Reggae Website Evaluation

At first I started off with my banner to set the theme colours of my website which was green, black, and a red/orange colour. I used these colours deliberately as they are vibrant and eye-catching. These colours represent their uplifting music and happy lifestyles. I also edited a image so it will suit the website I enhanced the colour and blended colours so it has a reggae effect. The background of the banner was green this was to suit the purpose for my website. I used simple but text that relates to the audience as most reggae designers use that type of font. I had to go on a free website which offers different texts for free. This helped me find the right one. I made the banner smaller as it was not pixelated as it was before, now it looks better and very professional.

After I went on to starting on my homepage I managed to find a image of graphic designed posters that were based around reggae. I made sure there was a clear use of navigation used in my website such as the menu tool bar. I chose a darker green to go with the theme colours. I made the background black because I thought it would go well with the text being white so it would stand out. I made the banner smaller as the banner was too big, I felt that the point of focus was needed on the content provided on the website. The structure for my website I used was the simple hub- and spoke structure as it is easy to use, other than a more complex structure as it would be more difficult.

I changed my mind and changed my background to a soothing background of tree branches moving in a jungle, I used this as it was a good behaviour to use on my website. It also sets the mood as Reggae is reminded of happiness and nature and vibrant colours, it also goes with the colours used in the website. Another behaviour I used was the social media links, when you go onto the website they float into the screen. I also made the social media links portrait instead of landscape as it goes well against the text. I decided to change the font as it did not fit the website, before it was an roman font. I made sure that all the text underneath the title were the same size as before it looked out of place. I removed the Bob Marley music on the side as I felt it was too much for my website.

I changed my mind and went on to adding my own image as I wanted to share my poster. The poster includes three reggae artists. The text includes “Roots of reggae, History of life, Changing music, One love, ROCKSTEADY, BASHMENT, SKA, DANCEHALL MENTO JAZZ, 2017 VIBEZ”. I wanted to make my website come across as eye-catching and easy to read I made sure the image was big enough so the viewers will not miss it as it is the homepage and is right in the centre. The text was white before but I changed my mind and decided to add more colour to my website. I added yellow red and green as it represent Reggae more than white. In the text I included a introduction and the history of reggae as that’s what my poster represents. I decided to include type & typographic structure. I made “Welcome to my page” in bold and a bigger font on purpose so it attracts the viewers attention. I added more text as more unwanted space was needed to fill. So I added more information about the history of reggae and the upbringing and start of reggae music.

The text below is about how reggae began so the viewers know the roots of reggae, I made the paragraph bold as it is important to understand how all of the music and art came from.

I decided to include dynamic content such as an YouTube video which talks about the history of Reggae. I felt like it would be helpful to have a audio description of how reggae has come a long way.

I also decided to include another video so my viewer has a variety to chose from. This made sense as the viewer can have a background of what Reggae is about, so they don’t feel limited in their choice of video

I also included on my homepage six featured reggae posters from the class. I felt that it gave the website a good look. It also expresses the love for reggae and the creativity from each individual. I changed this and decided to move all images to my gallery. As it made sense if I included more text and videos.

The second page of my website is the gallery I decided to have a gallery page illustrating all posters made by students in my class. At first I decided to include a scattered effect gallery. I changed my mind and decided to have my gallery in a simple format. All the posters are in portrait and landscape format so the viewer can see the images clear. The scattered format looked plain and small as space was seen around the images. I felt as the audience need to be aware and need to be informed properly by the posters being used.

The next page included in my website is my blog, this is to include more interactive sectors on my website. I decided to make the title white and bold so it is eye-catching to the viewer. I chose a simple format so anyone can view my blog posts when they want to. Also there is navigation used on my blog page, a search bar is there so you can define your search. I changed the font to the title of the page to fit the text used in my website. I also changed the background as grey was behind the text. I changed it to black so the title will pop.

I decided to include a simple form page so the viewer is free to fill out a form. Also I included a location so the website comes across as realistic. It also makes the website look slick and professional. I gave the page a title so the viewer is not confused. I used the colour black as it is bold but simple. I changed the font to fit the text used throughout the website. I included a location so my website can come across as realistic and professional, I put it on the right hand side so it is easy to access.