Digipak evaluation
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The document describes the process of designing a digipak for an artist's CD. Key details include: - Measurements were taken of an existing CD case to use as guidelines. - Photoshop was used to draw the inside and outside of the digipak and include labeling for features like where the CD goes and artist information. - A color scheme requested by the artist was included for inspiration and continuity. - Images, fonts, and colors were selected to showcase the artist within the design guidelines.
Digipak evaluation
- 1. Digipak Evaluation Emily Spencer
- 2. Flatplan I firstly measured around a CD case to get the measurements. This would make my own product accurate and look more professional. I took the measurements down to later put then manually into Photoshop to create a CD size.
- 3. Flatplan I then drew around the CD once again to create the inside of the Digipak. I then labelled where all the The design different here is just features of the rough and inside would be. may Including: where change on the CD my final goes, informatio product n on the artist, picture of the artist, name of song etc... I’ve also included once again the measurements so I could refer back to them and stick to them. I have also created a colour scheme on request of the artist and included it onto my Flatplan for inspiration.
- 4. Flatplan I then drew around the CD once again to create the outside of the Digipak. I have labelled the Once again I barcode on my labelled where Flatplan as it is a all the features feature that must would go; be used therefore including: name I will not forget it. of the artist, a I have also put the picture of the website addresses artist, name of down as they are the song, important and certification, requested by the barcode, website artist. addresses etc... I’ve also included once again the measurements so I could refer back to them and stick to them. I have also used the colour scheme once again to refer back to, as these colours were requested by the artist I need to stick to them as much as possible.
- 6. Final product - Inside
- 7. Inside Although I haven’t stuck to my original colour scheme I have kept close enough, when I tried using black as the background it looked too dark. So I used the colour sample tool on Photoshop to take a silver/grey colour from one of the images I took of my artist. The CD is blue which is the colour I used throughout with using the colour sample tool. As much as possible I tried to stick to the colour scheme and therefore made the writing on the CD silver. I have included all the information I needed on the inside of the Digipak introducing the artist and artists they have worked with. The lines I have used were made in The signature at the bottom on the inside of the Photoshop and are just to separate the Digipak is the actual signature from the artist. I writing and the heading of the artist asked him to write his signature on a bit of paper name. It is a simple effect but sticks to and after taking a photo of it uploaded it to the colour scheme and helps to make Photoshop and edited it. I haven’t seen this done the design look less bland. on many CD’s and therefore thought it would be a good idea and make the CD look unique.
- 8. Inside The picture I used was an original image I took. Although it is not the same Throughout I have used style as the front cover I the same font to create wanted to include it because continuality and to not it shows my artist working. take too much attention It shows he is devoted to his away from the work and because he is not information. making eye contact with the The artist name is in camera it doesn’t take too black so it stands out; I much attention away from would have used a the information next to it. brighter colour but it I put it around a border wouldn’t have followed which is the same colour I my colour scheme. have used throughout. Therefore I thought Although this is just a simple black would be most effect I think it works to appropriate. break the inside down.
- 9. Final Product - Outside
- 10. Outside On the outside of my Digipak I have stuck to all the colours in the colour scheme: blue, silver, black. Although the background is not quite black its not far off. The black I originally tried didn’t look right and made the whole production look bland. I have included the ‘parental advisory explicit content’ certificate because some of the lyrics are inappropriate for a younger audience. However the artist is aiming at an older audience. The barcode I have included was created online at: http://www.barcodesinc.com/generator/index.php I thought it would be a cool feature to have and makes the Digipak unique to the artist. I have included the website addresses for YouTube and Facebook where the music video can be found. My artist asked me to include both of these sites to advertise him, I thought putting this at the back of the Digipak would be the best place. I am also planning to put it at the end of my music video.
- 11. Outside On the back I included an image of my artist and the feature artist together. This is to show both artist and so when the video is published the target audience will know who is who. I once again added the border around just for effect and to make it stand out. The font throughout the Digipak is all the same to make it look more professional. Overall I am happy with my whole design because although I haven’t used bright colours I still think my design stands out as it is simple yet noticeable. I have used a range of images of the artists featured on “shot facts” which show the artist in different aspects – an extreme close up of the main artist so we know who he is, an image of him working on his music and an image of him working alongside an artist. I have stuck to the colour scheme blue black and silver as well as possible and I think this is an advantage as continuity throughout will help the CD to look more unique and noticeable.