Brief 7 - Website

On the digital side to this brief, I want to create both a website and an App which work independently from one another.

The website will be linked to from the Syfy homepage and will allow users to purchase tickets, see the schedule, take part in competitions and get all the information needed about the convention. It will be the link between the user, Syfy and the convention.

I started by mocking up a link onto the Syfy homepage, following the format and design which they use to give it a more realistic look.

I think that this works really well and looks realistic. I mocked this up onto a mac screen and then began to work on the pages of the website.

For the main page, I had a very clear idea of what I wanted to do in creating a simple and contemporary style.

Taking inspiration from this webpage designed for Sweden by Söderhavet, I took the general look and applied it to the main page.

I thought that this style would work well on the main page as there is a large number of events and this grid format could be played around with, creating larger spaces for certain events and incorporating imagery instead of flat colour for all buttons.

I also really liked the idea of the menu bar being along the side as it means that it doesn't have to fit into a specific space and can drop down to reveal more.

At this point I am quite happy with the overall appearance, however I don't think that it is as refined as it could be. One issue is the text in black over the imagery, it is quite hard to read so white might be better suited. I also think the navigation bar needs rethinking and potentially making smaller.

I also had quite a bit of trouble placing the venue and date, and still am not convinced by where it is now, so this also needs to be rethought. I am also unsure about the use of the block coloured boxes. These don't work as well as I thought they might.

Things that I think work well are the background, placing of the two logos and the use of purple imagery. The image background gives a bit more of an interesting look than just black. The purple imagery works really well in keeping the imagery consistent and contrasts against the background really well.

Overall it will need a bit more development and I will create a couple of additional pages so I can show how it works properly in the submission boards.