Jess-Final Versions of my Magazine Advert and DigiPack

Digipack Mock Up

This is my mock up for the digipack. I like the colours and think they work well together but I need to match them up more precisely with the ones used on the magazine advert. The pictures are of 'Echo and the Bunnymen' and I have just used them for the time being before I can get good enough pictures of our band. The four squares on the track list side will be individual pictures of the band members. As in the magazine advert, I am not completely happy with the font and will do more research into this to try and find one that works more effectively. This is a very simple idea and nowhere near to the standard I want for my digipack, however as mentioned, it is just to give me ideas of layouts, colours and fonts ect.

Magazine Advert Mock Up's

These are the two mock up's I have come up with for the magazine adverts; the only difference is the colour schemes. They are very much just original ideas to give me a better idea of if the layout works ect. So far I am pleased with the layout and prefer the red colour scheme, however I think the font will need more consideration when it comes to the final one and I am going to try and look on websites like 'dafont' to come up with the most suitable one. This is a very simple idea and nowhere near to the standard I want for my magazine cover, however as mentioned, it is just to give me ideas of layouts, colours and fonts ect.

Colour Schemes

I have chosen to use the same colour scheme on both the digipack and magazine advert as I think this will show continuity and just work better generally. These two colour schemes are the ones I am trying to choose between.

Magazine Advert Analysis

I really like the use of image on this advert and the way in which it looks as though there are small lights in her hair to link in with the album title. I think the layout is really effective and I love the simplicity of how there is just a picture, artist name, album name and then a couple of ratings by magazines etc. This type of layout often creates more audience interest than something that is really busy and I think I could use this sort of technique on my advert as it fits well with the album genre. There is really only two colours used on this advert and it does actually work well and give impact with the contrast in colours. I think it works well that a close up has been used and I like how she isn't looking directly at the camera; this seems to be a convention with most digipacks and magazine adverts that I have found. The font used is effective within the theme of the song and album and creates quite a lot of impact, which does need to be done as this is a fairly simple design. Overall I really like the elements used within this magazine advert and I think I could create something similar to suit the song choice and album we have chosen.  

Even though it isn't to my taste, I think this is a really good magazine advert which has used original ideas and fonts to create an overall good layout. The artwork is very interesting and would create intrigue within the audience which is a good technique to use. The layout is very typical of a magazine advert but it still works well, having the band name across the middle is a good idea as it immediatley grabs the audiences attention. There is quite a lot of colours used here especially in the artwork but the main colour scheme is fairly simple to not draw attention away from the main picture. The fonts are plain but work well and I like how two different colours have been used for the fonts at the bottom, one in black to make it bold and stand out when the album is actually released which is the point of the advert.

I really like this magazine advert and I think if I did something similar it could work really well in terms of our song choice and band. I think the use of image is really effective, I especially like how it blends into the background slightly. The layout is quite unconventional of magazine adverts but it works well still and I think it looks good how the image is to the right of the page. The colour scheme is so simple yet it works extremely well and fits the genre of the album perfectly, the bold colours make things stand out and grab peoples attention. I think its really effective how a mid shot/ close up has been used and again, he isn't looking directly into the camera. I like how plain fonts have been used and the way they have been laid out on the page. Overall, I think this a really good advert that includes minimal information but is still very effective and works well. I think I am going to try and create my magazine advert along this type of layout and use this as my main source of inspiration as I think it would work really well with our song choice and album genre. 

Font Colours on the Digipack and Magazine Advert

Font Colours

DigiPack and Magazine Adverts

The top picture is taken from one of 'The Smiths' albums front covers and the bottom picture is of an advertisment for the same album. I like the colours chosen here and the way that the same photo is used for the advert and cd cover. I really like the way the photo's are taken and framed on most of the work and albums from this band and I think the ideas they have used would work well with our band. I like the simplicity of them both and the fonts used are really plain but at the same time look effective and work well as a whole. The band name on the cd cover is done in similar colours and so at first it is hard to notice but this helps people to concentrate on the photo which is the main part of it. I hope to be able to use the sort of idea's that 'The Smiths' use on their album covers/adverts as I think it wouldn't be too complicated for me to do and it would work really well with our song choice. I like the shadowing and lighting effects that have been used on the image and I realise that these things are very important when setting up the shots.

