Refined Research for the Back of the CD

DRAKE

Font:

For the font of our CD, we researched the type of font artists used similar to our genre. One we found was the album above as it uses serifs which makes the writing masculine and gothic which matches the moody tone of our music video and our ancillary task must match our video. Also we need a font that will match the the names of our songs, for example, we can’t have delicate writing when the name of the song is disturbia.

Layout:

The layout of this album is different to the way we would want our album to look. We want the name of our songs on the left side and the writing of the executive producers will revolve around an image, whereas this background doesn’t have an image. This album also uses information to add a feature to the back. By doing this it doesn’t make the back so plain. The bar code and the record label logos and information are rotated to fill the side of the album so it is then not left empty. We will not be using this type of layout as it doesn’t match how we would like ours to look.

The colour scheme:

The colour scheme on this album is similar to what we will use. We are planning on using two colours, black and gold. The black to create a dark, depressing effect and the gold give a sense if wealth to the artist which most hip hop artist represent.

RIHANNA

Font:

The font used on this album doesn’t stand out as much as we would like ours to. This is because the picture behind the writing blends in with the colour and font of the writing. however, the layout and design of the whole cd fits our idea more than the previous album background disregarding the fact that the writing is hard to read.

Layout: 

The layout of the cd fits our idea more than the previous cd. The singles are shown down the left side of the cd which most cds tend to do. This makes the back look neat and leaves enough room to add more writing about the producers and enough room to add a picture. All the writing about the executive producers and about the record labels are all written underneath the singles which is a good location as it is all written together. However, due to the picture of this cd if different to our, we have decided to have the executive producers written at the bottom and the information about the label written in the right side of our image. On either side of this cd back, there is a dotted line to signify the spine of the cd case. We have decided to do this to show what the whole of the cd would look like placed together.

Colour scheme:

Similar to the other cds, is it clear that it is good to use two dominant colours instead of using many different types of colours. This makes it eye-catching, however, instead of using black and white we’re using black and gold.

Barcode:

When making the cd back, I have decided that the barcode would look better upright as it looks more professional.

Nicknames:

I got the idea of having nicknames written within the executive producers from this case. This adds a fun feature to the cd case to show the connection between the producers and the artist.

KENDRICK LAMAR

This is the back of the cd for Kendrick Lamar, the artist of our song. Due to the song being by this artist, we thought it would be best to collect the correct information from this cd. However, this cd is very bare which we do not want our cd back to look like. We want to add for features to our back to so our editing skill, and it would also be more eye-catching.

Font:

The font of this album is very small which makes it difficult to read. We are going to have the writing of the singles bigger than the album above; however, we will have the same size writing of the executive producers.

Record logos:

Due to using the same artist, it is important that we use the same record label logos. They also have to be clear enough for the audience to see it but small enough so it doesn’t distract the audience from the more important features.

Colour Scheme:

The text stands out better on this album than the Rihanna album due to the colour of the background and the colour of the writing. this makes it so the writing is easier to read. Again we will use different colours to this. Instead of using black and white we will be using black and gold.