Update to website

 I began adding in the text for my band profiles to start talking about how the band was formed, giving audiences a better perspective into the band.

I then decided that I didn't like the layout as it was too busy and changed it up for a simpler style without the large gap separating the text from itself.

Generic Research: Trying out Album Cover Designs

 When starting my designs for the band, I realised that I needed an album cover for both the merchandise and the CD that I was selling on the shop page. My initial ideas was to base it off of the chosen name of the song, 'You Made Me Cry', and wanted to embed ideas of eyes and crying.

I had an idea of designing a coloured version based on a photograph of myself I took. I knew from the beginning I wanted to have a simplistic piece with simple line art but dabbled with colour too. I ended up not liking either, both with and without the nose as i felt the eyebrows and coloured features drew away too much from the ideas of the tears

I also tried to design a front cover using a photograph of myself as the main image. Although I liked the picture I took, I felt that the real life image didn't quite fit the aesthetic of the band. It felt too complex and, although it looked nice, I preferred the idea of a more minimalistic image.

I hand drew the minimalistic eyes drawing on Paint, almost as a joke to begin with, however, the more I looked at it, the more I liked it. I felt like it looked like an actual band cover and also saw it to look nice and simplistic enough to also be merchandise designs too.

Easter Egg to the Second Website

In order to allow audiences to interact more, and for them to receive gratification from it, I included a link to my second website in order to create a sense digital convergence. This link can be found when you click on 'Visit #YouMadeMeCry'.

https://daqua3103.wixsite.com/theevergreens

It takes the audience to the second website, a fictional charity set up by the band to raise money for those in abusive households, specifically youth, the target audience for their music. The website includes stories of other and a way to get in touch which allows for audiences to feel included in a group, and not alone. 

The idea of this came from my Textual Analysis of MILCK's website I CANT KEEP QUIET. The website functions in a similar way with the use of sharing stories and allowing audiences to get in touch if they need help or if they want to share their own experiences.

First Draft of Video

Second Website

https://daqua3103.wixsite.com/youmademecry

I created a secondary website to extenuate the storyline behind the band. Their charity #YouMadeMeCry, based on the music from their latest album cry, is a charity that helps people, who have suffered from abuse, get their lives back on track. The fictional band, The Evergreens, have used their platform to help raise awareness and money for their charity which helps those who have suffered abuse, especially youths, find their way back to a functioning society and life.

Updated Website

https://daqua3103.wixsite.com/theevergreens

Since my first draft of my website, I have updated it to suit the conventions of a band's website. I included a lot of images of the bands in order to satisfy fans who enjoy seeing the members and have a simplistic layout for both ease of access and aesthetic.

The homepage is large and a picture of the band takes up the majority of the main page to suggest at the main purpose of the website is. The wide shot of the band makes the website feel ore professional and sleek and the way the horizon cuts through the picture makes it feel wider.

The homepage is large and a picture of the band takes up the majority of the main page to suggest at the main purpose of the website is. The wide shot of the band makes the website feel ore professional and sleek and the way the horizon cuts through the picture makes it feel wider.

When you click on the main title of 'The Evergreens', you are taken to a secret section of the website where you can access secret footage of the band fooling around and messing u on an interview, giving both gratification and humor to the audience. There is also a sense of happiness as people manage to get the gratification from finding the Easter Egg as well as seeing footage that is exclusive and makes the audience feel closer to the band themselves.

As you scroll down the homepage, you can learn more about the band, which then links further into the 'About' page, and their newest album, of which my music video is for. I decided to also create a second website which will be linked from this section to understand further into the meaning of the song, music video and intention behind it.

On the about page, there is also more information about the band itself as well as each individual member. This allows for audiences to feel like they're involved in the band's lives and to feel more involved with them. It creates a sense of a more interpersonal relationship between the audience and the band of which they feel like they know the band members personally.

The history of the band is sectioned here which will, when written, give a short section explaining how the band was formed and their first performance. Although not necessary, ii wanted to include a small section to give more depth to the characters created in the band and for audiences to be able to understand them on a more personal level. The section on concerts and events is there for general audiences, not just fans. The variety given of smaller events to bigger more personal events creates a wider range for the band to partake in and for audiences to participate in.

Although not interactive, I produced a small section of the music that the band had hypothetically created. I took inspiration from the Wix websites original music layout and created my own layout for the music. I did screenshot the music timing because I didn't know how to replicate it, however I feel as though I achieved the desired effect of a music album and it looks as though it could be interactive. When I have completed it, I will also put the music video in this section as well as on the section of videos.

Very simply put, this section is of photographs of the band I have taken and put for the enjoyment of the audience.

This section is for the videos, mainly the interview as well as the music video which is yet to be implemented. I will also include a short section of information about both videos including the actors, filming locations and copyrights for the actual artist.

With the album art that I created, I put it on auto-generated t-shirts so as to create placeholders without having to create my own merchandise in real life and taking pictures of it.

Statement of Intent

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