Concept
Music has always been such an important part of my life. It can bring together people all over the world and is enjoyed by every culture. This semester I haven’t been able to use this in a significant way in any of my projects. So for this project, I have decided to create a website in which has a world map displayed with various locations pinpointed. These locations will be California, Hawaii, France, Italy, Spain, South Korea, Nigeria, Sweden, and China. Each time you click on one of these locations, a pop up will appear asking about the mood you are in (happy, sad, chill, or gimme anything). A song from that region and language will then play to offer you a perspective on to the culture. I also will be hand selecting these songs. The reason for this project is because I feel like today people could use more exposure to music from different parts of the world so I think it’s important for my audience to be exposed to some of this.
Sources
My project was influenced by two websites (http://radiooooo.com/ & https://radio.garden). Both of these were introduced to me by Professor Eckert and gave me a lot of inspiration for the project. Both include depictions of the world map and offer various selections of music places around the world (some by different eras, mood, style, etc). The display of the websites is very creative and unique in the way it plays the music and allows the user to interact with the website. Through a collage of options that pop up on the page, it makes it easy and simple for the user to navigate through the site.
Production
In order to accomplish this project, I will first create a visual representation of it on paper. This includes an outline of how the website will appear. Then I will begin coding the first html page which will act as an introduction with a start button. Once you click this, it will take you to the page with the map and music. For the map, I will draw it out in my own style and apply it to the page. The same color palette will be used for the entire project to keep a certain aesthetic to the page. No video will be used as it will just be audio of the music included. Through buttons and pop-ups the user can easily interact with the site by choosing the place to listen to music from and can pick the mood they are in before listening to each song.