Website - The Kooks

The Kooks web page:

This is the official homepage for the the kooks the band as you can see the theme of the homepage looks quiet indie straight away so it all links in within the band, so that it doesn't confuse the audience. At the top of the homepage it has the bands name in big black letters so it stands out and makes sure you know its there website. The type of font for the band name is sans serif the reason they might of used this type of font is to show simplictity that the band isn't trying to show off just keeping it simple and easy for the audience to read. At the top you have a variety of different links in which you can click on to find out different things about the band, such as news - finding out when there tour dates are and how to book them, gallery - showing pictures of them at gigs and showing maybe there ever day lifestyle to get a inside feel of what the bands really like. Another important link in which I think every artist/band needs on there website is a "store" link so the public can buy there music and helps promoting the bands songs. Just underneath the links they allows have social networking sites such as twitter, facebook, myspace and you tube so that you can stay in touch with band which is constantly promoting them and making them bigger. Within the middle of the homepage you have a photo which is eye catching and makes you look straight away which is the band all together in a photo which is quiet plan in black and white to show there a old fasihion indie band to match the theme of the homepage. Also underneath that they have a you tube video of one of there latest songs which is put on the homepage to make you want to watch it which forces the audience to play the video.  Next to this video they have there latest album and a picture off what it looks like. With big words saying buy now which will stand out and hopefully make the user want to purchase the album. The style of the whole homepage in general has the same theme thought such as the font type within the homepage and small detailed righting is all the same so it all links and not so off putting, the main colour scheme of the homepage seems to be black and white to link in with there indie look.

The Kooks website (news link):
When you click on the links to different pages there is still a set theme throught such as colour schemes and font types all stay the same, this new page is to keep the audience upadated on the band and shows them what there doing at that moment of time, by putting the dates and times they worte on there web page. This is good promoting because fans will want to know what the band is doing on a reaular bases so this is a good way of keeping the fans intersted. The way they layout the news page is with a subtitle with teh data and month and the time it was writing then undernearth that it tells you in deatil what there doing weather there just about to do a gig, or having dinner in resturant. This way its always keeping the audince coming back to the hompage and when they see new songs and albums they will advertised and hopfully buying them with the promos next to the news.