A2 Coursework: My Completed Digipak: Detailed Reflection.

I have finished my digipak and have compete all the the designs and conventions that I wanted to include to create a successful digipak.I first took photos of my artist in which I made him pose in various positions and have different facial expressions. I did this so that I would have a range of styles and poses that I could choose from and also that I had four different images from the four panels of my digipak

I wanted to use the idea that I used for my draft (see post below) for my for my official digipak cover and used the same techniques that I used for my draft. 

First Initial Idea 

Draft/Plan

New Background for Digipak

However I didn't like the way it came out and decided to change my idea. I wanted the album cover to be a reflection of my artist so I used the brand identity brainstorm to help me find what design would go best for my artist. From the brainstorm I was able to see that the common conception of my artist was that he seemed the happy go lucky type that have strong beliefs in fate and love. From there I came up with the "universe holds out fate" idea and then chose the image of the universe as my background for my digipak:

Front Cover 

I was then able to choose from one of the many photos that I had taken to creat the front cover of my digipak. I used the gradient overlay effect and lowered the opacity to add subtle changed to the original image that I had taken and to add a glow to the image so it would stand out:

I also used the spot healing tool to get rid of any blemishes on the image to give it a more flawless and professional look 

I then added more effects to my original image taken and blue outer glow that matched the universe background:

After using all theses effects I had successfully created the front cover of my digipak:

Front Cover

Back Cover

I then created the back cover I used similar stylings such as the universe theme as it was a universe background as I made this the key theme for my digi pack.

I then added the playlist of the the songs that will be on the album and made it so that the song titles could be all the colours of the rainbow. This is a similar style to the album tile and artist name that is on the front cover I have done this because I felt that the colours were a representation of all the emotions that are experienced in love e.g. Red for passion, Blue for sadness ,Yellow for happiness, Green Jealously  ect.

I then add the essential features that need to be on the back cover such as the bar code and record label this made the album more authentic and ready to purchase when in store .

Finally I added an image of the artist on to the back cover. I cut him out of the original picture that I had taken using the magic wand tool.

I then placed it over the universe background. I used an image of him performing with his guitar  as it reflected my artist's true passion for music.

CD Inlay

The CD inlay was very straight forward. I used the same universe background. However I made it so that the background was cover with the rainbow overlay. I used the gradient overlay effect to do this. I then changed the opacity of the gradiat overlay so that the universe background was still visible.

Lyric Booklet

Finally I created the lyric booklet. I used the same universe/rainbow background again and then place another different image of my artist onto the back ground. And then added an outer glow effect to make him stand out. I used the same font that I used for the album title and artist's name on font cover.

Font 

I first had to find the font that would fit the styling of my digi pak. I went on to dafont.com and look through many types of fonts. 

I choose the "True Lies" font as I felt that it looked best with the rest of the stylings of my digipak. I felt that it had an edgy look that went with part of my artist's style.

Net

I then put all the covers together to create the net in which the digi pak will be made from.

A2 Coursework: Digipak Ideas/ Photoshop Techniques

I have now started the designing for my digipak. But before I take the photos needed for my digipak I decided that it would be a good idea to have a rough draft in order to have an idea of what I want my digipak to look like. I have also done this so that I can develop my photoshop skills and have a better handle on the software.

1. I first found an image of a music artist and then used the Polygonal Lassos Tool cut around the image as I didn't want the background of the original image.

2. I then found an image on the internet to use as my background so that I could put the image of the music artist over.

3. I then used the gradient overlay effect to create the rainbow effect over my artist.

4. I then added the title of the album and name of the artist

A2 Coursework: Digipak Ideas

Digipak Ideas

From the idea that I have gathered from brand Identity I have been able to begin to look at the stylings I want for my artist. This will help when I come to take photos of my as I am able see how I want to make my artist look for the digipak. 

Common Feature

One of the key elements  that I will use for my digipak is a guitar as that is part of my artist style and image and I believe that it would be the best prop for my artist to use as it reflects his musical passions .