Fernando Feijoo

Where it started

Fernando Feijoo is an artist and printmaker whose practice spans several materials, formats and creative series.

The problem

A broad body of artwork requires clear categorisation and immersive presentation without making navigation or interaction more prominent than the work itself.

What framed the work

• Multiple media in one coherent structure
• The interface stays subordinate to the artwork
• A catalogue that can grow with new series and pieces

What it had to achieve

Build a distinctive digital portfolio that supports exploration across disciplines and individual artworks.

The solution

A visual-first portfolio with featured artwork, a dedicated works archive, discipline-based collections and detail views, supported by restrained interactive transitions.

Information architecture

The site is built around an artwork-first structure: a featured viewer introduces the work, a works archive groups pieces by discipline — prints, ceramics, sketchbooks and mixed media — and detail views let each series be explored. Navigation stays quiet so the artwork leads.

Visual & interaction design

A restrained layout, typography and motion keep attention on the artwork. Categories and series organise a large body of work without the interface competing with the pieces.

What it does

Featured artwork

A full-width viewer introduces a featured piece on the homepage.

Prints

A dedicated catalogue of prints organised within the works archive.

Ceramics

Ceramic work presented alongside the other disciplines.

Sketchbooks

Sketchbook and preparatory work grouped as its own discipline.

Artist books and mixed media

Additional formats and materials included in the body of work.

Artwork navigation

Discipline collections, listing and detail views support exploration across the catalogue.

Design & engineering decisions

Artwork-first composition

The design withdraws so the work and each series are the centre of attention.

Category-based information architecture

Grouping by discipline and series lets the catalogue grow without the interface ceasing to serve the work.

Motion to enhance exploration

Interactive transitions support browsing while remaining subordinate to the artwork.

Considered and rejected

An interface-forward showcase

A more demonstrative interface could have foregrounded the technology, but it would have competed with the artwork; the restrained structure keeps the pieces primary and the interaction exploratory.

Technical approach

Astro provides the static structure; WebGL and GSAP support the restrained interactive presentation without displacing the work.

Observable evidence

• Live and publicly reachable at fernandofeijoo.com
• Featured artwork, works archive and discipline collections render

Observable result

The published portfolio presents multiple artistic disciplines through a coherent browsing experience, keeping the artwork as the primary focus.