Website conventions
November 13, 2017Our group is looking at website conventions for the blues-rock genre, so we've chosen some similar bands and looked at their sites to get an idea of what ours should look like.
Rival Sons
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| http://www.rivalsons.com/ |
Content
- The logo is the first thing you see
- Their newest album is the next obvious thing that you see, and all of the links where you can buy it (Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal)
- When you scroll there's a bar with their social media links
- The next page is their tour dates (even though there aren't any at the moment)
- Their shop is next, where there's a link to their merchandise page
- Links to where you can buy the rest of their music
- Lastly is the contact / newsletter section
Structure
- All you do is scroll down to get to the next page, or click a button to go straight to the one you want
Style
- Their logo is quite a gothic / medieval font in gold, but the rest is quite clean and sleek in black. Certain titles are in bold
- The first slide has the album cover, the next slides have a picture of the band
- There's not much writing so it's hard to tell the tone
- The photos are quite staged but they look relaxed in it
Overall
- The band appears to be quite serious about their music
- They come across as quite indie and cool
- The website looks quite professional but it's quite empty
- There's not much about the actual band, so it seems like their website is for the sole purpose of making money
- I think most people visit the website to get the links to their newest music and to their merch, and to get their contact details
Royal Blood
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| http://royalbloodband.com/site |
Content
- The first thing you notice is their logo
- The theme of the website fits with their most recent single and music video
- Their social media links are at the bottom (Instagram, Spotify, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook), as are the links to their other pages on the website
- They also have a news page, a tour date list, a shop, a page showing their Instagram photos, and a page of their music videos
Structure
- Another scroll website, just with buttons linking to thee other pages to make it faster
Style
- They use the same font throughout (apart from the logo) which is bold and monochrome, all capital letters
- The logo is slightly gothic
- The main picture links to the music video, but they have a photos page
- Again, there's not much writing so it's hard to tell the tone
- It's quite a plain layout and design but is easy to use and looks good
Overall
- The band come across as quite serious about their music again, but use it to showcase themselves and their music more that to make money
- They look cool and sleek
- I think most people visit the website to get news on the band, watch their music videos, sign up to the newsletter, and see where they're touring
- I think they have a younger audience than Rival Sons
Arctic Monkeys
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| http://www.arcticmonkeys.com/ |
Content
- Video of their latest song
- talking about their new album
- Where you can buy the album and links to where you can get it
- News from the band eg. charity work
- Who made the website
- Links to their music videos
- Links to: home, news, photos, videos, releases, forum, newsletter and store
Structure
- The band's logo is always at the top of the screen when you scroll down
- Newest music video
- News
- Then a bar with all of the other page links
Style
- The band's logo is bold and wavy
- The rest of the font is small and simple
- The new album's name is in bold
- There's a monochrome theme
- The language is informal and to the point
- There aren't any photos on the home page
Overall
- Their image is cool and professional, and are in it for the music rather than the fame and money
- The main function of the site is where to buy new album
- People would visit the site for news / updates about gigs etc. as it's updated often and is reliable
Queens of the Stone Age
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| http://www.qotsa.com/ |
- There's a promo video of the band's world tour
- All of their social media / newsletter / share are there
- Also has buttons for: buy, tour, shop, guide
Structure
- Design is a TV screen in a desert, and the video plays on the screen
- Buttons for sound, contrast, brightness and info are links to pages on the site
- Stickers around the TV link to more pages eg. pictures
Style
- Lots of different fonts, colours and styles
- There's retro computer fonts too
- Colour palette = browns and desert themed
- Links to photos of them performing live
Overall
- Star image is cool, indie and quirky
- They advertise themselves and their new tour a lot, and their album / merch
- Consumers would visit the site for info about the band and links to their social media
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