Renesans is an early music ensemble founded in 1969, with decades of concerts, recordings, archiv...Renesans is an early music ensemble founded in 1969, with decades of concerts, recordings, archiv...
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Srdjan Simonovic
• Jul 21
Renesans is an early music ensemble founded in 1969, with decades of concerts, recordings, archive material and cultural heritage behind it.
For this project, the main challenge was not just to design a website, but to create a clear digital home for decades of music, performances and archive material.
The goal was to organize the ensemble’s history, concerts, discography, media, gallery and contact information into a bilingual, responsive experience that feels elegant, structured and easy to explore.
Visually, I wanted to keep a sense of heritage without making the website feel outdated. The design combines refined typography, archive-inspired details and a clean layout that supports readability and navigation.
The question I kept coming back to was:
When designing for a cultural project, how much should the visual style preserve the historical feeling, and how much should it move toward a cleaner modern presentation?
I tried to find the balance between both.
Would you go more classic or more modern for a project like this?
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Milos Maksimovic
• Jul 22
Beautiful work. I really like the balance between preserving the ensemble's heritage and creating a clean, modern user experience. The structure feels intuitive, and the bilingual approach makes the archive much more accessible. Great project! 👏
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Srdjan Simonovic
• Jul 26
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Thank you so much, Milos. I really appreciate your thoughtful comment. Preserving the heritage while making the experience clear and accessible was one of the main goals of the project, so it means a lot to hear that it came across. 🙏
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