New Media Creative - June 2001
Time is Right for Zeegen Online - Neil Gillespie

Illustrator Lawrence Zeegen has launched a portfolio Web site. Functioning primarily as a showcase for his illustrations, the site features a range of Zeegen's commissioned work, his experimental pieces and his freelance writing for such titles as Creative Review.

"I've had the idea for a while but the time seemed right to do it. People have faster connections now and having a Web site means it's easier for people to see my work," says Zeegen. "I'm based in Brighton but a lot of the people that I work for are in London. Having an online resource means that anyone can refer to it and I don't have to bother with couriers taking work up to London all of the time."

The look for the site is simple, with a clean, grey backdrop enforcing the colourful nature of Zeegen's work. The site was built in Dreamweaver and Flash while most of Zeegen's work designed in Freehand and Photoshop.

Zeegen is also Course Leader for BA (Hons) Graphic Design at the University of Brighton and one of his former students, Leo Marks, who is now a Web designer, helped to build the site. The project took four months to design and develop.

Zeegen's work has recently featured in The Guardian, The Observer and The Financial Times, and a range of prints of Zeegen's designs and a collection of T-shirts is available to purchase on the site.

© www.zeegen.com