Tuesday, 23 May 2017

Unit 6: critical approaches- web analysis report


Jeffree star costmetics.com

Jeffree star is an American singer-songwriter, make-up artist, fashion designer and model from orange county, California.

The target audience for the website are those who like make-up or who just like Jeffree star. The occupation of the target audiences ranges from students to those who work full time, both male and female due to Jeffree star being a gender fluid person.

Selection of content

Image

On the homepage of the website there is an image of Jeffree star and many MUA. This is to promote the recent collaboration they have done, if the image is clicked on it takes the viewer to the product.

Throughout the website there are various images such as the products and the models who are wearing the products as well as Jeffree star. The purpose of the images are to illustrate a visual interest to the audience.

Colour

The colour scheme for the website is hot pink, gold and white. These colours make the website look colourful yet elegant. The hot pink is the signature colour for Jeffree as it is his favourite colour, this also gives the website a personal touch. The pink and gold is also the colours of the make-up packaging which is known to the audience.

Words

The words that stand out are the names of the products “Beauty Killer” and “Lip Ammunition” these names stand out to the audience and they are memorable due to its uniqueness.

Fonts

There are two fonts that are used for this website. The font for the navigation bar and sign in link are the same font but the website logo has a different font, this is to make the logo stand out.

Clips

There are no clips on the homepage but in the navigation bar there is a button called media which is linked to Jeffree stars YouTube page, this allows the audience to watch his videos.

Construction of content

The layout of the website is simple but effective because it is organised and categorised. An example of this is the shop link is it sectioned into the make-up collaborations, lips which is then categorised into the three lips products and fashion is the last category. This makes the website clearer and easier for the audience to navigate. The only caption is Jeffree stars Instagram name is placed at the bottom of the “about me page”, this will allow the viewers to follow him. The narrative for this website is the image on each page with the models wearing the brands lipstick allowing the audience to have visual aids to see what the lip colours look like with other skin tones.

Codes and conventions

The language that is used is very simple and easy to understand, the visuals are used to add more information to the audience and helps them visualise the products.

Modes of address

 Modes of address is how the text speaks to the audience and involves them. There is not a lot of text used on the website, the “about me” page is used to introduce Jeffree star to his audience. The paragraph is a casual introduction to who Jeffree is as though he is directly talking to the audience this will make them feel more connected to Jeffree.

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