DIGIPACK PHOTO EDITS 2

DIGIPACK PHOTO EDITS

DIGIPACK FONTS RESEARCH

From previous research into indie artists digipack albums, I already recognise that most if not all use capital letters and have 'logo' fonts for their band/artist name. It's important we look into an ideal font for our digipack, one that grabs the attention of our audience but is simple and easy to read. It must look effective and be pleasing to the eye. Below are some initial fonts I have found that fit into this criteria and look interesting.

CD ARTWORK IDEAS

After looking into a range of different CD artwork and thinking about conventions within the indie genre my initial idea is to have our CD designed to look like a vinyl record. Vinyls are old fashioned so definitely fit in on the vintage vibe. I think it would produce a unique looking CD that apart from black could contain any other colour depending on the rest of the colours used throughout our digipack.

DIGIPACK CD ARTWORK

Above are all examples of cover art work for the CD's. We will be required to design our own for our digipack so these are all useful for design inspiration.

ANALYSIS OF INDIE DIGIPACKS 4

These three back covers are for indie artists. They all contain have a bar code and links to the record company, and artist website as well as copy right text and company logos.

Fonts: Only three different fonts used, the 'Kate Nash' logo font as it's the artists name and the font for the title of the album and song list, then the font used for all the important text at the bottom.
Colours: Black and pink colour scheme used.
Composition: Everything is centered apart from the bar code which is oddly placed in the top right corner.
Content: No pictures, just a plain colour and text.

Fonts: Again, three different fonts used in four different sizes. The artist name is in her recognised font and the largest out of them all, then the album name is below in capital lettering, this is probably the same as it is on the front cover. The song titles are bold and in lowercase. The last font is for the important legal information at the bottom.
Composition: Everything is centered.
Colours: Black and white, monochrome colour scheme.
Content: No pictures, just all the necessary content and even a logo.



Fonts: Handwritten song titles and then two other fonts for the artist website links and important information.
Colours: Red and white.
Composition: Song titles are to the left, the rest of the text is centered to the left. Then the bar code is in the top right corner.
Content: Just a plain background and text with scribbles.

Fonts: A hand written style font for the song titles and small text font for the important info.
Colours: White and sky/sea blue.
Composition: Everything is centered.
Content: Just the song names, artist name, bar code and information on legal parts behind the album.










Fonts: The name of the Artist is in their signature font with the rest of the text in the same font. Lungs, the title of the album is in capital letters.
Colours: Black and white.
Composition: Everything is centered on the page with the bar code placed at the bottom right.
Content: Diagram of lungs and text, the background also looks textured.

Fonts: Same font used on the front and have been made smaller or bigger to contrast them. Simple font for the rest of the text. Bold, capitalised artist name.
Colours: Sky blue, pinks, black and white.
Composition: All centered. Then the barcode is on the right side centered.
Content: Picture of the artist, song titles and relevant text.

DIGIPACK ELEMENTS

As we want our digipack front and back cover to flow, we know we have to use the same font throughout and after seeing Katy Perry's album 'Teenage Dream' the idea of one picture going across both sides really appealed to us. The way in which she's on the front sitting on clouds and the clouds then go across the next page is something we feel that could be recreated using a forest location. There is also a muted colour scheme, of blues, pinks and reds which produces a really effective and consistent album art work.

PROPS LIST

In our music video we want to feature quite a lot of vintage/retro pieces as well as main props that link directly to the lyrics so we can put an image to the words when editing it all together.

Props relating to video..

- a window 'cos you always liked the windows opened wide' 

- picture frame 'pictures still hung up'

- lamp light/lamp 'under lamplight'

- pillow 'sleeping with a pillow'

- phone 'all you have to do is pick up the phone'

- home 'here when you make it home'

Other props..

- chair/sofa

- guitar

- bedside table/small table

- old radio

- mirror

- lanterns

I walked around my house looking out for anything that we could use or get inspiration from and took photos of odd pieces and potential props.