I really love the work of Stephen Gill so this is a website I find myself on quite often.
I really like the simplicity - the background is white and the text is black. There aren't any distracting colours anywhere, so it is easier to concentrate on the work. Another feature I like is that it doesn't fill up all of the window until you get to viewing the pictures.
When you click on the 'portfolio' link on the left hand side this is what you are greeted with. I like how the website shows the name of the series along with a photograph from it - as sometimes I find myself knowing one and not the other, so that's a really helpful feature if you're particularly looking for something. It's easy to scroll through his work, using the 'previous screen' and 'next screen' buttons at the bottom. The only thing I would say is that he has done so much work it would take ages to look through it all. Maybe having a small selection would be better, and may encourage people to look at more series'. I also wouldn't have minded a small description about each of the series', as sometimes a bit of background information is needed so we understand why the artist chose to do what they did.
Once you have chosen which series to look at and have clicked on it, this is what comes up. The photographs in the series run on an automatic slideshow, but you can also move them along using the arrows at the bottom or clicking on a number. I like the automatic slideshow feature, but I think I would like to see pictures instead of numbers - so if I was looking for a particular picture I could find it quickly. The size and quality of the images are good, and navigation is good if you want to get back and view other pages.
Viewing this website on a phone is a completely different experience. Because the size of the text and the website pages, you have to zoom in quite a lot to be able to read it and click on things. When loading the 'portfolio' page on my phone none of the series' showed up, and I was left looking at a blank page. The same happened after refreshing. I was therefore not able to look at any of his photographs on my phone - which is pretty rubbish if you ask me as it's probably the most important thing. All of the other links work.
Overall, I think if you are using a computer this website is successful, having a simple, easy to use design, and supplying all of the information you could want. However, it's a complete no go if you're using a phone.
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