Research - Evaluation of Website 3

Website - Maroon 5

http://www.maroon5.com/home

This is the home page for the website that advertises the band 'Marron 5.' When evaluating the webpages I am looking for what has made them stand out to me, what features I like about the design of the pages. I am also looking for the codes and conventions that are followed on each webpage, what codes and conventions make a website belong to a band. In the images above, I have highlighted the main components of the webpages and the features that I felt made the page look attractive. I am now going to go through each feature and why I like it:

- The banner uses the design that has been used on the album. The design is vibrant and appealing to the audience. This makes the web page look attractive and and helps to relate the page to the album, which in turn helps to advertise the album.

- The menu bar is a feature that is used on many websites. Each one is different, which makes them unique and stand out. I am going to use different layouts, shapes and colours for my menu bar.

- Putting the lastest music video on the page makes it look intriguing and has encourages the audience to look at the video. Which in turn could influence them to purchase the song on iTunes, spotify etc. I really like the use of the video on the page, I am going to include the video on my site in some way.

- I found that the use of a twitter section has been used on the previous web page and this page. This makes it appeal to the audience that uses social networks, increasing the news and popularity of the band.

- 'Important news' is one of the vital parts of the site. It has been used on many of the other sites I have look at. By incorporating 'Important News,' it will be intriguing the audience to look and use the site. The image of the newest album is included on the page. By including the image of the album on the page, it makes the page look attractive and influences the audience to purchase the album.

- Another important feautre of the site are the tour dates. These are included on the page to incourage the audience to go and see the band. It also makes the page look attractive and appeals to the audience that are fans. It seems to be a convention used on many of the sites, which is why I will need to incorporate it in my site.