Evaluation of Website Progress

Here is the feedback video we filmed of our class giving feedback about our website. We showed them the website progress that we have done so far, and asked them to give any possible improvements that we can add to it, and also any good points that they liked so that we can keep them in it.
 I have summarised the main points that the class came up with:

• Change the background picture (was unfinished anyway) and fit with content

    Edit slideshow - move it up and show more of it

• Title needs to stand out more

• Don't feel name is 'rocky' enough
• Font doesn't match 'energetic' + 'exciting' band - more macho and bulkier
• Need logo to blend in

Need to match style of logo with style of title

However, some good points was that it is very clean layout - simple, straightforward and it looks good.


In light of the feedback, we have a few things that we have to do. 

Firstly, as a result of the feedback, we need to come up with a new band name, and when we have, put it on a chunky/bulky font which will make it stand out more and be the image of the website.

Also, we need to design an abstract image for the album cover of the band and this will also be used for the website too. This may then also become the logo of then band, in which we will then need to make it blend in to the website more and give it a more natural feel. 

Finally, we need a good background image for the website so that we can manage and fit all of our added components to that image to make it look more clean, slick and natural, which will give it a much more professional feel.

Tour of Current Website Progress

Here is a screen recording of me touring through our website that we have done so far. There is still lots to be done such as the News and Shows menus, and we still need to get a homepage picture of the band or abstract image.

My favourite thing about the website so far, is the picture of our guitarist Giorgio from a photoshoot we conducted. He looks cool and the vibrant colour of the graffiti wall background gives it a unique element. 

One thing I would like to change, is the background image as we need a picture of the band, or an abstract image. This will give our website some more vitality and will give it a unique element which will make it more successful. 

However, we are happy with the progress that we have made and we are excited to finish the website in the near future. 

Designing the website

Bertie and I have been selected from our group to design the website for our band.  As we have researched into other bands' websites, we are focusing our website to be quite dark, indie, and to have lots of pictures of the band in which the website will revolve around. Here are some examples we are using for inspiration:

Imagine Dragons, Catfish and the Bottlemen and Nothing But Thieves.

Each of the website hold typical conventions of alternative/indie rock bands. They are all dark, and have a cool font to the band name. Two of them also have an abstract image, which we are going to use for our album cover. We are taking all of these conventions on board and will apply them to our website.

Evaluation of Shoot Day