A2 Media Studies

Using the website 'Wix' we created a website as part of our ancillary task. We found using the website very effective as well as easy to use. We were able to choose from multiple templates which we could then edit to fit the synergy and style of our product, by adding slide shows, images, personalised text and music. here is a link to our website:  https://graceryan600.wixsite.com/mysite

Today, Grace and I have began to start planning our website. We have decided to go with the website creator site 'Wix', which will give us a website template which we will then further edit. Today we decided on our template and began to start editing. We decided we needed to create a synergy for our website, music video and advert, therefore decided to used the same fonts as our magazine advert for the headings and subheadings as well as similar pictures of our protagonist. Wix however, did not have our font, so we had to use the website 'http://www.1001fonts.com/norwester-font.html' to download the font and import it.

Having looked at multiple websites including Rihanna's, Beyonce, Ariana Grande and Bruno Mars' it has given me a much better insight into the type of website I need to create. The key elements which I think are crucial when creating a website are: Interaction with the audience  Photos and images of the artist, acting as promotion Songs- list containing all songs & the songs them-self Short promotional videos  Merchandise- page dedicated to products the artist is selling

Ariana Grande's website Although Ariana Grande's video did not impress us as much as Beyonce and Rihanna's, we still liked many of the features it used, including the list of her songs, which you could listen to via Spotify.  By using the navigation bar at the top of the website you could go to a page where all her music videos were showed. They were laid out in a very visually appealing way- where there was neat, structured spacing between the video (as shown above).  Similarly, to Beyonce and Rihanna, Ariana Grande also has a photo album were multiple images of her appear on the screen. We really like this feature, as it deepens our understanding of her as an artist.

Bruno Mars' website Bruno Mars's website did not particularly appeal to Lauren and I. This is due to the very simple and ordinary colour scheme and layout. Surprisingly, it was also hard to navigate around the site which added to our dislike.  Although we did not like the layout and colour scheme of the website we really liked the addition of adding all his current songs in a list linked to Spotify which you can listen to as navigating through the website. 

Beyonce's Website  Upon opening Beyonce's website we were greeted with a gif of Beyonce and bruno mars dancing on stage. We liked this feature as it gave us a insight into how popular Beyonce is. On this first page, there is a side bar which gave you the option to look at her music, tour dates and her 'Ivy Park' clothing line.  Our favourite feature of Beyonce's website is her 'music' page. This page features all of her album covers as shown on the image above. Lauren and I found this aesthetically pleasing as the covers are in chronological order and give you the option to view the 'gallery' and 'song list' for that album which we thought is very useful.  When we clicked on the 'Ivy Park' clothing tab - the website started flashing and lots of words flashed up on the screen about her clothing line and finally flashes up with the title of her line. This opening was extremely effective as it immed...

Rihanna's Website Firstly, we have looked at Rihanna's website to get inspiration for our ancillary task, of creating a website. We really loved the black and white monotone colours she used. When the curser hovers over the image it turns from black and white to colour- this was very unique and therefore very effective. The aspect we most liked on Rihanna's website was the photo album. When you open the website the photos fell onto the screen creating a college, so this is defiantly something we would like to use. (if possible)