Loose Women

Having been introduced to Loose Women from my boyfriend, I've become some what intrigued and interested by it.

It's interesting to me to see a program that's so successful being shown as day time entertainment. Maybe this is opening a new slot for a peak time or the show appeals as it's light hearted comedy that could be shown in waiting rooms in places such as Doctor's surgeries and hair salons for example.

A differing panel on each day of the week offers a fresh and appealing show that is always unpredictable and often takes the viewer by surprise.

I think the heart of the success in the show is that ITV have selected female celebrities that are not incredibly famous, and are therefore more like the average UK citizen. Through this, we as an audience are able to identify ourselves with them through the universal issues they talk about by giving candid opinions on subject matters that would occasionally be taken too far on an evening show, but kept to a good humorous level at lunch time.

Would the success of the show be the same with equally famous men? I highly doubt it. For some reason, I don't think this time slot would accommodate 4 middle aged men talking about their life experiences including the humorous sexual innuendos as the women manage to pull off. Instead, the show may come across as a dirtier show simply because it's men talking about their experiences and I can imagine a lot of middle aged men finding it hard to talk about similar subjects of interest in the same way, creating light hearted lunch time entertainment.

Overall, Loose Women attracts a massive audience and a good following with their ITV website which includes a forum for the audience members to get involved with and various competitions to keep the show uplifting and fun.

There's no doubt in my mind this show will go from strength to strength, it's just a shame they don't offer a Catch-Up service for the show on the ITV website.

9/10

PRIDE: Design Progression

I have continued working on the NTU Pride website and here is my latest design idea.

I've removed the reflection effect in the menu as it distracts a lot from the links, making it all look a bit cluttered.

The boxes down the left hand side will house images in a more fun way, at the moment this is just representational.

It has taken me a bit longer to get this website design underway due to permission and codeing issues, but hopefully the new site will be up and online before the end of the year.

High School Musical

After watching High School Musical for the first time today, I have to admit it was quite watchable in places.

Clearly, from my first statement, that doesn't mean I thought it was a good film. Maybe because I'm probably the wrong target audience, I couldn't appreciate it's full glory, but I can see why there's a massive following with children in secondary schools wild about the films.

The film did offer a nice light hearted and typical love story about a typical popular sports Jockey and the geeky scientist girl falling in love through their differences, finding a common interest in the arts, with necessary intervention from the "stuck up" popular girl and her male sideshow, less intelligent, brother.

What was nice about this film however, was the inclusion of more flamboyant characters being closer to the main roles, with various hints towards a gay character for those older than the demographic. A refreshing change for films targeted at a younger audience.

The plot itself was fairly basic, using the typical strict female drama teacher and the goal-focused sports coach.

Modern twists on old stories were also included, such as the moment where Troy gets up onto the balcony after being told to leave by her mother, very Romeo and Juliet.

Overall, a nice film for a rainy day.. we'll see what the second and third films are like.. if I actually make the effort to add them to my rental list.

5/10

WEBSITE: Progression

I have been working on my own website quite a bit recently to try and get it finished and uploaded to the main address as soon as possible.

I've now managed to create the site with some basic animation to make it more dynamic.

The video features multiple videos and audio content which is available to view now.

Hopefully the website should be completed and online within the next few weeks.

To check the progress so far, please visit:
http://www.kidinacandystore.co.uk

DAN: Website Design Temp Site

Having retrieved the information for Dan's new website off his old website, I was able to adapt it to my new design for him.

This new website is a lot more bright and vibrant and creates an instant impression.

The colours connotate possitivity and success which are great when designing a website for a young artist.

To check out the website's progress, visit:
http://www.kidinacandystore.co.uk/dansmith

LUCY: Website Design Refine

Taking the first and second design for Lucy's website, I worked with Lucy to bring together the ideas and here is the first design I've compiled from the first meeting.

We really wanted to keep the earthy and industrial feel but twist it to keep it still inkeeping with her style.

The bright raspberry purples and reds reflect her hair and her personality which is a great way to combine the two.

In the Menu section, I've left a gap to include some sort of music player to stream some of Lucy's music so the viewer can hear instantly her style.