Webpage Update

Whilst filming and editing, I have also been designing my webpage. I had already started this, however I just produced a layout and put in templates of where I wanted things to go. Now that I have my actual band images and information, I was able to put this into my webpage. This meant I done things like replace the template banner and logo, with Revolutions banner an logo. Alongside this it meant that I could also put in photos of them. Below is a screenshot of one of the many designs that I produced. A you can see I have chosen a colour scheme to set my house style, which is black, burgundy and white. I have the banner at the top of the webpage, and the menu bar across the top. I have also used an image of Revolution to put as the background of the webpage and you can see this from the print screen. This looked very effective, however it seemed to make the page look a little messy and unfinished so I decided that it was better to be plain black.

I then went on to try out more designs, and after many different changes and trying this and trying that, I found a suitable webpage design that I liked and I wanted to stick with. This can be seen in the print screen below. Originally, I was only going to change the background but then I got designing and started to try out and create new ideas. I used the same banner, however adjusted the colour to make it more burgundy/red and I made it thinner. I did this because I thought that it looked better at the top of the webpage. I then changed the text and layout of the menu bar and I think this looks more professional then what I had before. By this time I had also created my digi-pack and so I had the front cover to Revolution's album cover. This meant that I was able to insert this onto the webpage as an advertisement for their album release. I also took the idea of having an image of the band as part of the background, and I did this by applying it to a smaller background (on the latest news box). Finally, I made smaller adjustments to make my website appear more professional and conventional. I did want to challenge some of the conventions of a website, and so I used very little colour and a modern layout to do so. However, I included small elements that appear on webpages, for example, a Facebook and Twitter logo to hyperlink the visitor to the band's Facebook and twitter. Additionally, I made my own address link to sign up fans to receive the band's newsletter and latest information, along with a button that immediately lets them listen to their latest song release - which is' Half The World Away'.