Below are 'Dos & Don'ts' for creating our design work, which I think is useful to have as a reminder of what boundaries one shouldn't surpass when making their designs.
Dos:
- Sticking to two clear fonts, maximum. The fonts should compliment each other and be appropriate for the genre.
- Stick to three colours maximum, and under the condition that they go well together, whilst fitting the genre.
- Clear photos that are in focus, along with appropriate shot sizes & are generically appropriate
- Barcode, date, copyright information, title of album, artist name, record company logo, website and artist website music be shown
Don'ts:
- No unnecessary effects. Text/image effects must suit genre.
- No image stretching to fit the panel. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work. Also, stretching the image loses the quality of the image itself.
- No placement of text across face of the artist, unless it fits the genre/actually comes off as stylistic.
- No use of fonts that do not work, as this will make the design look worse.
- No need to have photos on every panel. The conventions of your genre must be reflected within your piece, therefore, if your genre doesn't have it, yet photos are used (to fill space), your product will look worse.
Having gone through the Dos & Don'ts of the design work, I feel fairly confident that I will be following the rules correctly in order to make my piece very strong. I've stated I will only be sticking with two fonts and three colours to use, and is what I intend to do.
Monday, 14 December 2015
Where Did My Ideas Come From
An image I've seen that has given me a stylistic idea is the one below:
The image is of a producer called Flume, and the picture taken (in my opinion) is incredibly impressive. The use of colour in the image shows very stylistic effect, and is one of the reasons why I decided to create the album cover in the format that I'll create it in. I do not believe I'll be able to have the same colour effect as the one above, but the tone of it being a shade of blue is what I would intend to use, one way or another. I believe a blue tint effect may be used, in order to add to stylistic value. The lighting on Flume also, is one that I think I will try to aspire to when our cover is shot & photoshopped.
Regarding the website, I intend on having it focused on the content, but with moments of focus towards Arcane. A website I was inspired by was Calvin Harris', as his website is almost 100% pushed towards his content that he's made, or updates about him.
I think this is a very smart technique in terms of promoting content and is very effective, as the focus remains on the content itself.
However, I intend on adding a stylistic approach onto the website for Arcane.
The website http://jackuunofficial.weebly.com/ is an example of what stylistic effects may be added, that do not hinder the balance between promoting content and focus on artist.
The use of gifs, images yet more content would be what I would like to use in my own work, however, in a different style.
My image ideas
These are the images I may chose to use on my digi pack cd cover , as when I did my research the artists that are in the same genre as mine most of their albums have close ups or a mid close up. They also had an effect on their image meaning hardly any of them where in colour, and I want mine to fit it with the genre as best as I can, therefore thats why I have put these images in black and white.
Also before I wasn't branding Dan ( Dan Davids ) I was branding Seun (Arcane ) but I thought it would be more clearer to use Dan as his the main person in the music video. However when I did use Arcane I still used the same idea as you can see when I made a draft on him i still have the same colour scheme i've just changed the image and artist.
Shortlist of Fonts, Colours, Layout & Design Ideas
For my cover, I intend on having two separate fonts. One being for Arcane's name, the other being for the album name, 'Voltage'.
I intend on having the colour scheme be between black, white and blue (shade of blue depends on pictures taken). These three colours are the only colours I intend on switching between, to prevent a clash, making the product look worse.
For Arcane's name, I intend on having a bold font. Below are some of the fonts I have looked at and consider using for my final product.
Lemon/Milk:
Couture:
The Bold Font:
For the 'Voltage' text, I intended on having electricity effects across/within it, in order to represent the voltage from it. This would be an effect done within Photoshop, but I looked at a few fonts which may be of use, and will consider them for my actual product.
Hacked:
Dendritic Voltage:
Digital Desolation:
The main idea I've had for the cover, itself, was to have Arcane sitting on a chair, Dan Davids standing up near him, and have a projector projecting the infamous eye over the both of them. I intended for the room to be dark, and the only light showing is the light from the projection of the eye. I made a very quick and brief drawing of what the cover's format would be:
The back cover, I feel, would not exactly need a picture of Arcane, as it would be better for him to remain behind the scenes on that note. If we were creating a digipak for a pop star, for example, it would make sense to have their faces put on every side of the product, if possible.
However, Arcane isn't exactly a pop star.
I intend on having the colour scheme be between black, white and blue (shade of blue depends on pictures taken). These three colours are the only colours I intend on switching between, to prevent a clash, making the product look worse.
For Arcane's name, I intend on having a bold font. Below are some of the fonts I have looked at and consider using for my final product.
Lemon/Milk:
Couture:
The Bold Font:
For the 'Voltage' text, I intended on having electricity effects across/within it, in order to represent the voltage from it. This would be an effect done within Photoshop, but I looked at a few fonts which may be of use, and will consider them for my actual product.
Hacked:
Dendritic Voltage:
Digital Desolation:
The main idea I've had for the cover, itself, was to have Arcane sitting on a chair, Dan Davids standing up near him, and have a projector projecting the infamous eye over the both of them. I intended for the room to be dark, and the only light showing is the light from the projection of the eye. I made a very quick and brief drawing of what the cover's format would be:
The back cover, I feel, would not exactly need a picture of Arcane, as it would be better for him to remain behind the scenes on that note. If we were creating a digipak for a pop star, for example, it would make sense to have their faces put on every side of the product, if possible.
However, Arcane isn't exactly a pop star.
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