Official Website - http://www.laroux.co.uk/
Conventional features
Link to a forum
List of their tour dates (click on red door)
General information.
Link to iTunes (click on the internet café), Amazon and HMV
Can download their new track ‘Fascination’ for free by entering your details so that they can add you to their mailing list and will send you latest news about them
Can watch their music videos for free
Images and video links
Social Networks - links to Myspace, facebook, Last FM, Bebo, Youtube.
Can sign up and become a fan.
Audio player and press
Layout design
Dominated by image of the street
The image moves with your mouse
Bottom left corner – advertise new album along with previous debut album
Semiotic analysis of key iconography
Similar to their myspace
Black background – quite edgy
Electric avenue
Colourful iconography – urban city street, modern, distinctive imagery
Electric avenue, The Flamingo Lounge, Nails shop, shops,
Typeface
White and grey
Simple, straight, bold, edgy, pointy
Goes with their cool, edgy image.
Interactivity
The image moves with the mouse.
Noise of the city.
Cars drive by, birds in the background, red door opens, traffic lights,
MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/larouxuk
Conventional features
List of gigs
Link to iTunes and polydor.com so you can buy their music
Pictures
Videos
Banner advertising debut album ‘Bullet Proof’
Link to their Official Site.
Contact list so you can send a message, become a friend etc
General information – music influences
Link to their blog – link to Lily Allen’s blog on file sharing (Lily supported La Roux on their tour)
Layout design
Banner advertising their bedut album at the top
Dominated by image of the street
Music video for new single near the top
Link to the ‘Official Site’ and to ‘Get The Album’ – promotion of the album through the single
More focus on their music
Semiotic analysis of key iconography
Black background – quite edgy
Colourful iconography – urban city street, modern, distinctive imagery
Electric Avenue, The Flamingo Lounge, Nails shop, shops, orange, green, blue and red neon lights,
Typeface
Simple, straight, bold, edgy, pointy
Mainly in white and red
Goes with their cool, edgy image.
Interactivity
Music video plays as soon as you enter the site.
Pop Out Player – can listen to their tracks.
Can mix, sing and remix her music
La Roux’s MySpace has more focus on their new single, albums and music with less emphasis on them as their blog entry is given less space. Their Official Site is more about the band image.
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