Case Study
Julie Miller Art Website
Website design and development for a Scottish Borders artist and illustrator.
Project Overview
Julie Miller is an artist based in the Scottish Borders whose practice centres on landscape, mixed media and close observation of the natural world. The brief was to create a portfolio website that feels as considered and unhurried as the work itself, giving collectors and visitors a calm, uncluttered space to browse available pieces and learn about the artist.
- Role: Web Designer & Developer
- Deliverables: Functional Website, Gallery System, Room Preview Tool
Website design & build
The site was designed and built with a minimal, gallery-like aesthetic to keep full attention on the artwork. The layout is clean and spacious, letting individual pieces breathe rather than competing with decorative UI elements. The standout feature is a custom-built room preview tool that places any selected artwork onto a wall in a real interior scene, allowing visitors to visualise how a piece would look in their own home before purchasing. This was built from scratch using canvas-based image compositing, dynamically scaling and positioning the artwork within the room scene in real time. The available works and gallery sections are structured to make navigation intuitive, and the site is fully responsive so artwork renders crisply on any screen size. The build uses semantic HTML, CSS and vanilla JavaScript throughout, keeping the codebase lightweight and fast-loading.
Outcome
The finished site gives Julie Miller a professional and authentic online presence that reflects her artistic voice and makes her work accessible to a wider audience. The project demonstrates my ability to design for creative clients where restraint and atmosphere matter as much as functionality, translating a personal practice into a digital platform that feels genuinely aligned with the work it presents.
Live site
The site is live and accessible to collectors and visitors worldwide. View it at juliemillerart.co.uk .