• US$500

• 26 designs

• 2 designers

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Wordpress Design Brief

Site Description:
Housemusic247 is an Internet radio station feed that broadcasts House music 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. The stream is hosted by Voscast.com, a ShoutCast partner. Housemusic247 has various programming schedules and an Auto DJ program is enabled when there is no live programming. There are several DJs that provide content for programming, and Housemusic247 also does live pop-up events at various venues. Currently, there is no front-end design, if you visit housemusic247.nyc or housemusic247.com, each domain URL is pointed to the default ShoutCast player and feed that is hosted by Voscast. The goal is to create a front-end design and website that will be optimized for mobile devices, as most of the streaming will be to mobile devices; the site should be responsive.

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LOGO and Aesthetics:
From an aesthetic standpoint, house music is a very underground, New York-centric genre of music. I have uploaded an image that mirrors the New York Subway signage motif. I like the underground feel and "grittyness" of the subway. I want to make sure that the "2", "4", and "7" images in their respective circles and colors (red, green, and purple) are utilized in any logo design, these subway lines are highly recognizable and I want to play off that familiarity because everyone in New York City can identify with them (the fonts and colors would need to remain as depicted in the attachment). I need a logo that can fit into a square (or circle) so that it can be used for social media profiles; I am not opposed to the abbreviation "HM247" or some configuration whereby the "House Music" is above the (larger) "2 4 7". I have also included a picture of an electronic board that New York trains have which shows upcoming stops; possibly a navigation bar or site template might follow a similar motif.

Site Requirements:



- Text Message (SMS) API integration. I do plan on developing a mobile app, complete with push notification capabilities; however, I’d like to know whether sending SMS messages is possible in the interim, even if a subscription to a third-party service is required.

- Social Media Integration. At a minimum, users should be able to connect via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. I’d like to be able to incorporate the Facebook Live capabilities if a Facebook page is integrated.

- Content Management System (CMS). I need to be able to update content easily, particularly the Events calendar, Schedule, and Archives (regularly upload mp3 files/podcasts). Perhaps this means that the site needs to be a WordPress site.

- LIVE Button. I would like to “activate” a LIVE button and possible scrolling message or other text (on the Home Page) to correspond to live shows and events.


Site Design:
Initially, there will be six (6) pages/sections, based on the following site navigation buttons:

HOME / DJs & SHOWS / SCHEDULE / EVENTS / BLOG / IN THE MIX

- HOME: the landing page would enable anyone, registered or not, to simply click on the listen button and tune in. There would also be featured charts and playlists that would change from week to week. Users would be given the option to register and sign-in for the “premium” experience (subscribing to shows, viewing song info, access to the archives for an offline experience). All social media integration would appear on the Home Page (and probably every other page as well)

- DJs & SHOWS: DJ bios and show descriptions would be provided, along with contact information and social media links for individual DJs. Downloadable press kits for each DJ would be available here, and a “Book Me” (contact form) email form as well.

- SCHEDULE: this would be a calendar showing daily programming and upcoming shows (by month)

- EVENTS: this would show upcoming events, complete with any flyer artwork and Google Maps integration (API). Maybe even Facebook event integration (who’s going, etc)

- BLOG: blog section complete with the ability to upload videos, audio, and images to associate with the written content

- IN THE MIX: this section will have archives of DJ mixes and shows, for offline listening. Registered users would have access to this section so that they can download any of the archived mixes for offline listening. The mixes would be indexed but should also be searchable by DJ or keyword.

Target Market(s)

18-40, people who frequently go out to bars, clubs, lounges

Industry/Entity Type

Radio Station

Logo Text

"House Music 247" or "HM247"

Coding

Coded - Design and coding required

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Font styles to use

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Look and feel

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Requirements

Must have

• - Optimized for mobile (Responsive)
• - Pull stream from Voscast/ShoutCast server, a “LISTEN NOW” button should prominently appear on the Home page. Once a listener clicks on the button, the audio should stream on the same page (without a new page having to be opened). If a listener wishes to navigate throughout the site, a pop-up window should appear with the player controls. There are various ShoutCast-compatible players that can be embedded in the site, or there should be a way to link a button to the actual stream destination (http://s1.voscast.com:8808/index.html OR http://station.voscast.com/5785a9714f2bb/)
• - Sign In/Register option. Non-registered users can listen, but will not have access to all areas of the site. Once signed in, a user would have access to all areas of the site (including archived mixes/podcasts). Registration would require a name, email address, possible Facebook sign-in, and a mobile device number (optional). Signed in users would be able to ‘Like’, ‘Share’, ‘Tweet’, etc. and possibly even create their own playlists.

Nice to have

• - Text Message (SMS) API integration. I do plan on developing a mobile app, complete with push notification capabilities; however, I’d like to know whether sending SMS messages is possible in the interim, even if a subscription to a third-party service is required.
• - LIVE Button. I would like to “activate” a LIVE button and possible scrolling message or other text (on the Home Page) to correspond to live shows and events.

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