Websites

I have been looking at existing websites which inspire me for my own made up website. The Dj 'Hed Kandi' is similar to the style I am looking for as they do not show their real identity, and use cartoon women is their advertisements. I searched their website and I like what i found. The website is fun and full of information about the DJ and has music from their disks playing in the background to further advertise their music.

                                                                                         

I like the way that on the homepage you have a choice of a variety of pages to go to, with easy to find links which are at the top of each page. With the links being located somewhere simple and in the same place on each page, makes the website much more user friendly.

This album is similar to the style of the cover I want to do, as I want to do a DJ set where the identity of the DJ is hidden like how the 'Gorilaz' are all cartoons, and they keep the cover simple. 


Another album cover I looked at was the 'Flobot's'. Although this is slightly like the style i was aiming for, it is my least favourite as the cover looks too cluttered and I wanted something much more simpler with not as much detail.

I like this album cover for the band 'Muse', as although it is simple it caught my eye which is what i was aiming for. The black background contrasts well with the colourful figures and the stars add extra affect. It also reminds me of the iTunes advert featuring 'Coldplay' because the effect is similar.

Research section

I am going to be researching into different music videos, album covers and band websites to give me an insight into how artists advertise there songs as I am going to be designing my own album CD cover and website page for a made up band of my own.

Pictures like this iPod advertising inspired me to look more into doing silhouette style CD covers as I find it simple yet very effective. I looked at the iPod advertising music videos which are featured on television and thought the colorful backgrounds in contrast with the dark silhouette of the singer/band was exactly what I was looking for. 

The following screen grabs are examples of 3 different iPod adverts; Coldplay - Viva La Vida, The Ting Tings - Shut Up and Let Me Go and Work Thats by Mary J Blige. All 3 videos have different effects incorporated within them which make them effective in their own ways.

This first video has the 'Sonic' feature. I really liked it as although the band were not totally blacked out, the video still had the same effect.

Viva La Vida by Coldplay

Shut Up And Let Me Go by The Ting Tings

This video created by Apple was another which inspired me as I like the bright block colours