In line with many a corporate site, Lucasfilm.com is an online brochure providing information on its products, management, announcements, subsidiaries and career opportunities. The difference here is in the quality of the execution, which one would expect from a cutting-edge film production studio. However, the site is neither a cyber entertainment park nor a virtual studio.

Each movie is represented by an index card, with a synopsis, a list of select cast members, and other information. The site also offers price comparisons of Lucas' movies released on DVD from a range of distributors including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Wal-Mart.

Particular attention was given to the graphic design, and fans will be delighted with the quality of many of the pictures displayed on the site.

Hasty typists who enter Lucasfilms.com will go to the dark side and be redirected to Starwars.com, which is completely different in look and feel. The two sites are night and day. Starwars.com looks like it was designed by an isolated teenage enthusiast with a lot of time on his hands and too little sunshine.

Lucasfilm, on the other hand, is light in both senses of the word. Not much information, lots of white space. The site is little more than a cyber presence with a relatively limited number of pages and information. However, if it is not a showcase of the technical prowess of the studios, the brand nonetheless is supported and reinforced by the abundant presence of well-designed still and semi-animated graphics.