Case Study

RichardHunt.com

Richard Hunt is a Vancouver Island artist of international caliber. The Richard Hunt Kwa Gulth Arts Ltd.web site was developed by Zero One for Hunt as a private client. This “web exhibition” represents both Hunt’s Kwaguilth heritage, and the arts he creates with his family designs. Zero One has taken the rich tones of Hunt’s prints and carvings as the inspiration for the site’s sophisticated design palette and the tradition of his family and their artistic heritage as the basis for the themes and organization of the site material. The work of the artist is displayed in a gallery of high quality images that site visitors can view as a collection or peruse in the separate areas of carving, jewelry, prints and clothing. The site also creates a special section for Hunt’s discussion of the traditions of the Kwaguilth Nation, which includes an online interactive forum on Kwaguilth topics. Links to articles on issues such as cultural property are built into the design, and the site is regularly updated with topics of interest and news items, such as the bestowing of an honourary Doctorate of Fine Arts from the University of Victoria to Hunt during the 2004 Spring Convocation.