Feedback on site

Site URL: http://www.yang-enhume.com

Hi,

This is my first time setting up a squarespace website, and I'd love some general feedback.

Congratulations @Yang-En !

You're on your way with Squarespace 🙂

From the perspective of 20 years of design focused on creatives, artists, galleries, and education, your new site is impressive for its focus and comprehensive information.

A few suggestions:

1. Eliminate the landing page with the Enter button. Give your viewer the immediate chance to navigate your site (with visible nav colors) without the feeling of having to gain admission. It's not a museum, it's a website.

2. Focus on your artwork imagery (rather than photos of you at work - those can be in About). Instead of making your viewer have to click through several layers to see your work, present it up front in slide shows and banners:

https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/206543407-Gallery-Blocks

https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/205826018-Adding-banner-images

3. Keep your About page short and consider making it more a tight "artist bio" piece. (Having your full CV up is not necessarily the best idea from an identity security standpoint. Making it downloadable as you already have is often safer.)

Lastly - if you are considering selling directly to collectors, Squarespace's e-commerce tools are superb. 

https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/205811338-Adding-products-to-your-store

Feel free to reach out with any questions and good luck!

Hi,

Good start. 

1. Definitely, remove the enter page.  It makes your website blind to search engines.  To Google it sees a homepage with nothing on it so will not do your rankings any good.
2. Try ensuring the image you select doesn't make your header invisible.  If you are going for a black header type ensure your images are light or the other way around.  You can also add a top gradient in photoshop to ensure the top remains perfectly clear.