Slowly Downward is the portfolio website of artist Stanley Donwood, an artist working in various disciplines including print, digital media and paint. He also presents on the site a selection of short stories he has written that range from the blackly humourous to the downright macabre.The setup of this website is simplistic in terms of code and relies on its images for visual impact. The index page offers you a forked path immediate upon entry; one route is the Library, the collection of his short stories, and the other is the Shop. The shop also contains an option to sign up to his mailing list or contact him directly via email, as well as view the prints and other things he has for sale.
Also on the front page are direct links to his most recent exhibitions, London Views and Dead Children Playing.
The simplicity of Donwood's website is one that works well for it; more or less abandoning any superflous trappings save the occasional piece of art or designed flourish, it allows the viewer to freely explore the site without being bombarded with too much information at once. It seems more angled towards the casual viewer, or perhaps those interested in buying a print, rather than as an online CV, but still exhibits a large amount of his work.
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