Stages of making back cover: Auxiliary Task

Here are the stages of the construction of our back cover. We changed many features of the design as we went along as it didn't look right.

(Construction: Rosie, Hannah and Katie)

Photoshoot #3 for digipack: Auxiliary task

We decided to take another photoshoot of our model as we were not completely satisfied with the selection for the inside of the digi-pak. We used the same make up and dress which is featured in the music video for continuity. We took a range of shots with the use of nature including trees and flowers. We were sure to frame these using the rule of thirds.

(Modelling: Katie, Photoshoot: Hannah and Rosie) 

Stages of designing our poster: Auxiliary Task

We found two pictures that we could possibly use on our poster:

Therefore, we have decided to make designs for both of these pictures and construct them so we can see which is most suited to link to our did-pack and our target audience.

Picture 1:

We decided to include the artists name in the corner of this design, still in the same font we are using for the digi-pak. Taking inspiration from our research, typically the Ellie Goulding research, we have included social networking features on our poster and placed these along the top, possibly on a banner or on the white part of the image.

The album title and record information is on positioned on the left, away from the artist's name which we would have in a larger font. The artist's name and record info would still be in the Book Antiqua font, in capitals to make it punchy. 

A different font would be used for the 'IN STORES NOW' part of the poster as this has to stand out from the rather busy image and capture the attention of the listener. 





This second design using this image is slightly different. The IN STORES NOW is now on the top of the page whilst the artist's name is at the bottom of the page. 

Although we like this idea, this may be problematic as the text may not appear clear on such a busy background. The album name and the record information are centrally positioned, something we are not overly keen on as a group as we feel it would be better suited in a corner, possibly the left hand side. 

The social networking feature copies that of our research and is placed at the bottom of the design in the rule of thirds.    

This design is by far our favourite. The artist's name is positioned in the right top hand corner and using our chosen font, Ancestry SF, the name will look like the artist has signed the poster- especially when rotated to a slant. 

The social networking feature is placed on the top of the page, obeying the rule of thirds. This design is further balanced as the album title and record information are placed on the left. 

The IN STORES NOW is to be placed along the bottom as this balances the whole image out. 








This final design is our least favourite as extremely blocky. We dislike this as we feel the poster and the digi-pak must reflect the genre of the music which is indie folk and this design is too restricted for this genre. 

Picture 2:

This design is by far our most favourite design and one we shall be using. The font will be consistent with the digi-pak, Ancestry SF and Book Antiqua. The artist's name will be placed across the image which may be problematic in this design as the model's hair may cause the text to be unclear. The Album title is in the top right hand corner, positioned along the top of the page. The album information and social networking is at the bottom of the page which balances out the poster and obeys the rule of thirds.  

This design is slightly different as incorporates the banner, as seen in the demi lovato poster. The only issue with this design is that it may be considered too similar to the Demi poster although a different image and font. The album name, artist's name and record information is all centrally placed on the banner. This may cause some unused white space which may make the poster seem uncompleted. This design does not have any social networking features either. 

This design still uses the white banner at the bottom of the page . This design makes more use of the space and places a gradient fill, which matches our digi-pak, on the banner. This will make the design fuller. The album name, artist's name and the record information is centred on this design too. The social networking features are not featured here. 














This final design is unlike any of our research as features a side banner and the album name placed vertically up the side. The artist's name is also placed on a slant to mirror the idea that the artist would have signed the poster. This positioning may cause issues as placed very close to the model's head and in her hair which may be hard to read. 

We will use these designs to enforce and inspire our final product. We have decided to use the third design of the first image and the first design of the second image to create our poster. We are unsure which photo we are actually going to select to believe it be best to try both and see which we prefer. If we were to use the first image we would take inspiration from the research and match the font colour with the colour of the model's lips and hair as well as the greenry. If we select the second image we shall be using a brown front to match the model's hair. 



(Designs: Rosie and Katie; Analysis: Hannah) 

Stages of making our front cover: Auxiliary Tasks

To ensure the final front cover was to our exact liking, we played around with many different features including a white gradient fill (as initially designed), a lens flare and the levels of the image.  

(Design: Hannah, Katie, Rosie)

Stages of planning the front cover: Auxiliary tasks

After deciding to use this picture as our front cover photo:

In order to gain the bets possible front cover, we designed multiple pictures which we could use as the final product layout:

This design features the title of the album being written down the side of the CD and the artists name being written along the bottom of to balance out the writing. The picture has been cropped so that it will primarily be on the right hand side of the cover

After looking at our research, particularly focusing on the artist of our song, Birdy, we designed a cover which just features the artists name as the title of the album as well. This would enable the model's face to take up more of the cover and would not cover her face as much. Like the first design, the picture has been cropped so that the model's face is more on the right hand side.

There is also the option of having the album title in a semi-circle above the model's head and the artists name is down the bottom of the cover. The model is more centered for this cover as this fits more with the placing of the font.

This design is a close-up of the model's face which is more on the left-hand side. The album title is featured above the model's head and the artists name being down in the right hand corner to balance out the design.

This is a simplistic design, typical of most of our research, which would fit well with the simplistic idea we are going for with our model. The model is centered here, with the artists name being placed above the model's head whilst the album title is placed at the bottom of the cover.  

(designs rosie - writing katie)

Font Research: Auxiliary Tasks

 We tested a range of fonts for our font on the auxiliary task. We decided on a decorative font for the artist's name and a more structured, rigid font for the song title. We used Ancestry SF for the artist's name and Book Antiqua for the song title. We also added a brown fill to the back of the text and changed the text colour to white. We also added a line under 'Birdy' and changed this feature to a feather appearance. This is our final font. 

Steps to designing our CD: Auxiliary task