Favicons for Artists Space | Laurel Schwulst
a favicon (short for "favorite icon") is a small icon that appears near the web browser's address bar. (it also appears next to individual entries in web browser history and also next to a saved web bookmark.) most websites have unique favicons. if it’s a company or brand’s website, typically the favicon is a minified version of its logo. but in the case of an individual or artist, often the favicon is more expressive. but what about an arts institution? in designing artists space's website, i wanted to consider some aspect of the website a separate but linked exhibition space to its physical location. so the favicon seemed like the perfect "space" to exhibit artist work. similar to exhibitions, it could change contents and be reimagined by artists on a regular basis. i created the first favicon, an animated galloping horse. i chose a horse because horses were my favorite drawing subject as a child, serving as my personal introduction to art. more broadly, the horse appears prominently