Czola on sun 10 sep 00
New to the forum, i'm curious about two passions: pottery and web =
development. I'm noticing that many of you have sites... some are sites =
with merchandising capabilities, some seem more geared towards online =
galleries, others are a veritable, virtual extension of your off line =
studios.
Did you design these sites yourselves? Did you hire someone to do it =
for you? Why do you have sites? Are they working for you? Were they =
worth the investment of time and/or money? And if you could do it all =
over again, what would you change? =20
The burning question is, do your sites work as a sort of "prequel" to =
submitting slides? Will galleries view your online portfolio, or do =
they insist that you send them expensive slides?
As a Web developer, i hope that, someday, the web site can become a =
useful tool in our arsenals... act as a useful first step, or replace =
most of the traditional process, towards access to shows and galleries.
What SAY YOU?
Christina
http://www.hunkydory-arts.com
(the professional, multimedia site withheld, so as not to create a =
shameless plug for services!!!)
Paul Taylor on wed 13 sep 00
Dear Christine
I designed my own site .
I am too parsimonious to pay somebody to do right that I can bodge up my
self. Even my friend Frank Reilly award winning webb designer.
I shamelessly scrounged advice off him when I was stuck.
I wanted compleat control over the site being able to add and subtract
images without giving Frank fifty quid every time I changed my mind.
I did not want any fancy graphics that would interfere with the images. I
did not want the arguments that may have erupted .
If I decide to sell pots off the site I will need to understand what is
going on . Since my pottery is a one man band I do not have the turn over to
support a professional and I have no intention of expanding my business to
afford one.
Poor pickings for the struggling graphic designer here.
-- Regards Paul Taylor.
Westport Pottery, Liscarney, County Mayo. Ireland.
http://www.anu.ie/westportpottery/
> From: Czola
> Organization: Artibus Interactive
> Reply-To: Czola
> Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 15:26:06 -0400
> To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> Subject: Potters and websites
>
> New to the forum, i'm curious about two passions: pottery and web
> development. I'm noticing that many of you have sites... some are sites with
> merchandising capabilities, some seem more geared towards online galleries,
> others are a veritable, virtual extension of your off line studios.
>
> Did you design these sites yourselves? Did you hire someone to do it for you?
> Why do you have sites? Are they working for you? Were they worth the
> investment of time and/or money? And if you could do it all over again, what
> would you change?
>
> The burning question is, do your sites work as a sort of "prequel" to
> submitting slides? Will galleries view your online portfolio, or do they
> insist that you send them expensive slides?
>
> As a Web developer, i hope that, someday, the web site can become a useful
> tool in our arsenals... act as a useful first step, or replace most of the
> traditional process, towards access to shows and galleries.
>
> What SAY YOU?
>
> Christina
> http://www.hunkydory-arts.com
> (the professional, multimedia site withheld, so as not to create a shameless
> plug for services!!!)
>
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