Web Site Design

Web Site Design is one of the most exciting and cutting-edge forms of art. Many people tend to consider it more of a marketing technique than an art form, but a truly beautiful site can indeed be art. It is expressing ideas, presenting information in a new and exciting method and in many cases even interacting with the user.

Can you think of many different art forms where the user can actually interact with the piece? It's very rare. Perhaps installation art pieces are interactive, but I'd like to see the artist bring the piece to the user. The beauty of web site design is that it is accessible by virtually anyone with a computer and a telecommunications line.

The speed of the user's connection often affects how they view the online entity an artist has created. The medium of web site design still has many limitations, but with the jump toward faster connectivity, designers are able to utilize more data-intensive elements in their design such as large images, Flash animation and database-powered sites.