Research on websites

This is research to inspire and inform me on how to produce a website for a band/artist. It shall help me discover different layouts, fonts, events, and other information which will help create my website. These websites are within my genre so will help insipre my decisions in creating a website for my track.


Madness

• Images - It clearly portrays the band clearly by using many images of recent events which have occurred, tour dates and concerts.
• The layout - of the website is clear by using different sections for the different events. The genre connotes a lively tone, however the website mainly portrays more information than the genre characteristics.

• Tabs - Uses 10 tabs all to aim to promote and inform users of their band. It helps making it easier for users to search for specific information about the band.
• The Font - the yellow/gold font hints at the genre due to it's joyful and lively connotations.  

• Icons - They advertise their band on social networking sites, and are positioned at the bottom of the site with the contact information. This aids people to follow their band recent updates on Twitter for example. Many other sites are also advertised to help build their audience, and inform fans of recent albums and concert dates. 
• Logo - Their band logo is positioned in the top corner to make it clear it is their website. 
• Contact information - This to is positioned at the bottom of the screen. Such as giving phone numbers and email addresses for their: store, booking line, management, and for general enquires. 

Streetlight Manifesto

• Opening Screen - When you first enter the site, a large pop up of the bands concerts immediately appear. This helps to make the band gain more income by advertising tickets on sale and gives brief information on when and where the event takes place.
• Style - This website is organised similarly to a blog, which helps the users to easily view their recent updates on tours and events. Each blog post is listed and you can scroll down to fin out more about the bands actions and different things they have to offer.

• Images - On the main web site, they're many posters and pictures of the animations that are associated in some of their music videos. Posters of offers off their merchandise is also advertised throughout the website. 
• Icons - Similarly to the Madness website, it uses many icons to signify the social networking sites which it uses. This helps interact with their fans and update them on recent news of the band. 
• Videos - Their are videos embedded onto their site to enable users to view their music videos, the easy access would appeal to the audience. 

The Toasters 

• Opening Screen - This screen shot portrays the home page of their website. It is very simple, bright and colourful. This works really well to both make it easy to read and to attract their relevant audience. 
• Layout - Similarly to the Madness website again it is split into sections. The three boxes promotes recent and popular events. Also, they offer a subscription to allow the viewers to gain recent information. The rolling image at the top makes the site look more aesthetically pleasing, and also tags some recent events too. The tabs at the top further aid making it an easy layout for the viewers to use. 
• This website does not use icons or videos on the home page, this could be less appealing to the users. 

• Although the home page looks bright and colourful, the pages directed from the tabs show a bland range of information, using a basic font on a plain white background.

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