2. About Zoned
When designing this application I thought about what was needed within the social media
platforms. I was thinking of a way that people could talk to their friends while listening to music and
that is how I came up with the idea for ‘Zoned’. The name came to me because I was thinking about
how when people listen to music, they are normally listening to it to become focused, to get into
the Zone. I also thought of Zoned as when you are friends with someone, they are in the ‘Friend
Zone’.
A key feature of my application is being able to share songs with your friends and you can both
listen to it at the exact same time, at the exact same point within the song. This would be able to
boost conversations within friendships as you would be able to relate within songs. You can then
message other users within the application, of whom you are friends with, to talk about the songs
you have shared with each other. If the user subscribes for a small fee they can have no adds
interrupting their songs and popping up all the time.
The name of my font style for the name Zoned is called ‘NEON ABSOLUTE SANS 1’. I chose this font
style as it is a bit different and futuristic which would appeal to my target audience as it will stand
out to them.
For my colour scheme I will be using a galaxy type background as this will again stand out to my
target audience and will attract them to try my application. It also could be seen as relaxing and
looking aesthetically pleasing.
3. Website Functionality
Sign in
Menu
Search
List of Songs
Songs
Recently
Played
Recently
Recommended
Profile
Currently
Playing
Friend Activity
Add Friends
Last Played
Song Icon
Home
Sign Up
4. Website Functionality (continued)
Terms and Conditions
It is vital that the terms and conditions for Zoned are clearly stated as well as
information that related to any other legal and ethical issues e.g. copyright and
loyalties. Other information such as IP information and government laws will be
available to be viewed on the site. This is so the users know what rights they hold
whilst they are using the website.
Privacy Policy
The privacy policy for my website will also be clearly stated on my website so that
no confusion is caused with the users. This policy will tell the users what my
website will do with any information that is provided by the user themselves when
setting up an account for Zoned. Zoned will also be able to receive information
from third party partners which will be based on interactions that occur between
the third party and the user. This information will then be sent to Zoned so we can
show adverts accordingly. In addition, if any part of the privacy policy changes, the
user will automatically be sent an email, the one they registered with, to indicate
this.
Spotify is a similar website/application to what I have created with Zoned. I have
therefore took some parts of their data protection policy from their privacy policy
page. The layout is very neat and easy for users to understand.
5. Production Plan
Week beginning: Monday 1st December 2018
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Book in interviews to
hire employees in order
to make and design the
website. E.g. graphic
designer, editor.
Book in interviews to
hire employees in order
to make and design the
website. E.g. graphic
designer, editor.
Book in interviews to
hire employees in order
to make and design the
website. E.g. graphic
designer, editor.
Book in interviews to
hire employees in order
to make and design the
website. E.g. graphic
designer, editor.
Contact successful
applicants and offer
them the relevant roles.
Day Off Day Off
Start and end date: Start and end date: Start and end date: Start and end date: Start and end date: Start and end date: Start and end date:
01/12/18 - 04/12/18 01/12/18 - 04/12/18 01/12/18 - 04/12/18 01/12/18 - 04/12/18 05/12/18 - 05/12/18 N/A N/A
Week beginning: Monday 8th December 2018
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
New employees start, a meeting is held to tell
them what the new weeks few weeks will entail
and what the expectations of them are. Then
everyone will Brainstorm names for website and
purpose of the website.
New employees start, a meeting is held to tell
them what the new weeks few weeks will
entail and what the expectations of them are.
Then everyone will Brainstorm names for
website and purpose of the website.
Research target
audience and
draft logo
designs.
Research target
audience and
draft logo
designs.
Research target
audience and
draft logo
designs.
Day Off Day Off
Start and end date: Start and end date: Start and end
date:
Start and end
date:
Start and end
date:
Start and end
date:
Start and
end date:
08/12/18 – 09/12/18 08/12/18 – 09/12/18 10/12/18 –
12/12/18
10/12/18 –
12/12/18
10/12/18 –
12/12/18
N/A N/A
6. Production Plan
Week beginning: Monday 15th December 2018
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Draw up draft ideas for
website. Turn the logo
ideas into graphic
designs, on Photoshop.
Draw up draft ideas for
website. Turn the logo
ideas into graphic
designs, on Photoshop.
Draw up draft ideas for
website. Turn the logo
ideas into graphic
designs, on Adobe
Photoshop.
Decide on logo design.
Turn website drawings
into graphic layouts, on
Adobe Photoshop. Then
pick website graphic
layout. This includes
colour scheme.
Decide on logo design.
Turn website drawings
into graphic layouts, on
Adobe Photoshop. Then
pick website graphic
layout. This includes
colour scheme.
Day Off Day Off
Start and end date: Start and end date: Start and end date: Start and end date: Start and end date: Start and end date: Start and end date:
15/12/18 - 17/12/18 15/12/18 - 17/12/18 15/12/18 - 17/12/18 18/12/18 - 23/12/18 18/12/18 - 23/12/18 N/A N/A
Week beginning: Monday 22nd December 2018
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Decide on logo design.
Turn website drawings
into graphic layouts, on
Adobe Photoshop. Then
pick website graphic
layout. This includes
colour scheme.
