Existing Posters Analysis

The Golden Spiral Rule

When designing and analysing our posters, we need to consider the 'Golden Spiral' rule where there should be something, leading the eye across the poster and then to the center of the composition. Therefore, when making our posters, we need to ensure that there is something that stands out as the main focus point to prevent it from looking unorganised.

Existing Album Covers Analysis

Album Comparisons

Draft Digipack covers

Here are some drafts I have done of my digipack, testing out the use of colours and photos. These photos are the the copyright of Samuel Shelton (samuel-shelton-photography.blogspot.com) but are taken of our actress who will be performing as verity in our video.

Album cover Analysis

Album Cover Analysis

Digipak - Cover Ideas and Editing

I have looked at different ways I can edit my album cover to make it more striking to look at.
The photographs have been taken and are owned by Sam Shelton (http://samuel-shelton-photography.blogspot.co.uk/) who will be playing the male role in our video.

Album Name

We have chosen to call our album 'Believe'. This is because our artist is supposed to be admiral and a role model to her audience so we though 'Believe' could be seen as motivational and encourages them to not give up. It also has connotations as being inspiring.

Poster and Digipak

What we need to include on our poster:

• Band name
• Song title / Album name
• Release date
• Download information (iTunes)
• Reviews (quotes from reviewers)

What we need to include in our digipak:

• Record Company
• Barcode
• Pictures (picture of the artist)
• Logo
• Lyrics
• Track List
• Thank you to contributors

Album Covers

This mood board shows a selection of album covers for artists in the same genre as we are using. I have mainly looked at female artist because they are more relevant to us and will be more benefical for us to look at however I have looked at a few male artists too to give us a broader view. The general theme seems to be that the cover displays the artists face in a close up however there are a few exceptions where the cover is more quirky and uses drawn/animated images.

This week..

By the end of this week we will have both completed 3 analysis' each of existing album covers and made a start on analysing 3 posters each that match our genre. We also need to start planning our our own digipak ideas, making sure that we take themes and colours into consideration when planning our designs.

Charlotte's - Digipack Colour Schemes

Here are some colour scheme ideas I am looking at for my Digipack and poster. I want to experiment and select the colour scheme that will best represent our artist and promote her genre of music.