http://jacobbird1313.wix.com/music-websites
The first website i looked at was the Bruno Mars website. the first impression that i got of it was that it was very plain and not at all confusing. the genre of music that Mars focuses on is predominately pop and or sole music and this defiantly comes across in the picture on that consumes most of the screen. The way the picture has been modified and the affect that has been put on Mars looks as if it is his sole, by making the rest of the page completely black it makes the viewer focus more on the image of Mars. The next part that I’m am drawn to is the option to follow Mars on spotify which for the artists point of view is very important as the downloading of their music is is how they make there money and stay popular. The shapes that are in white are which are portals to the four main vocal media sights are very good thins to have in the website as the public that follow Bruno Mars are very likely to have accounts with all four of these sites, meaning that the fans can keep up with everything that Mars. Which fans love to do. There is also a sign in option at the top which allows users to make an account and get special “keep up” emails about things such as up coming concerts. The “select country” gives a list of about 10 countries which when one is selected a portal takes users to a page and it shows all of the events and songs that will be happening in that country. This is a very good aspect of the website as it makes information that users are most likely to want very easy to find. The search bar within the website makes it eisy to find anything about Mars that you may want to know which for users means they do not have to go on to different websites to find information out. As you begin to scroll down the page a very popular convection of picture movement occurs to show a new picture of Mars. when scrolling down instead of the whole screen moving as most standard websites do the actual website moves bring first a download songs option and then a sing in mail option before a new picture of mars, sining his most popular song “up town funk” and a simple play option. as you continue to scroll down the website continues to show pictures of Mars at some of his biggest shows until you come to the bottom which again gives you the option to join the mailing list for updates on mars. Overall i think that this website is very, well made very simple to navigate and full of the relevant information that users will want to know. The design of the website however is not very unique and it does not stand out from the other websites of other music artists that i have also visited. On the other had however i still very much like the way that the website works and how the pictures almost flow into each other.
The second website i chose to analyse was the Emnem website. The first thing that takes my eye when entering the site is the mercendice that is for sale. this for me as a user is rather annoying and seems as if the artist needs to sell cloths to make money. moreover it feels like they are being pushed in your face to buy them. Equally disappointingly the next thing i am drawn to is a large advert that takes almost half of the screen and although it includes Emnem it is not the reason users will go on the website. If you then swipe right or left the website changes the picture to an image of Emnem with an exploding truck behind him. Although, this is an advert for his newest song this image represents the R&B/Rap genre of music that Emnem is so popular for and this would have been much to have when the website is opened. This unfortunately is the only picture available on the left and right click bars and so they almost seem a pointless thing to have. The six options that are along the top that include shop, email sign up, video, events, lyrics and tumbler are all portals to different websites or different parts of the websites. As in the other websites it gives you the option to sign up to a “keep up” email which sends users all types of things such as when Emnems next show is and new cloths that are coming out. From the sellers point of view this is a very good idea as is it is in essence free advertising. The video section is a portal which takes you on to a different part of the website where you can watch all different sorts of videos ranging from promos to music videos. The events portal is probably the most useful part of the site as it tells users all about the different events in the area that you are in. Meaning that there is no confusion for someone who is not educated in computers. The four most popular social media sights are then also included in the sight as the vast majority of Emnems followers will have accounts on all four of these sights. As you begin to scroll down the webpage there are two main sections on the homepage the first is a selection of dates and locations that Emnem is preforming at and the second is a portal to all his music, which is on the left of a portal to all of his clothing line. Overall that Emnems website is very boring and concerned much more with pushing users to buy cloths than giving information about the singer and the performances that are upcoming.
The third website I chose was Elvis Presleys. the first thing that jumped out at me was the connection of the the genre of music e.g Rock to the picture that presents the website the fact that Presley was most famous for his rock makes this choice of picture a very good one as users will know straight away that they are on the correct website. My first impression is that it is rather minimalistic but not to the point where it becomes rushed and half done. The three black boxes with the white writing is the next this that is most obvious, each one of these boxes are a portal which takes you exactly to what is states in the box. For the user of the website this is these boxes are very useful as it is more than likely that they are going on the website looking for one of these options. The options inn the top right are also portals which take users the the specific parts of the website where they can find additional information about Presley and packages which are for sale. one of the most interesting of these are news as Presley is dead and so there can surly not be a huge amount of news about him. When scrolling down the the website has been designed so that it gives the illusion that in stead of the whole page statically moving up and down the pictures instead move in a 3D sort of way. this makes the website more enjoyable to use and would make the user more interested in what is going on in the screen. it also makes you want to find out more and read the information that is provided at the bottom of the website. Once you get to the bottom of the website there is a portal that takes you straight to the shop where it is possible to buy all types of Elvis merchandise which is mainly focused around his music records. There is also four recognisably shaped portals that each take you on to a different social media and to the page of Elvis this is grate for the users as it means that they can follow the newest anouncements about elvis from different sites and although it is targeted at an older age range social media is very popular in these generations now to. The actual amount of space you can scroll down however is very minimal as there and it seems very short for a front page of a professional website. My overall view of the website is that is is very simplistic and easy to navigate however it lacks in information about the singer and actual images of the singer to get you visually excited about the front-page of the website.
Conventions and Codes of the Websites
The first main convection of all three websites homepage’s is the minimill amount of information. This is now a very popular trend when i comes to making people focus on whats the most important thing rather than many different peaces of information that is useless. I believe that this has come about from companies like apples how defiantly use the saying less is more when it comes to websites. A general code that all the websites seem to use is one big opening picture that presents the performer and their genre of music. This is then followed by more pictures of some of the performers biggest performances. Although in only two out of these three websites the way in which the website scroll down is very common wishing music websites. it gives a sort of 3D affect which not only makes the webpage more interesting but also it gives a more immersive experience. One convection on not only all three of theses websites but on arguably all websites is the local media portals. social media is now so massive that all people have at least one account on one of the websites making it an accentual tool for web developers to use on websites. The font of each of the websites used is also a very noticeable convection where all seem to follow the same code of thin capital letters for all of the information and for the name of the artist have privately designed fonts. This is to give the website a professional look but also give the pro former a bit go a logo in the form of their name. The last similarity and convection that on every website that i visited there is a “contact us” proved in all three of these sites the option for a keep up with the artist. For users of the site this makes it a more immersive and personal experience.
Learning comment
After completing this task I have found many different useful points that i will need to include in my website when it comes to making it. the most predominant feature that i will be sure to use is the minimalistic design of the websites and to keep things simple and straight forward. Something else I have learnt from carrying out this research is that not to overload the website with information that is not immediately relevant to what the artist is doing as people don't want to have to look through hundreds of pages to find what they're looking for. something i will also include when it comes to making my website is to have one or tow big bold pictures so that the general public instantly recognise the website as bing mine. These are the main points that i will take from this task. 
