My Feedback on classes websites

Below is my feedback on the other groups websites, I marked them according to the criteria below.

Level 1 0-3 Level 2 4-6 Level 3 7-8 Level 4 9-10 Consider the following when peer assessing websites. Levels and marks same as digipack. - branding/synergy - images/photography - colour scheme/effects - themes - representations - typography - semiotics - band/artist image

IURIS

Your “about” section needs improvement. Rather than talking about your team, using technical media studies words, describing the production process and the things it includes. Instead just talk about your artist, his background, how he got into music and what he wants from this debut.

Art style of the website is awesome. Really indie, fits the character, same with the font type used across the whole website.

The pictures at the bottom of the home page. The third one of Aaron in a tree is really sharp- and nice except when the website is made to be shown on a smaller window it changes crop and you see Harrison’s head in the left bottom corner.

The video page is nice, it will look great with the video in the centre with the image in the background.

Photos page – the polaroid of Aaron by the river, the image is squashed maybe re- edit the image, but the edits on the pictures look really good. But I feel like you don’t want pictures of the production team on your website – its all about the artist, at least I feel that.

Social media page is a bit basic (and maybe unnecessary) compared to all the other pages, a dark picture (all in the shade) the text covers up the artist’s face and the link buttons being black against the shaded wall just increases the dark feel of the page – needs to be bright! Or it could be replaced by just putting the buttons for the socials at the corner of all the pages.

Tour dates page is really nice.

The buy tickets page feels unnecessary and could just be a button next to the tour dates on the tour date page.

Contact pages and shop page and really nice.

7/10

Annika

Opening screen to website is good, the font and art style is nice, colours work well, text standing out against the green nature.

Scrolling down to the bottom of the website there is a big white space. This could be a work in progress for more pictures like those before?

The music screen is easily navigated with the incentive to scroll by seeing half of the music video holder (which will obviously be filled by the finished video when it is done, filling the place with a plan rather than an empty space is good, showing intention) the album cover and the music streaming is very clean, white colour continuation going along with the synergy of brand/artist image.

The pictures at the top of music and tour pages need some editing, the skin looks to yellow this could be changed with some Photoshop adjusting the levels, contrast and temperature. Also maybe making the images brighter, sharper making the artist pop at the top of the screens saying to the viewer “I am the star, look at me!”

The tour locations and other information of the tour page comes across very cleanly with simplistic fonts and sharp clean web design. One thing I would say is that everything after the beginning top banner picture becomes very black, white and grey – maybe when going over a button such as the “ticket” button it could change colour rather than filing in with grey.

Inconsistency of the social media button having facebook and twitter at the top and then instagram and twitter (repeated) at the bottom, would opt just to have the three fb, twitter and insta along the top.

The photo synergy of nature and the woods continues across to the about page but the actually bio and titles need to be completed still.

The shop contains products that don’t have titles and don’t necessarily go with the artist brand also I think the prices of the products need to be re-assessed as an upcoming artist merch would not cost up to £35 for a t-shirt. At most things should cost downwards from £20.

Lastly the web address needs to be changed as it contains steelemedia15 taking away from it being an artist website.

8/10

Tori Lorente

Straight away the first picture on the home screen is very professional, the artist is clearly comfortable on the camera bringing across the professionalism even more so. The title font of the artist name is very clean and stylised.

I think the little message from the artist on the home screen, though cute, actually destroys the professionalism that is being built by everything else so far on the website. Maybe just have artist name big in the centre really establishing the brand and name.

Transition between pages is a really nice touch. Navigation is simple and clear.

The picture on the about page is brilliant and the effects on it bring more to the brand image, an edgy side to the beauty.

Someone else writing the about page and then bringing in a quote from the artist makes it seem like there is a team behind the artist, a continuation of the professional feel of the artist and her approach to the industry.

Music screen is perfect.

Tour page completely breaks the websites theme, the grey image in the background filling the whole page unlike in the others where there is white borders. The text cannot be seen and the ticket buttons look tacky compared to the clean style across the rest of the website.

Gallery aesthetic is really nice. Would maybe do another shoot to create a bit of variety within the gallery, the repeated photos focusing around the hand on the wall get a little bit boring. Want the whole gallery to be exciting and intriguing to look at not “oh look there’s that photo again with a slightly different angle”.

Contact page is very professional.

There isn’t a merch page? Is this a mishap or is there no merch from this artist? Merch would give the chance to extend the synergy of the brand being created for the artist.

