This website review is of a portfolio website for a portfolio website that belongs to one of my all-time favorite graphic designers, Scott Hansen.  He also goes by the designer name of iso50 and is also an accomplished musician.  When making music and playing shows he goes by the name Tycho.

Scott's website is beautifully designed and his navigation is clear and easy to use.  On rollover, the color of the navigation button changes and a carrot comes up next to it to further show that it is a button and can be clicked.  After clicking, the navigation choice remains the rollover color.  Another thing that Scott introduces that many other websites don't have is sound.  Upon rollover, a noise is made to even further show that the word is clickable.

The architecture of this site is very flat and simple.  It is basically just one page with images and colors that change to show that you have entered a new category of navigation.  I think that the flat navigation is very effective in this site because it makes the portfolio work easily accessible.

the typography of the site is very fitting because it is a style that is seen throughout his work.  I think that the hierarchy could be a little stronger, possibly the use of some larger type or different typefaces would help.

The layout of the website is very consistent as i said before.  It is a one page site that uses new images, sounds, and colors to show you have moved from one section to another.  The main focus of the page is the image of the work.  i believe this is how it should be executed because it is a portfolio site and the work is the most important thing.  The colors work very well and seem to fit into his artistic style.  Also he uses textures that can be found in much of his work such as wood textures as well as patterns.  The brighter colors bring the content of the page forward and make them much more important than what is going on in the background.  The strong images also pop well off of the light background.

The overall goal of the site is to showcase the work of Scott Hansen.  I think that this goal is achieved successfully through the simple layout and architecture as well as the very large and strong images of his work.  I think that one aspect of the site that enhanced my overall experience was the addiction of his music playing in the background.  it was very soothing and seemed appropriate while browsing through his work.