DigiPack Inspiration and Analysis

I think this album cover is really good and the colours and lighting have been chosen work really well together. This sort of colour scheme is something that I think I will go for when choosing my colours as it is simple whilst at the same time being really effective. I also like the angle of the shot and the way it has been framed and placed to the right rather than just being in the middle. Also, the lighting has been carefully considered with the shadows creating a lot of atmosphere within the photo. It has quite a typical layout and font with a photo and the artist name and album title on the bottom of the cover however the colours and image make this normal layout more interesting. Even with a band on the cover I think doing something like this, without the band members looking directly at the camera would work really well in terms of our song and album.

I like the way the artist of this album has been coloured in but the outline is still visible. This adds originality and enables the colour scheme to be really effective. This has inspired me to think about perhaps having a blended out photo of our band on my digipack cover or just have the outline of them with it being filled in with a block of colour, or something similar. I like the layout because it is fairly simple, just an image in the middle and the artist name underneath it, but ot work really well here in terms of the type of album it is. The colours contrast so much that they work well and make each other one stand out well and grab attention. As above, this is a side on shot with the artist not looking down the camera. With the way the photo has been coloured out I don't think it would have had the same effect if the artist was looking down the camera so this works really well. This is a really effective album cover with a simple but interesting font and all aspects of this cover apply to the album and sell it well.

I like the colours and layout of this album cover. I think the writing in the background is really effective and is made to look as though they are her thoughts and this is emphasised by her facial expression. The shot of the photo is really well lit and is framed well. Unconventially, the photo is on the bottom half of the page rather than in the middle but it works for this genre and the writing in the background fits. I like this idea and technique and it is something that I am considering using. I think I would have the band members, similar to this, toward the bottom half of the page and then the song names in the background, or something along those lines, if I went down this route. I like the font chosen and the way that the artists name is a different colour to make it stand out.

DigiPack Inspiration

 I really like this cover as inspiration for my digipack. It is so simple and would fit perfectly with our song/album especially in terms of the isolation theme. However, this sort of thing would be hard to do as the loaction is the most important thing and it would be very difficult to get it right. Although if care and consideration is taken over choosing an appropiate loaction it wouldn't be impossible to get this effect. The layout is quite unconventional with the artist on the left hand side of the page and the album title on the top right however the interesting picture makes it work well. The type of shot used is very interesting as it only has the back of the artist, this isn't done very often, but it links well to the genre of the album. 

DigiPack Inspiration

I think this sort of effect if used on my digipack would be really effective and fit in with our song/album theme. Especially in terms of the flashbacks used in our video as this album cover gives an aged effect through the use of black and white and the other effects used. I would need to include the whole band on my cover if I chose to do it this style but I still think the black and white would be a good option. I like the way the image has been placed on the left hand side of the page as it enables the shadow created to give more atmosphere. I like the fonts chosen because the one for the album name and artist are different, they are also very small in the top corners of the page which is unusual, however the image is enough to gain the audience's interest without having to have the album name written in large writing.

DigiPack Inspiration

I really like this digipack cover and the way in which it has been done. This idea is something that would suit our band as it is different to most others and stands out to grab peoples attention. The use of image is the most interesting part of this cover as the pictures of the band members have been taken seperately and then layered on afterwards. This is a fairly conventional layout with the band members in the centre of the page and the band name at the top. However the originality of this design makes the layout more interesting. The bright colours stand out a lot and contrast with the costumes well. Overall I really like the design along with the fonts and techniques used to create it.

DigiPack Inspiration

I like the simplicity and colours used on the front cover of this digipak. I think it is really effective and gives a good idea of the album genre. I think this sort if idea would suit our song and band because it shows isolation which is something that our song is about. I like the way the album names is placed in the middle of the cover on top of the main image as it puts the information all in one place. The colours used suit each other really well and create the right atmosphere for the album genre. Overall I think this is a really good cover but i'm not sure it would fully suit our genre.