Michelle Rock: 2012

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Asg5: galleries

Guggenheim Museum

There is a lot of information on this site but it is very easy to navigate and doesn't seem cluttered. I also love the elements at the top of the page that highlight different locations- a unique picture drops down as you hover over each of them. Guggenheim site

Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

I love the clean look of the wide left margin and small text. However, I could see the size of the text being hard to read for some people. What really caught my eye was the treatment of the title, MOCA in geometric shapes in the top left corner. MOCA site

Quint Contemporary Art Gallery

So minimalist! It's very relaxing to see a cleaner look than some of the other pages that are overloaded with text and images. This is simple with just one main photo of the featured exhibition at the center of the page. Also check out the artists page! Quint site

Renaissance Fine Arts Gallery

I love how modern the design of this site is, despite the fact that it features Renaissance art. It has the widest margins with a very narrow, centered body and a scrollbar for the hidden text. Very clean solution! Renaissance site

The Walters Art Museum

I was interested to see how the design was handled for an ancient art gallery. This is also surprisingly minimalist. What I found especially unique is how the tabs are displayed at the bottom to give it a more open feel at the top of the page. Walters site

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

This has a very modern look and design with the large color blocks used for tabs. I found this to be a common element shared by many modern/contemporary art gallery sites. SFMOMA site