{"id":495,"date":"2013-05-13T10:02:10","date_gmt":"2013-05-13T16:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2013.calgary.wordcamp.org\/?p=495"},"modified":"2013-05-13T18:19:35","modified_gmt":"2013-05-14T00:19:35","slug":"the-difference-damage-defilement-disruption-and-the-destruction-of-the-visual-art-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calgary.wordcamp.org\/2013\/the-difference-damage-defilement-disruption-and-the-destruction-of-the-visual-art-website\/","title":{"rendered":"The Difference, Damage, Defilement, Disruption and the Destruction of the Visual Art Website"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guest post by WordCamp Calgary 2013 speaker Kim Bruce<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Francesco_Torniello_da_Novara_Letter_D_1517_(versione_progetto_design)2\"<\/a>

Kim Bruce\u2019s presentation for WordCamp Calgary is brought to you by the letter \ud83d\ude00<\/p><\/div>I am an artist that designs artist websites for artists using WordPress<\/a>. My name is Kim Bruce and when I’m not at the computer you’ll find me in the studio creating fine art of my own<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I said I was an artist, I am, so I believe that I bring a unique perspective to fine art websites<\/a>. This is a vision that I share with other professional artists. We have a way of looking at art that agrees with the philosophy behind white walled galleries and that philosophy is; nothing is to interfere with viewing the art \u2013 nothing!<\/p>\n

Typical content seen on other websites is not quite the same on a fine art site. Visual art websites are D<\/b><\/span>ifferent<\/span> by their very nature and content. I\u2019ll point out the two major differences and why that makes fine art sites unique.<\/p>\n

After viewing 1000\u2019s of fine art websites, time and again I\u2019ll see an extremely talented artists work D<\/b><\/span>amaged<\/span> by choosing an inappropriate theme. Everything on a professional fine art site is there to focus, enhance and draw attention to the images. I\u2019ll discuss what constitutes a good theme for a professional artist and what not to do.<\/p>\n

D<\/b><\/span>efilement<\/span> of fine art images is in the hands of plugin D<\/b><\/span>evelopers<\/span>. But if they don\u2019t know the unique needs required to present artist images how can we expect them to offer us up a solution. We\u2019ll look at what\u2019s available right now for image presentation using the powerful and popular NextGen Gallery plugin. I\u2019ll also explain from an artist\u2019s perspective why image presentation is so crucial and what a professional artist expects.<\/p>\n

Using WordPress is a perfect solution for the professional artist to manage their site but with ownership comes responsibility. The artist as the D<\/b><\/span>oer<\/span> of site maintenance needs to educate them-self and stop needless D<\/b><\/span>isruptions<\/span> when viewing fine art images. If they use a designer, it is up to us D<\/b><\/span>esigners<\/span> to educate clients and help them create good content and quality images. Content is and always will be the most important element on any site not just the art site. I\u2019ll go over common page content for the most basic of sites and offer up some solutions.<\/p>\n

Join me at WordCamp YYC<\/a> and learn how you can help in my crusade to put an end to the …
\nD<\/b>amage<\/span> caused by choosing an inappropriate theme
\nD<\/b>efilement<\/span> of artist images
\nD<\/b>isruption<\/span> in the flow of the visitor\u2019s experience
\nD<\/b>estruction<\/span> of artist content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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