Finished CD

  CD Front Cover:  

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CD SPINE

INSIDE SLEEVE THE CD   

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BACK COVER OF THE CD

Finished Advert

Music Companies Logos: Why I Didnt Use Them

 

Many adverts and CD Albums have ratings, quotes or opinions from music companies such as 'Q' 'NME' or 'KERRANG' on their adverts. I decided in the end following my influence of the Vaccines adverts and being true to my lyrics not to include the music companies logos and their opinions because I wanted to keep my advert minimal, I wanted it to seem like the audience could make their own opinions about my band and their music and not follow the opinions of the music companies and everyone else. This again relates to make lyrics of people making their own opinions and not following society's codes and conventions, giving them the opportunity to be different.

Magazine Research

These magazine articles are front covers for NME and Q magazine. Q magazine are known for their trio of colours, using 3 colours at most on each of their adverts. I have followed this convention by using three colours in my magazine advert of black, white and grey.

Digipack Research: CD Covers

 THE LIBERTINES - 2004:29 AUG - THE LIBERTINES 


Background knowledge: This second album is actually based on the relationship of the two members of the band shown in the picture; Pete Doherty and Carl Baral. They have a very rocky relationship they describe it themselves as 'like a roller coaster.' Pete and Carl are renounded for their partying, drinking, drugs sex, rock and roll. They are also known for rebelling against the industry and not following conventions. They are just out to have fun. Therefore this album cover connotes everything they stand for. 


Analysis of the album cover: The front cover show the two members of the band Pete and Carl, they are shown in uneasy bright colours which create the feeling they are on drugs. They are always holding the props of a cigarette and a plastic cup full of beer, representing they are on drugs with their dilated eyes. This album truly represents the band however critics argued it reflected badly for rock-stars and created a bad image for young influential audiences. Because of this they were told to change it which we all know they didn't this made negative and positive press. Positive in which that is what the band is known for being controversial and rebellious but also negative in which some people lost respect for the band. 
The fact the Album has 'Parent advisory' posted at the very front of the album very clear to see shows how rebellious they really are. 

ARCTIC MONKEYS: HUMBUG:

Digi Pack: CD Ideas

Here is my very first attempt of making a CD front cover.  I tried two different fonts black and grey with the same font which I have used throughout my Digi pack which is 'Letter Gothic.' This is an image I have taken and edited using Photoshop to look old fashioned, dark and a vintage look. I decided that I didn't really like this image I thought I could do better so I tried again.





Here is the second design I tried to create. I initially print screened a photo I had on my music video and used for the CD design. I edited the original photo on Photoshop and added the font, a different font to what I have already used in different images to try out and test different styles. This photo was edited again to take and make it seem vintage and old fashioned relating to their lyrics. I believe the photo it again ok but not the best, I wanted to go more in depth with the photos and create a theme to run throughout the whole digi pack. I also wanted to use a picture I had taken myself not just a print screen from my Music video. Therefore I rejected this CD.

Here is the CD I like best. Through Photo shop I have used the pictures of the band members individually and cropped their heads off. I then used then head shots of the band and moved them in a row together in a line. Then I copied this row and moved it to the side many times, for each row this made the singers heads go diagonally down one by one. I then edited the picture with many different effects and colour schemes. In the end I chose to use the black & white colour scheme once researching my old fashion vintage images which is shown in my post 'Vintage mood board.' I really like this CD it fulfils and conveys the conventions of my brand image for my band.

Making the CD

In order to make my own CD & Album cover I had to use a software in which I could edit photographs I had taken myself and make them into the CD & Album cover. I looked around for softwares, and tried out a few of them such as; sea shore, and even iphoto. In the end I decided to use the more complicated program of Photoshop. I found it quite hard at first but once I got going I quite liked it.

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I stared off by uploading a black image of a CD template I found on google images. Then edited it onto of the background image of the CD.

Once I placed the image on top of the blank CD background image, I resized it and made it fit over the top of the CD. I rubbed started to rub out the extra image that didn't need to be there using the rubber tool. But then as I got nearer to the image it became hard to see where the outline to the CD was and where the actual image was. To help myself I changed the image Opacity from 100% to 13%. This made the image nearly see through so it made it easier for me to rub out.

After I rubbed it all out I changed the Opacity again to 44% which I believe gave the image a vintage looking look which I personally liked. But to add to the vintage look I then added a pre effect from photoshop called. ............ at the amount of 9.51%. After this I again used the rubber tool and rubbed out the middle circle of the CD to make the CD whole.

After that I decided to put the title of the band 'The Boots Book Lovers' on the CD. I used the colour of black because I believe it is a stand out colour which is eye catching and engaging to the audience, and also because it matches the                         background of the CD image.

Then my CD was complete.