donniedarkofilm...
for week 3 we were to look into a website that was either/or (or combining) art and design.
the website i decided to explore was www.donniedarkofilm.com - i chose this site as a recommendation from a friend. i found it intriguing and rather frustrating when browsing. i believe the site was developed in support of the film or perhaps to promote it. the website had many interesting features to it, as it engaged the user with a unique layout and structure. i believe it contributes to development of the internet and identifying possibilities for contemporary art/design practice in its usability and interactivity.
some notably things:
/structure:
construction is rather grey and bleak. the initial attention is grabbed through flash movement but there is still no direct and concrete point of structure. the site is rather organic as you get deeper as options are given and "power" to the user is allowed.
/interactivity:
the site really relies on interactivity. it relies on user curiousity and therefore interactivity for the site to be experienced in its fullest.
the art in my opinion is progressive, encompassing sound, typography, text, animation and storyline to develop the site as opposed to structured links and familiarity. by some means the site produces suspense and works on this through interaction through both sound and visual stimulation.
/identity:
this site i believe has extremely clear identity for donniedarko fans and viewers and yet the same realisation would come across to non-viewers and in that sense produces an identity to that audience as well.
/technology:
the site's construction is heavily reliant and centralised on flash animation.
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