Eyesbound Basic Basa: Webhusaiti yePotifolio by Julia Hell

Eyesbound Basic Basa: Webhusaiti yePotifolio by Julia Hell is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2016 Mubairo weSirivha we A' Design Award in Webhusaiti neWebhu Competition Category.

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Eyesbound Basic Basa: Webhusaiti yePotifolio

by Julia Hell

Client: Eyesbound

Mubairo weSirivha we A' Design Award Winner in Webhu Category

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The Design

About Eyesbound Basic Basa: Webhusaiti yePotifolio

Eyesbound isaiti yepotifolio yakagadzirirwa mutori wemifananidzo (photographer). Mifananidzo inozadza scrini yakazara ndiyo chinhu chikuru pane peji rimwe nerimwe. Zvinhu zvekufambisa saiti (navigation) zvakachengetedzwa zviri nyore uye zvinogona kuvanzwa, kuitira kuti mifananidzo isavharwe. Chidhindo che typographic logo chinoratidzwawo muhurefu hwezere hwescrini, apo chinoderedzwa uye chinova transparent. Mavara matema nechena chete ndiwo anoshandiswa, kubva pa logo kusvika kumashure emapeji uye ku typography, kuitira kuti kukoshesa kugare kuri pamifananidzo. Webhusaiti iyi inogona kushanda pa zvishandiso zvakasiyana-siyana (responsive) uye inogona kushandiswa nemouse kana ne arrow keys.

The Recognition

About the Mubairo weSirivha we A' Design Award

Mubairo weSirivha we A' Design Award wakahwinwa ne Eyesbound Basic Basa: Webhusaiti yePotifolio, rukudzo rwakakwirira zvikuru runopiwa kumadhizaini epamusoro, anonaka uye anofadza. Vakunda veSirivha mabasa anopenya kwazvo uye ane kugadzira kwakasiyana anoratidza unyanzvi, hunyanzvi hwekusikwa nekungwara kwevagadziri vawo. Eyesbound Basic Basa: Webhusaiti yePotifolio inotarisirwa kuva basa rinoshamisa, rinotangira vamwe, rine hunyanzvi hunoonekwa uye zvitsva zvakadzika. Dhizaini iyi yakahwina Mubairo weSirivha we A' Design Award chigadzirwa chinoshamisa, chinokudzwa chinobatsira uye chinosundira mberi miganhu yehunyanzvi, sayenzi, dhizaini netekinoroji. Eyesbound Basic Basa: Webhusaiti yePotifolio chigadzirwa chinoshuvirwa nevazhinji, chinomutsa zvishuvo, chinouya nemanzwiro akanaka uye chinomutsa kushamisika.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The design focuses on the strong imagery of the photographer and emphasizes this by using full screen images as a main detail. The navigation elements are kept simple and it is possible to hide them, so the images will not be covered by them. The typographic logo is displayed in full screen mode as well but scales down and transparentizes. In order to set the focus on the images, the only used colors are black and white.
Dimensions & Packaging: Responsive web page with always-fullscreen imagery and fullscreen mode in supported browsers.
Tags: Clean, Easy-to-use, Photography, Simple, Website, Web Design, Portfolio
Production Technology: The web design was created in Adobe Photoshop, Realization Tools: Drupal 7, CSS 3, HTML 5, jQuery
Design Challenge: The challenge was to find a way to display photography online in a new and unseen way. To do so I needed the full screen mode. The technical realization happened to be difficult, since the website is responsive. It does not work on every browser, older browsers do not support the fullscreen mode.
Research: I browsed several photographers portfolio websites, both, of famous and not yet discovered photographers and filtered design and layout wise for similarities and differences. Many portfolio pages do not have full screen options. I started to focus on the works. My client does not use his own name to publish his photos, we created sort of a brand for the photos. Then I started to look at fashion, furniture and lifestyle brands. They all put the emphasis on the product. In our case the photography becomes the product, at least presentation wise.
Inspiration: The main inspiration came through the photographers imagery. He focuses on architecture and nature motifs with a unique point of view. In preparation for the design, I had a look at several portfolio websites to get a best practice overview. I realized, that the information about the photographer often seems more important than the images. So I focused on the images as a key element.
Project Duration: The project started in May 2014 in Berlin and went live in August 2014. Since then minor iterations are still in progress to present day.
Operation Flow: The website can be operated by mouse and keyboard, using arrow keys inside modern browsers. The navigation structure is kept simple, without too many sub pages to the flow flat and the user interested.
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer: Jannis Hell, Zirkuszelt, 2014.
Image #2: Photographer: Jannis Hell, Ibsens Hotel, 2014.
Image #3: Photographer: Jannis Hell, Shuttered, 2013.
Image #4: Photographer: Jannis Hell, Trockenraum, 2013.