CHRIS SIMMS

The subject I have chosen to do my fanzine website on is the British rock band Queen. They have an official website named queenonline.com. The site is regularly updated with the bands current news and new merchandise. Why this subject? What is its purpose/its goal? What will it offer? To create some of the elements of the website I will need to do some independent learning. I will watch YouTube tutorials and read articles online to learn new skills which I can use then to make my website even better. INTRODUCTION

TARGET AUDIENCE As the band originated in 1970, the majority of the audience is an older one, but the band is still relevant, and two band members, (Brian May and Roger Taylor) still tour under the name of Queen. This is where the website needs to appeal to multiple generations, the ones that grew up with Queen and also the ones that have just discovered it. This means that the target audience could realistically be anyone. But to put a realistic age group on it, I could see anyone from the ages of being the target audience. This means the website needs to be user friendly. I needs to be easy to understand and use. I believe fans will expect a clean and almost classy looking website. The website would look completely different if the band where in there prime but I believe this design and the features used are fitting. I think Queen fans will expect a professional site, with a clean and comfortable interface. They want a website which is user friendly and does the band justice. The site would need plenty of content such as music videos, pictures and detailed information about the band. Queen fans would also probably like Meat Loaf, The Who and Genesis. They enjoy socialising with friends and family and enjoy watching and listening to live music.

MOODBOARD

ASSETS Music videos and live performances News Slideshows Discography Social media interaction Playlist

SITE MAP Homepage NewsThe BandDiscographyGallery Band Photos Music Videos

NAVIGATION METHODS Like the puma website, my website will feature a drop down menu just below the header (Horizontal Navigation) I will also use a show hide, you can click on an image and then the information will appear beside it, (this will be good for the discography). Other forms of navigation I won’t use include: Vertical navigation, Breadcrumb navigation, Search navigation, Tabbed navigation and Guided navigation etc. News - News I will also use text links from the list of music videos to access them.

META SEARCH DATA Queen Queen Band Freddie Mercury Roger Taylor John Deacon Brian May British Classic Rock Bands 70’s British Rock Innuendo Bohemian Rhapsody We Will Rock You Queen Forever Mercury Pheonix Trust 80’s British Rock Bohemian Rhapsody We Will Rock You Made In Heaven Queen Forever Band Aid participants Live Aid bands Queen + Paul Rodgers Queen + Adam Lambert Queen ft. David Bowie Under Pressure Radio Ga Ga Queen Band Photos Queen Music Videos Queen Discography Queen Gigs

TEMPLATE ROUGH Column will be exactly in the middle of the page, 450px long The nav bar will measure 150px by 900px. The text will be spaced out evenly, roughly 100px between them.

HOME ROUGH

ROUGH 1 (BAND MEMBERS The image will measure roughly 260px by 450px, with roughly 50px padding from the middle edge to the side of the site.

ROUGH 2 (DISCOGRAPHY) This image will roughly measure 250px by 450px, with a 50px padding from each side.

ROUGH 3 (MUSIC VIDEO) The text will be roughly have a 150px padding from each side with a 25p x vertical space between each one.