Friday, 5 February 2010

Second Draft of Digipak Cover

I created a second draft for my digipak cover after asking for feedback from family and friends. I was told that the scattered font in the first draft looked too messy and not cohesive enough. It also was thought to be too distracting from the band/artist name, which is something that does stand out on famous artists album covers such as Pink.

I have kept the image of the female artist to stick to the results of my questionnaire, where most people felt that an album cover with a female image would be the cover to catch their eye, due to the male gaze. I have used the pencil effect again to show the synergy between the digipak and the music video, sticking to the connotations of comic books.

The speech bubble that holds the name of the band is similar to those shown in comic books too. It contrasts against the orange background, making it stand out. This time i have included a star portraying the album name. The star itself reflects the pop art conventions found in comic books. It too stands out against the orange background, although I was told by my teacher to change the font of the band name as it does not "professional" enough. I will change this in my next draft.

Finally after more feedback, it was highlighted that I should include a by-line or a catch line for the album to draw an audience in even further. I have done this by including a "Featuring the hit single Superman" in black italics, a preferred font, allowing it to be eye catching.



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