The document discusses and compares the size, purpose, and effectiveness of different graphics used on band and music-related websites. It analyzes an iPod advertisement graphic that takes up 40% of the page. It also examines navigation bars from ironmaiden.com and buttons from slipknot-metal.com that allow easy navigation. Finally, it looks at a banner ad from kftouring.com announcing a Slipknot concert.

1. Size of graphic : The whole advert takes up near enough 40% of the entire webpage. The dimensions of the graphic are 524 x 419 pixels. Suitability : The graphic is suitable for advertising and selling the item to consumers. Purpose of the Graphic : the main purpose of this graphic is to get the person who is looking at the website, to be interested in purchasing the item. Web Address: http://www.apple.com/uk/ Main Advert for Ipod Nano / menu for apple site Negative : The negative aspects are that it fills near enough half the page and is too “in your face” if a customer on the apple website wanted to find something else rather than the ipod shuffle so they can see how it looks before they purchase it. Positive Aspects : The positive aspects of this advert are, that it is bright and attractive to customers. It shows how small the item is so the consumer wouldn’t be disappointed if they decided to buy it.

2. INSERT SCREEN SHOT HERE Size of graphic : the navigation bar takes up approximately 10-15% of the web page. The dimensions of the navigation bar are 100 x 34 pixels. Suitability : The navigation bar is suitable to its purpose as it is simple to use so the visitors would know what they were doing and where they were going on the site. Purpose of the Graphic : The purpose of this navigation bar is to help the visitor of the site to navigate around the site easily. The roll downs make the navigation even easier as it tells you where the link leads to such as on this site you could choose to go straight to the videos from the band. Web Address: http://www.ironmaiden.com/ Navigation Bar Negative : The roll downs and the navigation bar are not colourful at all just black and white making it simple. The black colour would attract people who like the Band as that is the colour associated with heavy metal. Which this band is. Positive Aspects : Easy to use and does its job perfectly by sending the visitor to the site straight to where they want to go on the site.

3. Size of graphic : The graphic only takes up 5% of the webpage at a maximum. Suitability : This button suits the purpose perfectly as it is simple for the visitor to use and also shows you where you are going to be sent to. Purpose of the Graphic The button takes the visitor to where they want to go such as what the navigation bar does. However these buttons do not roll down. How these buttons interact are that they turn red when the visitors cursor is over the writing. Web Address: http://www.slipknot-metal.com/main.php# Buttons Negative Aspects : The negative aspects of this button is that it is boring to look at as it is extremely simple with only a change of colour to impress the visitor. Positive Aspects : The positive aspects of this button are that it interacts to what you do. Also that they are the colours associated with the band and its music. It also lets you know where you are going by highlighting the area that the visitor will be going to.

4. Size of graphic the graphic takes up around 15% of the webpage and its dimensions are 552 x 124 pixels. Suitability : This device is suitable to its purpose because it has all the information needed for the fans to know when and where the concert will be held. Purpose of the Graphic : To inform fans of the band when and where a concert will be held. It would be either at the top or the bottom of a webpage so the visitors notice it and hopefully buy tickets to it. Web Address: http://www.kftouring.com/uploads/banner/17/slipknotbanner.gif BANER ADVERT Negative : If it is placed on a website that many people who don’t like this type of music would not even take a glance at it immediately because of the design, so they should make it suit all types of people. Positive Aspects : The positive aspects of this banner are that it explains what it is about, when and where the event is held and also who is at the event. In this case it is slipknot.