Website researchBy issy payne

Vampire WeekendVampire Weekend’s website is a combination between classic and alternative. This is because the black and white creates a classic look but the floral background does not reflect this look. The floral background shows the band’s edgy side to their music and image that is shown in their music videos.

Their band name is in a big font size, making it the first thing you look at when you click onto the webpage.

The links on the front page include a link to their Twitter page. This enables their fans to contact them through social media and feel connected to them. There are also links to web pages where their fans can buy their songs and albums from. There are web links to other pages for the band’s website informing their fans about latest releases and music videos, lyrics for their songs, live gigs and the band’s merchandise.

News On each page apart from the store the background is the same flora pattern Every page is set out in

the same format wit the black box and the white text. This makes the theme consistent throughout the whole website. On the news page there is information on the bands latest releases, music videos and events, keeping the viewer up-to-date with what is o]going on in the bands career.

Store

LiveOn the live page there are no up coming live events. However, there are buttons that are links to all the event dates for their tours, the check out so that the viewer can see what they have added to their cart and so that they can pay for their tickets and links to pages about terms and conditions and a hep line.

ContactOn this page there is all of the Vampire Weekend’s contacts. This allows people to contact them for events, etc.

Tumblr

On their Tumblr page there are the photos that they have uploaded on to their Tumblr account, which are photos of the bands albums, gigs and poster art. I the right hand corner there are links to their Tumblr page. One allows you to follow the band on Tumblr, connecting them to their fans.

Twitter This page connects you instantly to the bands Twitter page where you can follow

them, read their tweets about what is happening in the bands life and the events they have been doing. You can also look at the photos and videos they have uploaded.

DaughterWhen you click on Daughter’s website it shows you a slide show of photographs of the band in a recording studio. On the right hand side of the website there is a list icon which takes you to the list of links as seen in the screen shot below. The slide show of the photos introduces the band to their audience.

In the top right hand corner there are different letters. The different letters are links to Daughters different pages and includes their pages for Twitter, Instagram, Spotify, YouTube and Facebook. This means that their audience can connect to them.

The different pages on the website inform Daughter’s fans about their new releases and recent activity. The website pages also show the band’s music videos and videos of their live performances. There is also a link to their store which sells merchandise for the band and their music.

News The news page has all the latest things that the band has been up to. Rather than having pictures, it has the title of the news and what category it come under in bold, big text to capture the viewers eyes straight away. The page links in with the theme of the menu page, which is black background and white text making the website consistent.

Store

Daughter’s merchandise consists of t-shirts, albums, bags and songs. The store also allows you to pre-order their new album Not To Disappear. The t-shirts have artist drawings of faces and ghosts to go with the bands music. Also, the t-shirts are all black and white, going with the classic look showing that they are a classic band.

LiveThe live page shows all of Daughters tour dates and their locations. Next to the date and location there are links to the website Songkick where the tickets are available. This makes Daughters tour tickets easily accessible to their fans. The pages still follows the theme of black and white.

Releases On this page Daughter has all of the albums and each albums artwork. When you click on the album

three options come up – stream, cd/vinyl and mp3. When you click your option it allows you to purchase the album through the way you want it. The way the album covers are set up portrays a blog look going with the home page. This contrast against the classic black and white background. However, the album art mainly all consist of the colours black and white.

VideosThis page is set out in a blog format and shows videos of the band performing live, allowing the viewer to watch their latest live performances. It also includes their music video, advertising their songs. Even thought the classic black and white look has been used in the text and buttons, the age has laid out to look different, e.g. the buttons that say play are not the normal rectangle shape, they are diamonds.

People

This page informs the viewer of all of Daughters contacts and people. This allows the viewers to contact the band for things such as events, etc.

On the top right hand corner there is a link to their YouTube page. Their YouTube page shows an image of the band ad their latest albums cover art. The videos on the bands page consists of live performances, music videos and trailers. In the header there are links to the bands official website and social media pages. This keeps all of their online presence linked and easily accessible to their fans. Daughter also have a link on their website to their page on the website Band Camp. This page shows their posters and allows fans to purchase them.

Social Media Daughter has pages on the three main social

networking sites – Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. They post pictures of what they have been doing, statuses of what they have been up to and their latest events and pictures of their latest releases and events. This keeps their fans that follow them up to date on the bands activities.