Website Flat Plan Draft

This is the structural design of the home page for the band website I will create. Given that it is the initial impression the page-visitors will make, I am establishing the band's brand image with the central focus of the music video. 

At the top of the webpage I have featured a mailing list sign-up option in order to encourage the consumers to interact actively with the band as well as be made aware of upcoming shows or band-related information, similar to that of the artists' websites I researched including that of The 1975 and Arctic Monkeys'.

In the header of the webpage, various linked social media pages such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter will be included as well as online streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music to promote the audience's interaction with the band’s available media products.

Moreover, I have included a menu bar which will give easy access specific information and interest points to ensure efficacy for website navigation.

Following the central music video a title and relevant 'out now'-style information will be used in addition to focus on the product I created.

To inform and introduce the band to consumers, I am using a band biography to communicate their values, history and accomplishments accurately. To consolidate and assert identity, following the music video, there will be high-quality photography which I have taken from the music video shoot as well as an isolated photoshoot to identify the band and its members.

As an effort to form credibility for an otherwise made-up band, I am including a 'Tour Dates and Events' section within the website. To evoke professionalism, I have also staged some performance images which I plan to use in parallel with the event and purchasing information.

For this section of the website I drew inspiration from the online stores of many artists. I have planned to showcase a multitude of products ranging from hoodies and t-shirts to band-related badges and pins which I will digitally design.

As opposed to a separately linked website, I have chosen to include the merchandise within this website to make sure that I am cohesive in terms of design between the media products which I am producing, and to avoid clashing aesthetics.

Following the merchandise, I am including publicist contact information for potential 'bloggers' and 'journalists' to approach regarding the band.

In addition to this in the final section of the website, as the footer for the page there is a 'SONY Music' logo - this will clearly cement the band's association with the production company.