Portfolio Site Research

eBoy

https://hello.eboy.com/pool/everything/3

This is what the site immediately looks like upon entry

1. This artist's real name is not mentioned, with them instead going by the alias of "eBoy". They specialise in pixel and sprite art.
   
   
2. Overall the design is very bright and colourful, which creates a fun, care-free tone and a lively atmosphere.
   
   
3. The colour scheme of the site is mainly yellow and blue, as well as a tiny bit of white. This complements the colourfulness of their pieces very well. With the top and side bars revealed, this adds a splash of pink and a lot more white to the website's colour scheme.
   
   
4. The area between the artworks and the top bar is broken up by this yellow and blue striped section. Within this section, we have a logo that's constantly cycling through vastly different styles and colour combinations. The logos cycle at a very fast rate, which adds quite a bit of movement to the site, as there's something always changing.
   
   The layout of the site is very simple, and doesn't bother with having a "landing page" like other portfolios might have. By default, there are very little options except for moving from one page to the other. However, by clicking the box with two lines at the top of the page, it brings out a side and top bar with a lot more options you could go through.
   
   

   

   The main page with top and sidebars visible

   
   The most noticeable one is that you can see what types of subjects the artist commonly illustrates and specify which ones you want to see, which is nice if you're looking for a particular thing. If you want to be more specific however, the artist has chosen to include a search bar in this pink bar at the top of the page which you can type stuff into. The artist has also included links to his other social media channels, as well as their personal shop [shown below]
   
   
   

   
   
   The layout of this shop is pretty similar to the main site, but there is a little bit more text present. However, it is still very concise, with only the absolutely necessary details included, such as the price of the pieces, their dimensions, colour format, etc.
   
   
5. The main site seems to be targeted at more casual viewers who want to browse the site quickly and efficiently. This is due to its very simple layout and matter-of-fact presentation, which does away with unnecessary details that could slow down the viewers browsing experience. In terms of ways people could give feedback, there is no comments system included in  the site, however, by clicking the small cog icon and selecting the dashboard, it brings up this small page which includes an option to directly email the artist(s) and become a patron.
   
   
   
   
   
   The shop however would be aimed at people who are interested enough in their work to want to buy something from them-, so there's a lot more detail over there.
   
   
6. Overall, I quite like the vibe of this site and its very direct nature. I could easily spend a lot of time browsing through the site if I really wanted to, as there is a lot of material I could look at without it feeling boring. I did test out the search bar a little bit, and it was nicely responsive, with loading times after putting in a search being very quick. I was also pretty impressed with the layout of the shop, and actually liked the things they had for sale there a bit more than the artworks on their main page.