Research into Websites: Part 4 (Country)

Research into Websites: Part 4 (Country)

Johnny Cash: http://www.johnnycash.com/

Johnny Cash, a well-known country artist in the 50s to 90s, popular for 'Folsom Prison Blues' and 'I Walk the Line'. As his era was the 50s & 60s, his music is focused around vocals and acoustic instruments.

Essentially the home page for Johnny Cash, I can see a significant difference in styles to the other three analysis' I've done. The font is by far the most obscure and abstract that I've seen, to which it reflects old-style writing. The use of browns and greens for colouring of the background reflects upon a natural feeling as a standard convention of country is nature and genuine outdoor scenery rather than setup in a studio.

 To signify artist importance, just like the ATC & Taylor Swift analysis', the artist is picture in the centre, I've began to presume that the artist importance must be shown on the initial home page.

 

The layout of Cash' page is quite peculiar as there are more sub-pages than others. Once again there are references to a store, where one can purchase merchandise, a page to view the biography of the artist and more...
 

Research into Websites: Part 3 (Indie)

Research into Websites: Part 3

Coldplay: http://coldplay.com/

Initially, my first opinion of the Coldplay website was bizarre, the website has a lot of funk and especially flair. On the front page, there is a lot of animated images to create a unique vibe.

This vibe, in my opinion reflects the genre Coldplay are associated with; Indie. The genre of Indie creates a sense of strangeness where the audience is made to be sometimes be amused or given a sense of reality. In Coldplays case, their website layout is deliberately created to amuse the audience viewing the website. Despite the amusement, the use of the whole colour spectrum follows conventions of Indie music.

 

Even though the front page is mainly for amusement purposes, the page is actually organised, a side-tab dedicated for sub pages, "Home", "News", "Tour", "Music", "Videos", "Timeline", "Store" and even "Signup". With these sub pages, the audience are given the opportunity to choose what they want to view, whether it be intrigued by music published, merchandise or their lifestyle.

Comparing this website to the two others I've analysed and assessed, for my website, I'd prefer not to take influence from here as the genre doesn't fit my particular song; on the other hand the tabs involved will be implemented.
Typically, in the music sub-section, as there would obviously be a list of Coldplay' songs, similar to ATC, the lyrics are shown too. The fact that lyrics are shown, allows us, the audience to potentially 'sing-along' with the music being played. I.e. this is a user friendly interface.
Throughout each page, the font differs between two different styles. One more simpler than the other,

 

 

 

 

Research into Websites: Part 2 (Country-Pop)

Research into Websites

Taylor Swift: http://taylorswift.com/

Taylor Swift, associated with Pop & some Country, she's an international artist with hundreds-thousands of fans.
 

Her official website page, located at the top is promotions of her new EP & tour dates.
Comparing Taylor Swifts website to ATC's, Taylors has both more links and a variety of colours.
The particular use of so many colours can suggest conventions for the music genre and it's relation to mood.

To signify importance, her newest album is located in the middle of the page; the first thing us, the audience concentrate on. The fact that the album promotion is centralised in the middle of the page, this is very similar to my previous website analysis of ATC (Against the Current).
Not only is there an album promotion, but a few other promotions appear on screen with the promotions flicking between each other like a presentation - newest song, upcoming tour and newest album.

In case the audience doesn't know what Taylor Swift looks like, very unlikely, she has references to some of her pictures potentially from social media websites such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter etc. With references to Taylors social media pages, there's also essentially a biography page written in third person; identifies that it was written by herself in third person or by someone else.

The font throughout her whole web page is fairly inconsistent, not in negative though. The fonts vary between each individual tab; the variance gives more style and flair allowing the audience to be more pleased.

Typically for an artist, Taylors website has a link to her 'Store', the store is self-explanatory where fans of hers can buy merchandise relating to the artist

On a separate page, the audience can view each particular song created by the artist which allows a more organised appeal - easy to locate and well laid out.
 

 

Research into Websites: Part 1 (Pop)

Research into Websites

Against the Current: http://www.atcofficial.com/

Against the Current are a three member band located in the United States, I would relate them under the genre of Modern Pop & Indie. Recently, they've been associated with Fueled by Ramen; a record label which have connections with Paramore, FUN and Panic! At the Disco.

 

The initial page link for the ATC website has a wide shot of the band centralised with links & references to each individual band member - links to social media, Facebook, YouTube, iTunes, Instagram and Twitter.
There is a lot of use of graphite, reds and whites in terms of the colouring of the pages along with some bold and grey texts. The use of greys and whites follows conventions of the indie genre, however the use of reds - specifically the promotion at the top of each page is to stand out and allow the reader to focus on what's being promoted.
At the top of the page is an 'announcement' bar to promote their new single, in their case 'Outsiders'. On the far right hand side there is specific links to sub-pages, such as 'Home', 'Merchandise' etc.
A sub-divided page is 'Music', where every song produced by the band is listed, furthermore, with each song, there's the link to iTunes and lyrics too.
Throughout the whole ATC website, the layout is similar.