I thought that by using a bright, vibrant colour on the front cover would look effective as it would catch the audience's eye. Sam and I wanted to have a minimalist image. We plan to use a large sub heading along the top column, therefore the audience will instantly know which band the CD is promoting.
However, Sam and I felt that this colour would not look professional as the colour scheme would be difficult to continue. Maybe too bright.
This black colour scheme is a more interesting choice, this colour would show up both the band name and name of the album. This colour would also match the colour scheme of the website which Sam and I have constructed. We will not use any original images on the front cover as the inner booklet will consist of just edited images. Black connotes an indie rock genre.
This is an example of one of the edited images Sam and I have created. We thought that by having a booklet of images is a different approach to having images on the front and back covers. By continuing the black background, having the white image and the band member in the foreground stands out. Sam and I have created a booklet which the audience can look through.
This is the final mock up of our CD cover, the Red splattered effect over the top of the plain black background looks different to a plain background. The bands heading 'The Subways' has the same font of that used on the website- for continuity. Having the bold, serif font ontop of the red and black background, this is the first image the audience will see. The CD name - 'All or Nothing'is written in a bright yellow 'graffiti style' font. This adds 'edge' onto the cover and instantly, the target audience is then identified as 'young adults'. By using the colours, black, red, yellow and white, the CD cover conforms to the website' colour scheme.
The double image of the guitar on the cover, connotes a rock / indie genre as a guitar is seen as a status symbol for bands such as 'The Subways'. Overall, Sam and I are pleased with the layout of the cover; it does not look too crowded, however, it has the correct balance of colour, images and text.
This was the front cover of our booklet, Sam and I have designed a different cover for th interior of the digipack as we thought it would be slightly too repetitive. However, we have continued the black background and the white writing. I think that by using a different, yet simplistic design, the overall effect of the booklet looks professional. I have continued the theme of the double image of the guitar as this then links in with the front cover. The red paint splattered along the top along ties the booklet in with the overall digipack.
This spine of the digipack looks simplistic. Sam and I didnt want to overfill the CD cover so the title and band name would stamd out when stacked on a shelf. We have continued the theme of a black background and have just added in the original text and album name. Therefore, when the CD is stacked, the name of the band is clear and can be easily identified.
Sam and I plan to create 4 pages of this example. This is usually a legal requirement to be included for each song. The small text underneath the text mentions the company that have help produce each song. We had taken this idea from other CD digipacks and booklets such as the 'Black Eyed Peas'. In addition to this, the reed paint splatters are along the left hand side of the page, therefore continuing the theme throughout the booklet. We have used the black background throughout. The yellow text - used only for the song title makes it stand out from the rest of the text. This way, it makes it easier for the audience to pick out a song and read the credits, otherwise, a block of text would look too much to read.
Written by Hollie
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