8/10

Stellato

I think the quick slideshow of images on your welcome page is a bit too much, slightly amateur with certain images not fitting the them of the others like the random fireworks picture and the lying on the floor in the mirror. Either take some images out and see how it looks or choose one image and role with it.

Also I would make it more obvious the “WELCOME” is the button to enter the website, either by putting a tiny “enter site” bit of text underneath or putting it in the centre giving the viewer the incentive to click on it or move their mouse there.

The album cover does not reflect the grainy trippy look of the other photos and the screen titles. Swap it out for one of the other mad ones.

The gallery is really nice, you can see the synergy of the brand you trying to apply to the artist, trippy, grungy, dark, moody etc still that one phot with the mirrors is too light and bright and sharp to, I think, really work when surrounded by the other images.

I like the idea of a video screen, to really show off the artist and establish the character but the live lounge video seems forced and the lip syncing is out, would maybe require a reshoot and the MTV Interview just doesn’t seem natural enough or as professional for that sort of interview, maybe try getting a few more shots, different angels, some narration parts just following the artist around the school?

The tour date page is fine.

Merch is great, I would probably take off the album cover from the merch and put something different like splatters of neon paint that has been seen in pictures across the website and trippy laser circles on the back, rather than a really poor looking picture stamp with a slight fade on the side to make it look like it is on the piece of clothing. I really like that some merch can be interacted with, showing the back designs of shirts and sweatshirts.

Contact page is fine, the colour might be a little bit too much after so much dark and contrasty white, maybe try some other colours and see if it fits with the the rest of the website.

6/10

Luella

The top banner looks really professional with all the page buttons on it, easily navigated. Can’t help but feel a teenage blogger vibe coming from the rest of the website. The fact that there is stuff spread around the page showing different things, the font type, the colour of text boxes and the tiled picture in the background. Needs to be made to look more professional, clean and basic but still professional. For example, a white back ground with a few rose petals spread around matching with the rose petals seen in some of the images.

The playlist section seems to of just been forgotten about, filled with a wix site stock image?

The background animation on the photos page is nice, I feel like the album of photos could be displayed in a better way than having to scroll down the page to just a column of photos one on top of the other.

Take away the black borders from the picture that is a birds eye view down of Luella with the rose petals on and around her. They are not the same size and the black is to unforgiving to the website around it.

Some of the merchandise that is being sold is unrealistic for an upcoming artist. Would they be selling cuddly bears and make up sets and perfumes? Also why does the rose symbol not turn up anywhere else on the website?

4/10

Sempa

The opening home screen looks really nice, the graphic in the background is mysterious and dark and moody setting up the feel for the artist’s character and brand of music, I like the style with the titling for the new album and the artists name.

The Sempa page, which is like an about page, so there shouldn’t be the about page still left on the navigation bar. The font used for the little bio is kind of boring and simple, needs to be changed up to be a bit more interesting, maybe highlighted like some of the text on the page before. Also I think you should do another photoshoot and just get three good pictures, a portrait of the face, landscape of walking the “streets of hackney” to match the bio and then just a nice full body portrait against an interesting background. T6his would establish the artist well rather than 6 small, really badly produced image that are grainy, a poor use of flash and don’t really establish the artist image…they are just bad pictures of some teenager trying to be grungy and dark and you can see that.

The music page is badly laid out, the album and the songs are spread to far apart across the page, there is no text to tell me about what I am seeing, maybe more pictures could be used on this page as well, keeping the establishment of the artist coming though.

The tour page has no tour dates on it. The description for the tour is very well done maybe a little bit too extravagant for a new upcoming artist but the energy coming across from it is good, it is like he has a team behind him.

Is the about page obsolete? Or is there going to be more of a biographical story of who sempa was and is now, where he came from, how that affected him?

Also the banner of the name at the bottom of the page makes all the text almost invisible.

The prices on the merch a bit unreasonable for a new upcoming artist, maybe a little bit more design work could go into them. The beanie is the best product by far!

Also the merch shows the name in a way that I haven’t seen at all across the rest of the website, this isn’t good for the synergy of the brand across everything. We should see the name design from beginning to end.

4/10

Ivory

The website as a whole looks fantastic, it is clear a lot of time and effort has been put into making it. It is very professional, navigation is easy and there are only a few little things I can pick out that in my opinion would make it fantastic!

