progress report- website

This is the updated home page for our website. I experimented with different combinations of colours for the text and logo at the top of this page but finally decided this combination highlights the important information four audiences perfectly, and makes the album name stand out. I used a video that i filmed of the playground which is also in our music video so this creates a clear link between the two platforms. Using  a video creates a more interesting experience for the audience, and as the text on this page is simple, it doesn't overcrowd the screen. 

This is our merchandise page, which is clearly incomplete at this stage whilst Tom is working on the products. I decided to make the title of this page a joke which uses the name of the band in it. I did this because the mode of address between our band and our audience is friendly and humorous.  I want the relationship between the band and the fans to reflect that of the brotherly relationship between the band members themselves. 

This page is basically the same as it was at the last progress report, although i've added more writing so that the two paragraphs are symmetrical which looks more neat and professional. I need to add the image of the three band members at the top of this page and then it will be completed. The information on this page explains how the band met, and what their aims are as a band. It also has some information about the Ska genre. I've written it in a way that makes it sound like the band members are talking to their audience directly by using "our" and "we" and so on, which is something i've used throughout the website. 

This page is where the fans can listen to some previews of the songs in the album. I added another jokey comment at the top of this page which is similar to the one on the merchandise page. I need to change the image of the feet in the slide at the top of the page. I will later add a picture of the album cover to the image space next to the music, and change the names of the songs to match the ones on the track list on the back of our digipak. 

This is our tour date page. After researching appropriate locations for our band to perform, i made an interactive changing slide show which informs fans of up coming events. I have added two buttons, one of which reads 'buy tickets', which when clicked, takes you to the home page of ticket master. The 'location' button takes you to a google maps page with the location of the event. 

Our gallery page is simplistic and clean looking. Our images are all in black and white to fit the colour scheme of our band, and to make this page more neat and professional. Some of these images are behind the scenes shots from our filming days at Kingston Uni, some are more professional images of the band. 

This is the contact page of our website. I used a simple background for the slide at the top of the page which fits in with the colour scheme in a subtle way. The title of the page sits above the social media icons for the band's social media pages. Under this i've put in a subscription bar which you can actually fill in, although this is just for show as the email entered will not receive any information etc.  

Under the subscription bar, i've created a list of people to contact for enquiries, their names, position and emails. These are all fake names etc but give the page a more realistic look.