Intentions
The goal was to create a website for Sonia Cheadle that reflected the craft of her work, and brought her gorgeous creations to life. During research, we realised how crucial lighting was to the perception of the works, and started thinking about ways to integrate some sort of interactive lighting into the site, without compromising the luxury of the pieces themselves.
Execution
A radial gradient was created that followed the user’s mouse, and once the jewellery cutouts were placed over this, a subtle illusion of light moving across its surface emerged. Navigation was reduced, and links incorporated into body text replaced a traditional menu. The website is greyscale, to heighten the delicate colours of the works, and there are gradations in background and text shades between pages to provide novelty and emphasise certain works.