Planning and research - web design.

• When creating my artist website I took inspiration from musical artists that I used as
inspiration was creating Jaye Blake: Jorja Smith and Mabel.

On the front page of Mabel’s website she has an image

of her. The image is small on the page however is in the
centre making it the first thing the audience look at. I
like how the image is so bold because it means that the
audience can put a face to ‘Mabel’ a name they see in
the charts. On the front page there are different buttons
for example “listen now” and “watch” which if clicked
they take you to the different places where you can
listen to Mabel’s music. I like this because it makes the
website clear and easy to use. Mabel also has her
album cover on the front page. In the top right corner of
the page she has her social media links where you can
go and follow her on her different platforms.

Mabel’s website is all on one page and as you

scroll down there are different sections to the
website. In the top corner of the front page there
are links to the different sections of the website.
After the homepage Mabel has a lift of live/tour
dates. There is range of dates from 19th of
November to 18th of March giving a good variety
of opportunities. Mabel also has a link to where you
can buy the tickets making it easy for the audience
to use. The layout of the dates, venues and cities
is clear and in collins making it easy to read and
understand.

As you scroll down from the live dates you see

Mabel’s various music videos. He most recent video
is big on the screen. The video is playing through
YouTube. There is big red play button in the middle
making it clear for the audience. The thumbnail of the
video intrigues the audience because it doesn’t give
too much away which adds a sense of mystery.

Mabel has a live instagram feed that gets updated.

The feed adds a personal element to the website
because it is less professional. On the feed you see
both sides to Mabel: her family and her performing.
On the feed there are a number of different posts
with captions. The audience can also the number of
likes she gets. The tex of the caption is small.
 Mabel also has a large ‘about’ section on her website
allowing her audience to find out more about her
background and her success. This means the
audience can connect more with her due to clearer
understanding of how she got to where she is. I like
how it is in the centre of the page and the text is
minimalistic

I am also inspired by some of the elements in Jorja

Smith’s website. I am going to take inspiration from
the image that is on her home page. I like how there
are many elements in the image and how the specific
colour scheme. I also like she has the same image on
many different platforms such as her merchandise. I
am also going to take inspiration from the
merchandise on the site. I like how it is simplistic and
appeals to her target demographic effectively.

My website:

I am going to base my website on template on

weebly. I have chosen this one because I like how
there is one big image that you can build upon. The
big image adds a more personal element to the
website and means the audience can immediately
but a face to the name ‘Jaye Blake’ they see in the
charts. I like the buttons the top right of the page
because they make the website easy to navigate and
they are clear. I also like the title in the top left
because its clear and bold.

I adapted the template in many ways. The first

thing I did was change the image to the image of
the album cover. I then added the album cover and
a button underneath it to take a link to the music.
In the top right corner there is an ‘about’ button
that takes the audience to where there is further
information on the artist.