Website Research

I have been looking through lots of illustrators websites recently and I think that I am now at a stage where I can discuss which features I would and wouldn't like if I were to design my own website...


DO NOT WANT!
I wouldn't like people to be able to copy any of my images. I've seen lots of examples where the ability to "save as" has been disabled. I have no idea how this is achieved but I would love for my website to have this feature. I know that it's still possible for people to print screen the page but I think that the initial inability to save the image will discourage the majority of people.


I also don't want my website to be too confusing. Below is a link to the AOI website which I personally find very confusing.


http://www.theaoi.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=41

There is too much text and too many different pages. For this website in particular it's probably very important, but for my own I wouldn't want that much information. I want people to be able to find what they want quickly and easily. I don't want people becoming confused or bored by mountains of text. I also only want to include the work I am truly proud of just like in my portfolio.

DO WANT!
Here are some examples of website designs I love!
http://www.lemoneyed.com/contents.htm
http://www.kerismith.com/
http://blakesuarez.com/work/

Really simple and clean looking websites. Limited text and lots of room for images. I find it very easy to navigate around all three of these websites!
I really love the interactive aspect of Keri Smith's website. I hadn't looked at her website for a long time but the interactive feature stuck in my mind when thinking for this blog post. It might be too complicated for me to achieve at this stage but I would love for my own website to have some kind of interactive feature to keep it memorable in peoples minds. Perhaps a character that makes a sound when you click on it?


On other websites I have looked at I've noticed that when you click to see a larger version of an image it opens with a black background, making it look more like a page in a portfolio and removing the distracting elements of the website behind the image. I really like this feature!


I would also like to have a section of the website that links to my Twitter, blog and Facebook page so that people can follow my work easier.


Another thing I want to include is a logo. I'd like the logo to be featured on every page of the website and for it to link back to the homepage when clicked on.