HTML Navigation

The advantage of having a html navigation bar instead of image buttons is so that search engines can read this text and therefor become more acessesible by a search engines point of view but because iv put an image rollover for my navigation bar the seacrch engines wont be able to read it because its an image so i thought a way to cover my self would be to insert a simple html navigation at the bottom of each page on the footer.

Meta tags

Meta tags are keywords inserted into the (head) area of a web pages in html view where search engines use the information for ratting purposes.

Reference: http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2067564/How-To-Use-HTML-Meta-Tags

The use of Flash

In this occasion i have decided not to use any flash within my website for a number of reasons like loading time and compatibility with hand held devices such as an iPhone iPad so that my website can be accessed by any device at any location with an internet connection. Even though Im not embedding flash in my website i have considered in the future to embed flash but also making a mobile version of the website so that I can have the interaction of flash and fancy banner but also not compromising the mobile devise as they are becoming more popular these days and I cant afford to lost the hits. I can also say that i have tested my website on my iPhone to check the usability and it works fine.

Test Matrix

In lecture I was recommended to produce a test matrix. A test matrix is a table with all the links of your website in order containing ticks for working links or crosses for broken links...

All links need to be tested thoroughly and fixed if a broken link occurs.

Color Schem from kuler.com part 2

This color schema is from a picture of my logo that i imported into Kuler. I had tried other colors but the feel and look didn't appeal to my target audience as it had bright harsh colors and didn't seem professional so Im sticking with this colors easy to the human eye and more appealing to me.

Target Audience

At first i wanted to just make a website targeted at fans so i could promote and sell my music but i also thought in this time music sales isn't doing that good even at superstar level compared to previous years due to the amount of illegal downloads.

So if Im maintaining this website over a number of years that it would be a better idea to start selling my services in music tech related fields such as sound design, sound engineer, beat maker and producer. This can give me a wide field of work in the future in film and game industry. 

I would also like to help my fellow peers with video tutorials that i will be posting on my website.

So in the end my website will be promoting my music but more focused on sell ing my services and helping my peers with tutorials. This can bring a fare big amount of traffic when the website is launched as Im covering almost 3 sectors, the fans, future employers and fellow peers.

Website Design

 Iv been away designing different types of buttons for my navigation bar with the use of online tutorials and with luck iv decided which one to go for, below is a design of what the buttons will look like, and I also thought it was a good idea to include a shine on the second button when the mouse hovers over it to give it a more professional feel.

This design is the banner for my website. I produced this in photoshop with a little technical help from a friend for the logo. The design of the logo was the hardest by far, as i wanted a simple but creative design related to the aspects of the website.

Site Map

This map of my website shows the navigation system of the site, i chose to keep everything simple for usability purposes. This may be subject to change over time.