This website to promote Jason Gray uses a wide range of materials and methods to come up with something I feel is really creative and interesting. At the beginning, the page opens up on to a main title screen where all the links and small amounts of information is. At the top, there's a half face where images and the text is - this is where you click and navigate. When clicking upon a link, it changes the part below the page to what the link is about - so basically, rather than opening up a new page, it just alters the parts below the focal image.
What attracted me to this page was the various animations it had. For instance, when moving the mouse around the head area, the eyes will follow it's movement - and if you roll over one of the eyes, it will close. Also, when you roll the mouse over one of the images in the head, it shows a small animation inside. Another feature I specifically liked was the background and how it looked like scanned in bits of paper - I thought this added a nice, traditional feel too it and made it seem more "Artistically" themed - it follows this throughout with the text, sketchy drawings and background - which I particularly liked.
The things I didn't like so much was how it didn't open to another page, and just changed the bottom part. After seeing the main page, there isn't that much else to see but bits of text and the odd video - I felt it would have worked better if it had opened up in to new area's with more variety of designs and concepts. What I did like about it, however, is how well it's laid out and how the interactions are. I love the small bits of animation and how the eyes follow the mouse - it makes you feel more apart of the design. I also like the Traditional, artistic look about the theme and how it all works well together. For my design, I'd really like to try some traditional methods such as illustration and small animations.
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