Digipak -  Final cover

Here is the finished front side of the product. i have added things such as copy right disclaimers and industry logos.

I have changed the name of the album to the name of the single i have created the music video for, as well as make the front image of the artist larger.

Overall i am very pleased with the outcome of this product and will now move on to create the inside of the digipak. 

Digipak - Improving on Criticism #2

Positives - 

• looks impressive and clean from all distances
• portrays the singer and his image very well
• incorporates technology and trendy products such as the iPhone

negatives - 

• album title is cheesy
• the image on the front is too small
• lacking product markings and logos

Digipak -  second design

This is a big improvement on my previous cover. It is alot cleaner visually while still being interesting. 

another improvement is the font on the front. It furthermore highlights the sleek, minimalistic theme while also looking modern and stylish.

One negative thing which can be said about it is the font on the rear side of the digipak could be improved, however i could not find a substitute for the font which continued the modern and minimalistic aesthetic. 

Digipak - improving on criticisms 

The only way to eliminate the flaws from my initial design is to make it sub par and uninteresting, therefore i have decided to start from scratch and create a completely new cover while keeping in mind the previous criticisms.

Digipak - Comments

Positives -

• very strong background image
• striking contrast of colours 
• well framed

Negatives - 

• the font in unprofessional and hard to read
• hat resembles one of a Mc Donald's employee 
• image of artist is over edited, meaning it is hard to see and remember his face
• cover is very busy and would be hard to recognise on a shelf along other CD's 

Digipak - First draft

This is my first idea for my digipak.  It uses a mid shot image of the artist in an interesting position with the colour levels adjusted on his skin, giving it a platinum look. 

The artist is also pointing to his hat which has been coloured red (to create a clear theme of colour on the cover, i did the same with the frame that the artist is holding, colouring it white.)

For the background i used a very grimy and urban image of a building in black and white. this (due to being monochrome) does not draw attention away from the image of the artist or the text.

As for the text i have chosen an urban looking font, this is due to the letters being a minimalistic and unusual shape, and being stylised to look like being created by stencils. 

 Digipak - Ideas

For the digipak and advert i have an idea to focus mainly on the artist and his hat in order to create a strong artist artist image, this will mean mid shot images where you can clearly see his face and outfit. 

Furthermore i will try to relate the images and graphics present on the cover with the style of music (which is partly electronic) meaning i would like to use filters and effects on the photos. 

In terms of aesthetics the music video was exclusively urban so i will try to incorporate this theme into my digipak.