Final copies - Poster and Digi-Pac

After creating three initial draft sketches of both Posters and Digi-Pacs I made the choices about which designs I would produce into full colour designs using the editing software Photoshop Elements and then use as my final pieces.



Final Poster Design
This is the final copy of my poster, it is based on my third design although it has changed quite a lot from the original design. I changed the position of most of the writing and the streaks of colour as the streaks look like they are framing the text in their new position which makes the poster easier to look at. The contrast of the bright and dark colours makes the poster stand out really well and also makes it more interesting to look at. I decided to alter the shape of the band name at the top of the page as the text was the only thing to look at on the poster and therefore I felt it needed to look more dynamic. I used a variation of text sizes to add some variation to the poster as I felt when the text was the same size the poster looked dull and bland.

Feedback:

• Very bright and cheerful - nice to look at



• Interesting design and variation of colours



• The green and orange colours don't work too well together



• The contrast of the white and black do work well



• The name of the band is made the centrepiece by its size, position and the contortion of its shape

Final Digi-Pac Design
This is my final design of the digi-pac, it is based on the second of my three preliminary designs. I decided that the design looked better when there was a coloured background on the outside covers rather than a plain white one. I decided to use a parcel style wrapping paper as it gave the impression that there was more to the CD than just a box with a disc in it due to the connotations of parcels and gifts created by the wrapping paper. I also decided to put a background image behind the CD as a plain background looked to dull. I chose an image of the band's drummer, Corey, in the recording studio, this relates to the music video and also the image on the opposite cover which shows Joe singing in the recording studio. Together the two inside covers show a scene similar to the performance part of the video.

Feedback:

• The size of the band's name over both covers is interesting and original
  


• The orange writing is quite difficult to see with the brown background of the parcel
  


• The colours on the CD work well together
  


• The images on the inside covers could be better as they look a bit chaotic
  
  
• The colours used are similar to the colours on the poster which creates a link between them