This is the website for the band: Pendulum. The main colour scheme is a mix of blues to create an underwater, deep sea style feeling. It looks quite dark and sinister which fits well with the drum and base music that they make.
The site is laid out in a 3 column style, similar to the Sum 41 site. However, there is a large area above the main site that contains adverts for Pendulum products. This makes it seem as though the band are more bothered about making money than interacting with their fans, as the first thing we see when we enter the site is the logo, and a large advert trying to get us to buy more of their stuff. This box that the advert is in changes every so often, revealing new adverts. Occasionally a list of tour dates comes up but this is not as frequent as the amount of adverts.
As well as the adverts, there is a music player at the top of the site. However, there are only 1 minute clips of songs rather than the full version. This is another way that the band are trying to make money as they are previewing only the best parts of their songs to try. This would entice listeners into buying the full versions.
Beneath the adverts is the main navigation page. The links contained are: Home, Updates, Live, Photos, The Other Side, Videos, Pendulum, Extras and Store. Each of these links are pretty good as they contain most of the things that the users may need. However, some things are missing, such as an FAQ page. A couple of the links could also have been merged together, such as Updates and Live as they contain very similar information.
The left column of the main area contains similar things. It contains photos and videos, as well as the login area for site members. This is good as it makes a more engaging area that is all together so users don’t need to search around for photos or videos.
The right column contains the money making links, such as the store and the dates of tour shows. This is again very neat as all similar links are placed together, making it easy to find what you are looking for.
The central column is a sort of blog, that contains links to reviews of the bands songs, CDs and shows that is updated every so often with more information. It is pretty basic and could use more band interaction as it gives the idea that they don’t have much input as to what happens and it is just a way for them to try and push more sales.
Along the bottom of the columned area are links to Pendulum on different social networking sites, such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace. This is useful as users can easily see what other sites the band are on and may be able to connect with them there.
Overall I think the site is laid out well, but lacking in band input and seems very commercial which I don’t believe a band should do.
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