Website research MorganB
- 1. This is the homepage for the band ‘Two Door Cinema Club.’ This is the band that made the song ‘Sleep Alone’ which we are doing for our coursework. The front page is very simple with moving images in the background. Links for different social me- dia sites are at the top with a simple drop down list to help you navigate different things on he website. The text is simple with the odd joined letter which is com- mon within lots of different titles for the band. After clicking on an option in the drop down list you get the same background throughout with around 5 little clips showing things we’d associate with summer i.e. Surfing, going to the beach and sunshine. The background is kept the same, as a result of this the website feels very easy to use and navigate. The font is easy to read and is kept the same across the whole website. Information is given on their most recent and popular albums/songs and how you can listen/buy them. Once again the same revolving clips are kept in the background, in my opinion this is a good feature be- cause its makes the website feel more professional and the continui- ty between pages makes the web- site easier to use.
- 2. This is the homepage for the solo artist ‘The Weeknd.’ The homep- age changes from time to time whenever something new is re- leased. It is very simple but the front page has a lot of information that you scroll down to see. This makes it easier to find the infor- mation because it is all on one page but you have to just scroll down to see it, instead of having to go through different menus. The background is a plain black background so your eyes are drawn to the information on the website. Lots of different front col- ours are easier to be seen on a black background. The website is currently dominated by the new release of his album ‘Starboy.’ So you have to use the links and the top of the page if you want to find any other information about the artist. The font used for the titles changes and is different to the smaller text which is largely similar. Most if not all of his al- bums and singles cover art fea- ture him on the front cover as you can see in the image above. In some way he features on the cover.
- 3. This is the front page for the muse website. It is slightly different to the other 2 web- sites because they use a still background with lots of infor- mation and things on the front page. Further on down the front page there is lots of other information about the band and what they are doing like upcoming events etc. Also something that Muse has on their website which either isn't at all or isn't a prominent feature is the comments section where the band is engaging directly their fans and letting them post their person- al comment about the band. This is something that many other web- sites don’t have featured especial- ly on the front page. At the top of the page the band is showing their individ- uality by giving people the op- tion to have a bit of personali- sation with #in the bands website. Giving the ability to change the background image from a selection of images. Also there is an easily availa- ble option for fans and users of the website to change the language. This is a distinct difference and is a reason why Muse has done so well in the past couple of years.