SIMILAR ARTIST WEBSITE

Lana Del ray In the top right hand corner there are icons for Lana’s internet, social media and music pages (Apple page and Spotify page). There is also a link to her Spotify page which allows her fans to instantly connect to her through the app as it allows you to follow her pages instantly. Al theses links allow her fans to feel connected to her. By having these links at the top of the page it gives her fans quick and easy access to her pages.Her name is

small and in the corner of the screen rather than being in a big font in the middle or at the top of the website. This shows that it is more important to her that her song is advertised rather than her. There are also links to different pages which show you her music videos, pictures, inform you about live dates and the latest news, takes you to her store for merchandise and lets you listen and buy her songs.

The background to her website is the music video for her latest song Honeymoon, which instantly plays when you enter the site. This intrigues her fans and sells her new release to her fans as by people watching the music video, it is selling the song to them. The filter on the music video gives the website a vintage look rather than the classic look – black and white. Below the title of her latest release are links to the pages of shop websites where her latest release can be brought buy her fans. This helps her make sales.

Ella eyre Ella’s website portrays the classical look through the black and white, which makes her look like a classic artist. However, the different colours in the background and on the link bar make her look different to the classical artists and makes her seem different. Her website follows the classic look of having the artist’s name in big font at the top of the website, immediately informing that the website is hers. Ella also has her iconic logo which is recognisable to her fans.

On her website there are links to her ages on different websites such as social media websites and Soundcloud. This allows her fans to feel connected to her.

Her links include up to date news about her, information about her life, videos including her music video, her songs, tour and show dates and a shop where her merchandise is sold. This allows her website to act as an advertisement for her music, music videos, merchandise and shows.

Marina and the diamonds

The name and logo for the singer and her band are at the top of the website on a plain black background rather than on the patterned background. This means that the name stands out form the background as the text is white against black. There are also numerous links to her different pages on social media and websites to allow her fans to connect to her and get easy access to her pages. She has other pages on her website showing music videos, pictures, songs, up-to-date news and the group’s store.

On the home page of Marina and The Diamonds website the name of their latest album is in big, bold, coloured text making it the first thing you look at when you click on to the website. This advertises their latest album, making their fans and the general public aware of their new music. Below the title of the album are links to website pages where they can buy the album and a link to the part of her website that shows her music videos for her latest album.

Marina and The Diamonds background to their websites home page is a pattern that looks like stars. Even though it is a pattern and not a plain background it still represents Marina as a classic artist through the colours black and white. The rest of her website’s background is black, reinforcing the classical look.

Hayley KiyokoThe background of the front the website is a simple photograph of a white engraved picture frame with the background and the frames contents being black. This portrays the classic look in a interesting unique way.

The website home page has four links, which are links to her pages on the internet including social media. This connects the general public who visit her website to her. Her name is on the website home page twice. The main title is blended in with the black background not making it very visible. However, the second title stand out and is with the text advertising her remix of her new song. This makes the general public look at her song cover art, which may lead them to listen to the remix.

The links to Hayley’s other pages on her website inform her fans of her tour dates, about her, show her music videos and photos and allow people to listen to her music and purchase her songs, albums and merchandise on her store.

ConclusionWhen it comes us creating our website for our artist, we will introduce the classic look in an interesting unique way to make our artist seem like they are classical with an edge. Also, from looking at these artist’s websites it has informed us of what we need to include in our artists website and what links we need to create to make the website seem more professional, e.g. links to Instagram, Twitter and Facebook pages, etc.