Site 5 - DeviantArt
Purpose
Purpose
DeviantArt
is an art website on which users and artists can share their work for other
people to see. Users can follow other users to see all of the work that they
upload, they can leave comments and like the image. It is aimed at aspiring
artists that want to get their work known or anybody with an interest in art.
Visitor Needs
Information Flow
DeviantArt has a more artistic and colourful design which fits the theme of the website more than a more simple background would do. The navigation bar links to the more popular artists and shows all of the categories that are available on the site. There is also a search bar for the user to search for specific words and phrases. The follow and download buttons are made obvious to the user to avoid any confusion for the user.
Features
DeviantArt has a search bar that allows the user to find any thing that they want. It also has a log in feature that allows the user to make an account that stores information about the user to give them recommendations on what they may like. The accounts also let the users post their own art and get comments from other users.
Benefits
Some benefits of DeviantArt for the business owners and the users are:
Visitor Needs
DeviantArt allows the user to create an account in order to
follow their favourite artists or users. The user can also comment on pieces of
art and leave their opinion and also download any art that they like to their
computer. The site also allows the user to search artists by categories ranging
from paintings to drawings and many more.
Information Flow
DeviantArt has a more artistic and colourful design which fits the theme of the website more than a more simple background would do. The navigation bar links to the more popular artists and shows all of the categories that are available on the site. There is also a search bar for the user to search for specific words and phrases. The follow and download buttons are made obvious to the user to avoid any confusion for the user.
Features
DeviantArt has a search bar that allows the user to find any thing that they want. It also has a log in feature that allows the user to make an account that stores information about the user to give them recommendations on what they may like. The accounts also let the users post their own art and get comments from other users.
Benefits
Some benefits of DeviantArt for the business owners and the users are:
- The site is active 24/7 so the users can can upload and search for art st any time of the day.
- The site allows users to show their work to a larger audience with relative ease. Giving their work a higher chance of being noticed.
- It is easy for the users to navigate the site.
- Because it is a website it needs little maintenance and requires very few staff to keep it running.
On the site there is a wide variety of artwork, from both professional and amateur artists. There is art from hundreds of categories and they are all downloadable from the site if the original uploader allows it.
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