Project Brief
At the outset of the project, information about the artist was scattered across several digital and physical sources. A primary goal of the project was to pull together all of these assets into a single seamless digital location, which:
- Maximizes user accessibility (including mobile device optimization)
- Pulls and displays API data results from the current Mathias J. Alten online art collection database at artgallery.gvsu.edu, which is built using the open-source collection management system www.collectiveaccess.org
- Integrates the overall design concepts and content from the printed publication, Mathias J. Alten: An Evolving Legacy
The GVSU Art Gallery wants site visitors to discover multiple collections (archive material, physical artwork, interview transcripts, essays, etc.) when browsing or searching on a singular subject matter.
The target audience for this website service are the students, faculty, and staff at GVSU, as well as independent scholars, national art museums and institutions of higher learning across the country.