Manuel Albarran is a unique artist; an expert in metal couture, corsetery, leather and other disciplines. He has been involved in Fashion, Advertising and Movies for a few decades, collaborating with names like Angelina Jolie, Madonna, Givenchy, Lady Gaga, Lavazza, Beyonce, Black Eyed Peas and many more.
The main objective of the website was to function as a quick gallery to showcase Manuel's work. It had to be very easy to flip through the images. Looking at statistics from his previous website, I realised an important percentage of its visitors where browsing from touch-screen devices, so I decided to create the gallery in the form of a finger-sensitive horizontal scroll. This way, people on tactile devices can scroll through the pictures with a simple sidewards gesture. Manuel Albarran's audience is not only browsing from touch-screen devices, but also from smartphones in many cases, so the solution had to be definitely responsive.
The color palette in the previous website was made of greyscale shades and Manuel wanted it to stay that way. I convinced him to add a little bit of hue, picking tones from the metal he uses for his pieces of work. His logo was starting to look a little outdated and he asked me to redesign it as well; I created a timeless identity that is easy to take to any media (even metal).
