Artbot will soon be rolling into the MCA museum. To prepare, Artbot has been perusing the web site. Well... gee... It's a lot like many museum sites, except that it's kinda ugly.
That big black horizontal line across the top. Who made that design decision?
Also, why does the Buckminster Fuller section look totally disengaged from the rest of the site? Disjointed. I mean, the Noguchi Museum in Queens was able to pull off adding Buckminster Fuller to their web site when they featured his work.
The MCA is trying to mix simple, sleek elegance with a lot of hip things happening at once. Artbot thinks that they have to choose just one of those approaches. Perhaps they can base their site on Artbot's design. Warning: Artbot has copyrighted Artbot's design.
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artbot is a tough critic! i love it!
ReplyDeleteinteresting point about the buckminster fuller section of the site. many museums will do this kind of thing for their big/special exhibitions. create something that sets it apart from the rest. is this a good idea? bad idea? i have a feeling artbot is not a fan. :)
i'll be curious to hear artbot's feedback after we check out the space itself tomorrow.
i was surprised to read artbot's critique of the mca site! most of the other people in class seem to be fans so far. i personally think they've done a nice job balancing the flashy elements with modest colors and graphics. i DO think you're right on though about their efforts to achieve simple, sleek, and hip all at the same time. hard to pull off so many kinds of look-and-feel.
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