DIGIPAK - CD Net (Front Cover)

At first I came up with this front cover however the background was no matching at all and it really wast looking professional in any way so I was suggested by my teacher to do a bit more research into my genre to get a specific background.

I was struggling a lot to find a proper background for my front cover of the CD album and did some research which can also match with my video. Then I thought of putting a background which young people are more into and which can also be reflected on the state of being paranoid. I found this picture where young boys are standing with a graffiti background and I thought of using something similar to this.

I then decided to put a background which has graffiti on it which can help to reflect upon his mental state of being a paranoid and also helps to attract my target audience (18+). I have put a black banner on the top deliberately for the title to be seen clearly. The font for the title and the artist name are both different than the previous one because according to my research its different in every album cover. I have given it green and slightly yellow colour because then it can match with the narrative of my music video of representing his relationship with the nature. 

However, after doing a peer assessment with my classmates Natalie and Elisia I had to change the position of my artist's name because they suggested that its better to put it together close to the title or else the titles name will make it seem as if I am trying to sell my artist rather than the album itself. Therefore, after taking their advice into consideration I changed the position of my artist's name and moved it to the top close to the Title and due to the different fonts my audience will recognise the title of the album along with the artist's name. 

  I changed the picture of my artist because the previous picture was taken from my music video which had poor quality and clarity thus I took new pictures in my camera and uploaded them on the desktop in order to use it for my CD's front cover and also for my advert poster. This picture is very clear and is much better to see. Also, the direct mode of address helps to engage with the audiences more. 

  I again changed my picture because my teacher suggested that his expressions do not seem very appealing for the audience in order for them to buy my music album. I wanted to keep that serious look on my artist's face because that is how he is presented throughout my music video. However, I changed my picture but kept that serious look on my artist. 

I then decided to change the fonts for both the title along with the artist's name because the previous fonts seemed very similar to me which did not look professional. I also changed the colour of my fonts because white seems more neat and clear in contrast with the black and it also then matches with how my advert poster is because on the advert poster all of my texts are in white. 

Finally, I decided to use the last picture as my front cover for my CD album and I feel very satisfied with what I have produced because after all the research and changes I made I realised how to improve my front cover and on every stage I got the chance to learn something new about the music video industry along with photoshopping.