Keeping it simple

I was recently approached by a local Artist, Margarita Rubra, to produce a website prior to an upcoming exhibition. We talked about the options, and she was intrigued by the idea of blogging, but with the exhibition had a pressing need for a publicity site: an online portfolio and business card for potential clients.

How much of the project to attempt to tackle? Sticking to the Agile principles of releasing little and often, I decided that jumping in with a full blogging or CMS would be a mistake. Limiting things to HTML and CSS, with the portfolio displays enhanced with Lightbox, provides more control over the design.

This is especially important when starting out, and I’m not expecting the design to remain static. Once established, adding more functionality, or moving to a WordPress theme will be a much easier task. I feel that the website is the simplest thing that could work.