Before we started designing the flat plans for our own website we decided to look at some websites that we thought would influence our own. The titles link directly to the original websites.
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| Home Page |
As soon as you enter the website you are taken to a landing page which advertises their latest album, this is something we want to do on our own website.We liked the layout and the blue, white and black colour scheme of Dog Is Dead's website because it is simple and very effective, clearly connoting the indie genre. Every page has a similar look and layout which makes it synergistic and there are lots of pages for audiences to interact with. However, we did not like the blog-like layout of the homepage because having to scroll down is too linear and not interactive enough.
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| Home Page |
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| Links page |
The homepage of the 1975's website has a blocky layout similar to websites such as Tumblr which is incredibly aesthetically pleasing. Each post is a photo or an update about the band which gives the audience a huge amount of content to interact with and share. The black and white aesthetic continues throughout the entire website and effectively connotes The 1975 as a moody, serious indie band. The links list is something that we really loved because it is so simple but incorporates the logos of various companies while keeping the synergistic aesthetic of the whole site.
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| Home Page |
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| Discography Page |
The striking simplicity of the Red Hot Chili Pepper's website was something that we really liked. The home page has a focal image which is from the band's latest album although we didn't understand why it wasn't present on every page. The way the colour of the website changes as you hover over the menu bar is really nice aesthetically and is a way of getting the audience to interact with the website.
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| Home Page |
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| Live Dates Page |
Dan Croll's website is very simple but is effective. It actually only has two pages a home page and one for live dates with links to external websites such as Facebook and Twitter. Promotion of his debut album is predominant and is the key focus of the page. It has a feed of Dan Croll's instagram photos, something we are keen to include in our own website.
We will definitely use these websites as influence when designing our own; from the layouts to how they have conveyed artist image.
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