Final DigiPak, Poster and Artwork

Artwork Update

After receiving some feedback from the artwork, I have had to consider some changes. Originally I was going to create a small piece of artwork which will also be a poster. I wanted the artwork/poster to fit in a slot within the CD. It would have had a plain matte black back to it. The feedback suggested that I should apply lyrics to the back, so listeners will not have to go online to see them. As I have twelve songs on the album, I was slightly concerned that the lyrics wouldn't fit on, and was anxious on how I’d set the typography out. Therefore I decided to test out what this would look like.

Here is an example of this:

 

I don't feel that this design works, as the lyrics look very crowded, and as some of the songs are longer than others there is a mixture of sizes and to me doesn't look aesthetically pleasing. I struggled to find other bands and artists who included lyrics with their poster. All of the people I have been researching into have more of a minimalistic approach to the aesthetics of their posters. Therefore I will be keeping the artwork plain, but I will create a separate poster which will include the release date for the album and the record companies involved. 

 





 



 





 

 

 

 

 

Poster Design Ideas



As I have mentioned previously, I will be using my own artwork for the CD cover and poster.
I have made a few draft copies of poster designs, tweaking slight details. One slight problem that occurred whilst editing the posters was the sizing of the artwork. Originally the image was square, but in order to create an A3 poster it meant that I had to stretch the image slightly. I feel that the stretch has lost certain details out of the image and seems slightly blurred. In my final poster idea I may consider creating a square poster that can fold out from the digipak.

 



Influxx Poster Drafts

At the top here is the original coloured art work. I wanted to test a few filters to see if I can improve the original image. I experimented with contrasts and brightness, however it didn't have the same effect as the original.
Here are a few examples: