pieces all together!
ReplyDeleteI have old eyes so black (or almost black) on white speeds up my reading. I like Version 2 with that great signature--I'm sure your name will appear in print also on the site. Looking forward to viewing the new website.
ReplyDeleteActually, I finished building my new website and already uploaded it so it's working now. I have time to decide if I should add my signature but for now I decided not to use it. The white feels more professional to me. I saved my old site so I can always switch back if I change my mind. Thanks for both your comments.
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