June Hucko in Central Park 2019.
“Fell into a cactus and decided to make films!”
June Hucko is a production designer, photographer, and director from Tucson, Arizona currently living in New York City.
I have been loving her work since I met her a couple of years ago, and her work has forced me to reconsider my stance on what film photography (it is still dead) means to me and when I need use it. She recently moved to New York City and has a new look for junehucko.com.
June and I both use Squarespace for our websites which means they are responsive to any device they are viewed on. June’s new look is cleaner, and one of only a few sites I have seen that balances more than one skill without the typical imbalance that leaves one or more things left completely buried. Usually, a videographer’s photo page is neglected or shoved into the back of the site, and the opposite is normally true of photographers who also make video.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Easily Accessible:
junehucko.com isn’t “clicky”, I don’t have to click three times to see what she’s good at. Her work is front and center in chronological order immediately upon arrival and I love that. The economy of pages; Direction, Design, Photo, without too many subpages beneath those keeps it easy to navigate through.
On Brand:
June’s business cards were red and just said “June” on the front, she brought the red and simplicity to her header.
VERDICTS
The Good:
junehucko.com
Easy to navigate on both mobile and desktop. (Clearly biased towards mobile)
Highlights her newest work, and gets the viewer into a trailer almost immediately.
Marketable and easily reachable, her skills are clearly on display, and her phone number and email are seen at the bottom of the desktop version while the mobile version pushes the contact page.
The Bad:
junehucko.com
Negative space (padding around the content) makes the site a scrolling marathon, which I believe to be better than a clicking party, but plenty of people hate scrolling as much as I do clicking.
There is not a true “About” page. In my experience, even a few sentences that describe yourself, goals, or even artistic process go a long way with supporters, and potential clients.
The home page slider that accentuates different projects can’t be clicked through, instead a click just advances the slider.
CONCLUSION (site reviewed on desktop)
junehucko.com is fantastic overall, I’m sure it will evolve over time as she approaches the kinds of creative success most of us will only ever know in our dreams. If you have made it this far, I don’t know what you are still doing here, get to junehucko.com and drop a compliment in her email right now!