For my digipak and magazine advert I have made the amendments recommended to me from my teachers, which was only little things. Overall I am fairly happy with my final digipak and poster, as I feel there is continuity between the two. I also feel that I have used a range of skills on photoshop, being very harsh on getting the perfect positioning and creating the perfect gradient for the backgrounds. As I have had a bit of spare time, I am going to create a CD, which will fit in with design of the magazine advert and digipak.
Showing posts with label Digipak. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Digipak. Show all posts
Friday, 11 November 2011
Friday, 4 November 2011
Digipak/magazine advert feedback
Digipak
The feedback I received from my teachers on my digipak was fairly positive. The digipak overall they said was highly effective, with an excellent theme running through the whole thing. One thing they have picked out is that I have a typo on the left cover and to consider using a full stop on one of the panels. They have also said about considering changing the back cover layout. They also said that I should remove The Black Wax, change font and positioning.
Magazine Advert
The inclusion full stop on the repetition of We Are Black Wax and that I should have a look at the front of album title, taking inspiration from Santogold. I also need to create a record label logo for both and put this on.
For my digipak I recied a level 3 8/10 and for my magazine advert I received a level 3 8/10.
The feedback I received from my teachers on my digipak was fairly positive. The digipak overall they said was highly effective, with an excellent theme running through the whole thing. One thing they have picked out is that I have a typo on the left cover and to consider using a full stop on one of the panels. They have also said about considering changing the back cover layout. They also said that I should remove The Black Wax, change font and positioning.
Magazine Advert
The inclusion full stop on the repetition of We Are Black Wax and that I should have a look at the front of album title, taking inspiration from Santogold. I also need to create a record label logo for both and put this on.
For my digipak I recied a level 3 8/10 and for my magazine advert I received a level 3 8/10.
Sunday, 16 October 2011
Album name and tracks - update
For my digipak draft, I have chose to use Little Comets debut album title, "In Search Of Elusive Little Comets. I felt that as it has already being made, the title just works well with my digipak. I also used the same track-listings as on "In Search Of Elusive Comets", as there is a diverse range of track names.
Friday, 14 October 2011
Digipak draft
For my draft version of the digipak, I tried to keep things very simple, taking inspiration from artists like Jamie xx and SBTRKT...
Monday, 10 October 2011
Album Cover
For my album cover, I have definitely decided upon using a very simple design. At the moment, I am trying to decide whether to use a photo of a person/band, or whether to create a design on photoshop.
The problem with trying to create a design, for me, is that I don't know if I can make it look professional enough.
The xx are a band that inspire me with their covers. As earlier analysed, Jamie xx keeps it simple and it's the same with his band. For every single they released the same cover, just with a different background within the "X. This consistency is something I definitely want to incorporate into my digipak. The element of using a band logo with an image behind it is something I'm going to experiment with when creating my digipak mock up.
The problem with trying to create a design, for me, is that I don't know if I can make it look professional enough.
The xx are a band that inspire me with their covers. As earlier analysed, Jamie xx keeps it simple and it's the same with his band. For every single they released the same cover, just with a different background within the "X. This consistency is something I definitely want to incorporate into my digipak. The element of using a band logo with an image behind it is something I'm going to experiment with when creating my digipak mock up.
Thursday, 6 October 2011
CD Cover Analysis 2
The second album I have chosen to analyse is the The Beatles "White Album". Like Jamie xx and other covers I am inspired by, it's incredibly simple. Designed by artist Richard Hamilton and it was the bands next album after Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club. So the thinking was to obviously make it more simplistic and to be more about the music.
There is no image on the cover and the only thing present is that of just "The Beatles" in a basic font. The cover is all white, with no changes anywhere. This runs through the digipak although there are some posters which come with it which have black and white photos on. Also on the back of the digipak there is black and white close-up pictures of the band members and label and distributors badges.
The layout is very simple. The Beatles is positioned centre right on the cover which seems to work well, with the first letter starting dead centre. This is consistent throughout the digipak and on the back the same is seen with the dead centre being the starting point for the song names. The CD's also have a very simple layout, with white background and plain black font which does not stand out.
The colour scheme throughout is black and white, with white background and a black font. Other than the apple logo on the back of the digipak, everything you will see is black and white. The shots are in blakc and white, all of these being close-up shots of the band members faces. However, coming with the digipak was a poster, with many different small designs on, ranging from artwork to band photo, all being in black and white.
Like the rest of the album, the font used does not stand out at all. It is easy to read and is very simplistic, fitting in with the consistency of the digipak.
Overal, I feel that the digipak works really well. I'm a big believer in keeping it all simple so the neutrality of the digipak works really well. However, I feel when I am making my digipak, I will be looking to add some bold colour, like on the Jamie xx albums, as this fits in with my bands genre and is modern.
The layout is very simple. The Beatles is positioned centre right on the cover which seems to work well, with the first letter starting dead centre. This is consistent throughout the digipak and on the back the same is seen with the dead centre being the starting point for the song names. The CD's also have a very simple layout, with white background and plain black font which does not stand out.
The colour scheme throughout is black and white, with white background and a black font. Other than the apple logo on the back of the digipak, everything you will see is black and white. The shots are in blakc and white, all of these being close-up shots of the band members faces. However, coming with the digipak was a poster, with many different small designs on, ranging from artwork to band photo, all being in black and white.
Like the rest of the album, the font used does not stand out at all. It is easy to read and is very simplistic, fitting in with the consistency of the digipak.
Overal, I feel that the digipak works really well. I'm a big believer in keeping it all simple so the neutrality of the digipak works really well. However, I feel when I am making my digipak, I will be looking to add some bold colour, like on the Jamie xx albums, as this fits in with my bands genre and is modern.
Similar CD Covers
All these covers are very simple and have just one piece of art on the cover, this is something I may incorporate on my own digipak. My favourite cover design out of the three is the middle, Totally Enourmous Extinct Dinosaurs - Prehistory EP release, as I feel the design fits in well with his image.
Monday, 3 October 2011
Digipak research
One thing I look for in a CD digipak is that of simplicity. I'm a big believer in the old saying that less is more and I feel doing too much on a cover can ruin the album and would stop people from buying it, so it is vital to get it right. These are few Digipaks/CD covers that inspire me...
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