Above Gewest13 had to make images as small as possible for mobile; using the lossless WebP format, it was able to compress them by 26 per centAbove The site’s horizontal scroll worked less well
on mobile so Gewest13 opted for a vertical scrollSHOWCASE
How we built
boomerangs and films as small as
possible to be able to use them on
mobile. We wanted to deliver the
experience in the best possible way so
that took some time. Our layered menu
did not have quite the same effect on
mobile so we decided it was better
to leave it out. Also on the website
we used a lot of horizontal scrolling.
Ultimately we found this wasn’t working
all that well on mobile so we changed
the scrolling to more classic vertical
scrolling on mobile.Are you currently working on the 2020
festival website and, if so, how is that
going so far?
TE: At this moment we are planning
some of the updates required for the
2020 festival season. The new festival
website will be slightly altered to fit
this year’s theme but there won’t be any
major alterations made.What tips and advice would you give to
anyone designing a festival site?
TE: First, make sure you know the
festival well before you start. Nowadays
there are numerous festivals to choose
from and a visitor often only goes to
a few of them each year so the first
impression of your website is essential.
That is why we wanted to ensure we had
captured the character of the festival in
the website.
Second: choose your own path. More
and more festival websites are alike.
After all, the components are the same
but, if you give it your own twist, you
create something that is more unique.
Third: If you think it’s a fun project
to work on, invest in it yourself. In
the case of the Solar website, we as
an agency covered most of the hours
ourselves because it gave us the
opportunity to experiment. And that is
really valuable.