emmao1_project2

Emma O'Neill

Project 2

First Impressions:

• Should help users find other users with similar tastes and interests • Contribute to a community and express opinion using webpolls, reviews, comments = create interaction and discussion • Should update users with current information • Be visually stimulating and artistically driven – resonant of community members

Personas

1) Claire

Motivation Loves rock music, indie+mainstream Wants to be in a band Wants to meet other music lovers Dissatisfied with peers, would like to find a wide range of people to discuss music with

Context Highschool 17yrs Small rural town Tech-savvy Keeps up to date with music culture and fashion Belongs to the alternative crowd

Behaviours Very inspired by popular artists and women who forge their own musical careers Plays piano and electric guitar Loves to sing Dreams of her success Keeps up to date with her favorite bands through the internet

2) Victor

Motivation Listens to all music Wants to be notified when bands come to Canada Loves attending concerts and experiencing live music

Context First year University 20yrs Aspiring to be a fine arts/social science highschool teacher Toronto Tech-savvy Spends large amount of income on attending concerts Has friends in bands but has no ambition to be in a band

Behaviours Has a large music collection Always dancing at concerts Has war wounds from the mosh pit Checks billboards constantly, likes to see what’s hot

3) Sydney

Motivation Frequent user of myspace and buzznet Wants a site dedicated solely to music and independent artists Likes discovering new music to listen to, always listening to something new no one’s ever heard of Likes unique/interesting bands

Context 26yrs Has an established career as a Hair Dresser, owns buisiness Tech-savvy

Behaviours Likes to listen to music at work Likes discussing with peers about bands Likes seeing the latest fashion trends of alternative culture and transfers this to personal business

Persona Flow Charts

First Wireframe: First attempt at a layout in Illustrator: First background layout: Went back to origional background image, changed to fit layout: Illustrator layouts: