11 comments

  • Brian A.Brian A., 9 years ago

    I like the site because it solves the biggest issue I have with most sites: Location of information. I click "Plan Your Visit" and I have the address, hours, and a link for tickets. Perfect.

    2 points
  • David ÖhlinDavid Öhlin, 9 years ago

    I don't like the choice of fonts, they don't seem suiting at all.

    1 point
    • Nic TrentNic Trent, 9 years ago

      The fonts follow the branding... very well suited considering. Gotham Rounded says, "friendly and accessible" a good choice for a museum.

      http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/van_goghs_brush_strokes.php#.U_4sYrywLNQ

      1 point
      • David ÖhlinDavid Öhlin, 9 years ago (edited 9 years ago )

        Fair enough, I still don't find it suitable (in lack of a better word), no matter what Gotham Rounded says about itself. I guess I dislike the branding then. Just my personal opinion!

        0 points
      • David HooglandDavid Hoogland, 9 years ago

        Ah thanks for finding that! I was sure there must have been some restraints like that to use Gotham Rounded the way they did.

        Too bad they haven't selected a secondary typeface for their identity. it might have aligned better with the story they are telling on the website. It looks great on printed material though.

        0 points
  • Roy AbbinkRoy Abbink, 9 years ago

    I like how they tell the story of Van Gogh's journey.

    1 point
  • Nate NavascaNate Navasca, 9 years ago

    Typography isn’t as poppin as I expected. :(

    0 points
  • David HooglandDavid Hoogland, 9 years ago

    Hi Arden, nice to see you here =) Well made website. Did you also work on that?

    I just don't get why they use Gotham Rounded and I think they could have taken the typography a bit further, maybe add a few more grid elements to spice things up.

    0 points
    • Arden de Raaij, 9 years ago

      Hi David! Cheers, no I didn't work on this. I was invited to a small opening yesterday, with a private tour through the museum after closing time which was very nice. I also had some time to chat with the van Gogh Museum website project leader and the guys from Q42 about this project.

      From what I gathered, they'll continue to build on this site and from next year they'll release new stories every two months which coincide with the themes of the tours through the museum.

      I wasn't bothered by the rounded font, but now you say so I do agree that some sharper typography would pop a bit more.

      0 points
  • Sanne Wijbenga, 9 years ago

    Made by http://www.fabrique.nl... Same as http://www.rijksmuseum.nl...

    0 points