otep

Otep is a voice, a form of communication, and a group of people on the internet. The official website of Otep is a place that I visit constantly. Otep is a metal band, which is the basis for understanding the meaning of this site. The site is centered on Otep’s music. In terms of visual content the focal point is the eye. This eye draws the viewer in for several reasons. The background of the Otep website is white except for the intensity and the life of the eye; drawing the viewer into the center of the page. The color scheme of the main page is vague. All text from the main page highlights the focal points colors. The underlined focal point on Otep’s website is their new video.

Blog writing is completely different from writing on a piece of paper. The audience changes dramatically when writing on paper. The audience is very general focusing only on one type of reader. Writing on the internet or on a blog provides a larger variation of people who could be the audience. The internet can be accessed international with the possibility of the reader being open ended in terms of what kind of viewer there will be. A blog writer should try harder to make the topic relatable as possible to all kinds of readers. Blog writing is easier to engage one with the conclusions that the writer has made. Those conclusions can be shown by using hyperlinks which help to explain the meaning of the text. Emphasis can be put on a particular point by having the hyperlink at that point. Making the text visually different bringing the viewers eyes to that point. If the writer wants to leave the audience to paint their own picture first then the hyperlink would goes after the description of the site. For a topic that is not familiar to most, the writer may want to put the hyperlink at the beginning of the entry giving the reader a little more information so they are not confused through the whole reading. The Otep site places one of the hyperlinks on there site to emphasis the promotion of their new video by using a hyperlink on the focal point of the site. The viewer connects with the eye and the eye holds the new video.

The index uses links showing that the Otep site is only advertising one thing listed in general categories. There are only six sections which all are promoting Otep. The meaning behind this site and band would be the music. The genre Otep would be placed in is new age metal/ rock / experimental. The website is well organized but lacks the detail of traditional writing. Limited amounts of information can hold back from learning about a topic. With the Otep website I believe it was done on purpose. This way the viewers do not get caught up in labels and trends but focuses on the music.