Victor Lunn-Rockliffe on Working With Me on His Artist Website

“I chose Julia Douglas because she specialises in websites for artists, and over six months she proved an outstanding partner in a substantial and complicated undertaking. My site brings together several hundred images into something approaching a self-curated visual biography. It was a thoroughly rewarding collaboration: selecting, grouping and ordering the material prompted me to review my whole body of work, while Julia brought the understanding, imagination and technical expertise to turn those decisions into a coherent website. A particular challenge was presenting my ten-metre scrolls, for which she found an imaginative combination of images and videos that conveys both their content and something of their physical presence. As an artist herself, she understood my sometimes quirky requirements and consistently found ways to make them work.

Julia communicates clearly and works promptly and efficiently. Our shared Dropbox folder and regular exchanges of work and detailed comments gave the partnership a productive rhythm, with each of us contributing our time, ideas and attention. She responded thoughtfully to my questions and requests, was flexible throughout, and flagged timing issues well in advance. Comprehensive help sheets and excellent follow-up support have also helped me learn to maintain and update the site myself. Her fees were reasonable, and working with her was a pleasure. Quite simply, she was fantastic, and I cannot recommend her highly enough.”