Decide on logo design.
Turn website drawings
into graphic layouts, on
Adobe Photoshop. Then
pick website graphic
layout. This includes
colour scheme.
Create website on
Adobe Dreamweaver.
Ensure everyone
involved is happy with
the layout, colours,
purpose etc.
Create website on
Adobe Dreamweaver.
Ensure everyone
involved is happy with
the layout, colours,
purpose etc.
Create website on
Adobe Dreamweaver.
Ensure everyone
involved is happy with
the layout, colours,
purpose etc.
Create website on
Adobe Dreamweaver.
Ensure everyone
involved is happy with
the layout, colours,
purpose etc.
Day Off
Start and end date: Start and end date: Start and end date: Start and end date: Start and end date: Start and end date: Start and end date:
18/12/18 - 23/12/18 18/12/18 - 23/12/18 24/12/18 - 27/12/18 24/12/18 - 27/12/18 24/12/18 - 27/12/18 24/12/18 - 27/12/18 N/A
7. Production Plan
Week beginning: Monday 29th December 2018
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Check to make sure all
the components of the
website are functioning
properly. E.g. the add
friends button is
working when clicked
on.
Check to make sure all
the components of the
website are functioning
properly. E.g. the add
friends button is
working when clicked
on.
The website goes
through a test run to
ensure it is all looking in
the right place and all
looks professional. Also
to ensure that it works
properly. It is then run
through again to double
check before the
members of the public
can use it.
The website goes
through a test run to
ensure it is all looking in
the right place and all
looks professional. Also
to ensure that it works
properly. It is then run
through again to double
check before the
members of the public
can use it.
The website is
launched. It is now
available for the public
to sign up to and use.
Day Off Day Off
Start and end date: Start and end date: Start and end date: Start and end date: Start and end date: Start and end date: Start and end date:
29/12/18 - 30/12/18 29/12/18 - 30/12/18 31/12/18 – 01/01/19 31/12/18 – 01/01/19 02/01/19 - 02/01/19 N/A N/A
8. Production Plan (continued)
The launch date of the website is on Friday 2nd January 2019. From what I
can see there are no events happening on this day. This means that my
launch of my website will not interfere with any events and so people will
be at home relaxing. There are 4 full weeks that have been set aside to
create my website. If all the staff stick to the production plan then this
deadline (Friday 2nd January) will be able to be reached.
As mentioned within the production plan, I will need to hire staff in order to
help produce my website. The staff needed will be a graphic designer and
website designer. I will also need Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Dreamweaver
and a minimum of 2 Apple iMacs to give me the facilities to create the
actual website. Here is a breakdown of the cost of these:
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GGsPfeAhUQeawKHbvlC2IQFjABegQIBhAE&url=https%3A%2
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designer&usg=AOvVaw3YSsUuCjwgTsjZVkcVkAML
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&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKE
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https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/imac
https://www.adobe.com/uk/creativecloud/plans.ht
ml?plan=team&step=1
Employee/Item Price:
Graphic designer (x2) £54,000 pm (£27,000 x2)
Website designer (x2) £45,662 pm (£22,832 x2)
Apple iMac (x2) £2,498 (£1,249 x2)
Adobe (all apps) (x2) £101.14 pm (£50.57 x2)
9. Budget
https://www.expertmarket.co.uk/web-design/how-much-does-website-cost
To produce a website it can cost between £200 and £10,000.
This is dependent on the type of website you would like to
create. There are a few different types of websites, in this table
they have been broken down into four different categories;
basic, small business, ecommerce and bespoke.
Zoned would come under the ‘Small business’ type of site as it
will be constantly updating, because of new music, new ideas
and customer feedback. It is also in this category as it will have
social media integration. This gives me a rough estimate of the
making of my website costing £500 - £1,000.
12. The DPA was first composed in 1984 and was updated in 1998
The Data Protection Act 1998 is an act of the Parliament within the United Kingdom defining ways in which
information about living people may be legally used and handled. The main purpose is to protect individuals
against any misuse or abuse from information about them.
The main rules of the DPA 1998 define that personal data should:
• Be accurate and current.
• Not be retained for longer than necessary.
• To be obtained only for lawful purposes.
• To be protected against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss or damage.
• To be processed fairly and lawfully.
As Zoned is similar to Spotify, this means that most of the privacy policy, if not all, that is featured within their
legal terms is the same as Zoned. The information that is collected from the user by Zoned is content and any
information that is shared by the user when signing up.
Any messages sent by the user are also collected just as a back up store so that if any unwanted behavior was
to happen, evidence could easily be shown to authorities.
Legal and Ethical Issues – Data Protection Act 1998
https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/UK-Data-Protection-Act-1998-DPA-1998
13. Conclusion
Within LO3, I have spoken about the website and what content is going
to be featured on it and what its purpose will be. I have also discussed
the production plan for my website, this will give my employees a good
structure when the website is being made. I also spoke about these
employees and the expenses that I would have to face. Furthermore, I
talked about revenue and how advertising would work on my website.
Lastly I stated the Legal and Ethical issues and the Data Protection Act
1998.