The name “IVORY” across the top, next to the navigation bar, the blue streak across it is a different colour to the rest of them, the light blue looks the best compared to this darker shade. Also on the home page the bar across the name ivory on the album cover doesn’t go behind the name like the others and then the music pages’ album cover doesn’t even have a blue streak, the continuity needs to be there with the brand otherwise it takes away from the rest of the website which is amazing.

The interactions of titles of pages cutting into pictures is fantastic, the different pictures on each page stops me from getting board, the layout of each page is very thought out, the font is great and is the same across the whole website, the addition of a news page is a great idea…something that no other website I have seen has.

9/10

Heidi

Straight away I think the top banner cuts into the main page too much, it’s like I have my eye half closed, I would suggest just raising it slightly, there doesn’t need that much space between the artist’s name and the navigation button.

I feel the fancy font works really well for the brand, the banner buttons and quotes but your bio should actually be less hassle to read, especially as it is a smaller size.

The shops prices are a bit high considering you are meant to be a new and upcoming artist. Would drop things like the hoodies down from 40 and 35 to just 30 and t-shirts down to 20.

The button at the bottom of the screen to get up to the top of the screen again; the arrow within the circle is off centre. A tiny detail that was slightly off putting.

Overall you can see there has been a lot of effort put into the website see with the design of posters, brand symbols and photos…all these things have a continuity of style really establishing the artist.

8/10

MYA

I feel like the about me page should be the first thing you scroll down to. I don’t even know who this artist is and I am being told I am a “maniac” and that I should be following all your social media accounts. Also the social media accounts should be linked simply through the buttons for the different socials, as a viewer I shouldn’t have to then go and search your username on different social medias. The video underneath he social medias should maybe just be an embedded gif or video without the music and is on a constant loop without the black screen of loading.

The music screen has no image or actual music to play.

The coloured image in the photo gallery really stands out against the rest which are black and white, breaks the mood that is being given off which a more emotional side than trying to show off glitz and glamour with bright makeup, either make it another black and white picture or take it out. Also some images within the gallery look a bit too casual where as others really do set up the character of the artist.

There is no links to buy tickets for the tour, otherwise that page looks really nice, I like the continuation of the little design elements around the writing. Gives a sense of class to the artist that would otherwise maybe not be felt.

Songwriter is spelt wrong: “songwhrighter”. If you moved from LA when you were 2 were you really raised there?

The merchandise is all really good and the first site I have seen with reasonable prices that are accurate to the idea of being a new artist on the block.

Would maybe not have gbhs emails for your management, maybe have @mya instead.

The navigation of the site is really easy, the artist brand looks really clean and professional and is seen throughout, establishing that look all of the time and you can clearly see spaces for future completion of certain tasks.

8/10

St Dizier

I feel like the home page should be a bit more than just the latest video on your YouTube channel, maybe it could have the latest Instagram, a twitter feed…something more. Also the merchandise page needs looking at, there are products on there that aren’t there, just saying “I’m a product” with no image on there.

Aside from those minor things that can be changed easily I think this website is great, you get a real feel for the artist from the graphics of the names brand and the continuity of this DIY doodle look to the titles and writing, you get the sense that this guy is a real family man who likes having a good time who also makes music. The navigation of the website is nice and easy, contains a variety of information and different media. The “My socials” and “latest news” boxes are a really nice touch.

9/10

AVA

The home screen having a little bit of everything is really nice way to get straight into the action but it can be seen that some text hasn’t been written yet for tour info and that album covers and track list yet to be put in. Also the social media buttons at the bottom of the screen don’t actually go to the artist’s social media accounts.

The tour dates don’t actually make sense, hoping around the moths going backwards and forwards in time.

The gallery obviously needs updating with another photoshoot from the artist, also take out the selfies they don’t make you look professional. Also pressing the “show more” tab on the gallery opens up a load of random stock images from wix; would maybe remove this.

I think the bio is too long, when I initially saw it I thought “God do I have to read all that” if there is that much there cannot be concise info on the artist, I just need to know who I am looking at and where she came from and what she aims to be.

The shop needs to be assessed and actually worked upon with the creation of some products and the removal of the filler that the website creator has given. Also would move the basket button to be within the navigation bar.

The font of text used is really nice, clean and sharp. The artists brand is coming through, I actually really like the geometric shapes in the background even if they are wix’s. I think the artists style is coming across with it. Would maybe think about using a different image of the artist at the top of each new page.

6/10