Album advert.

This is my first draft for my advert design. It contains all the vital information; name of band, name of album and reviews. I could however also put on a release date. I tried to utilize the spaces between the band members however I now realise that there are four spaces to fill and i only have 3 words/ellipsis to use to put in the gaps so maybe the release date could go on the right hand side gap.

Album Back cover update

This is my next attempt at the back cover and i think i've made good progress. I've put more arrows in and think i have them n suitable places which is the key to making this artwork successful. Now i think it's time to get some more feedback and see what people say.

Conventions of my album art.

This is the analysis for my album artwork in terms of conventions seen in album covers in general and of our genre. My album cover looks like this.

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Much like most album covers seen today, I have included the band name and the album title clearly displayed on the front. The only factor that varies throughout album artworks is that some have the alubm title bigger than the band name, and others have the sizes the other way around. Also i have bent the text around the curves on the page which i think is quite unique and quite unconventional.

My artwork is similar to to that of Arctic Monkeys "Favourite Worst Nightmare"...

They have included the Artist name and album name with the artists name bigger. They have also warped the text which is what i have done. Not only this but the text itself is quite unusual. Also i have used the effect of having a very dark background with a burst of colour for the audience to be drawn to. I have chosen to compare my artowork to this one because Acrtic Monkeys are in the same music genre as my band.

Album Cover process

I have been asking my class mates for feedback on my album covers and multiple times i have been asked how i created those arrows so below is a picture of the Adobe Illustrator file that i used to create that pattern,

Album cover update

This is my second draft for my back cover design. I have added some more arrows, slanted the text across the page to take up more room and generally filled out more of the empty spaces i had before. I definitely think this is an improvement on my first design but i think i can still add to it yet.

Why I chose this artwork design...

The whole wild arrow design has just been a design the band have been using in as an icon to themselves; not a logo as such but an iconic design symbolising their name. Therefore i tried to incorporate that into the artwork for the album. I also felt the design was more important than the words which is why i kept that relatively small, but clear enough to read; I have seen alot of covers like this before so there is some logic behind it. The bright, vibrant colours will make it stand out on a shelf and catch consumers eyes.

The back cover i have just made much more simple, but carrying on the same theme. A few of the arrows are scattered about the border over the same colour background. The track list is set at a slant so it fills out more of the back; without it, an annoyingly big gap is left in the middle. I have included the legal statements and barcode which is needed and a small rabbit in the corner which is actually the bands logo.

Overall i think it includes much of what represents the band, and its style mirrors that of the bands music. At this stage I am pleased with it.

Album Back Cover - First idea

This is my first idea for the back cover. I don't think I'm as happy with it as the front cover but it is definitely a good place to start. I think a few more arrows around the outside would look cool. I have everything that is required on the back of an album such as the bar code, the legal statement and the track listings and from what i have seen, most album back covers are fairly bland, probably because thats not what is seen on the shelf in a shop. I think I shall get some feedback from friends and teachers and see what they say about it and then make the adjustments.

Album Cover - first design

This is my first finished design for my album cover. I am generally quite pleased with it all in all. I really like the wacky arrow design which i created in Adobe Illustrator. However I'm not too sure whether or not I like the font or the font colour; with so many colours going on in the background it is hard to find a colour which stands out. But with a few more attempts I'm sure I'll find something I like.