Behind The CD

This is the part of the album which goes behind the disc placement. This section is quite plain because there would not be a lot to see with the CD being over the top. Again i have used the idea of the writing being stretched across the top and bottom. This shows some sense of continuity with it being horizontal.

Back Cover

This is the back of my digipak. The background which i have used is continuous and is used throughout the CD digipak. The colours used on the background are of a dark red and grey style, with the writing in black. These are the colours that i originally wanted to use because they are the matching colours to the leotard on the music video. The leotard gave me the idea for the colour scheme. The font style i have used is also constant. The style is called 'garamond' and is used on all of the writing on the products. The style of the writing which is written down the sides is quite a common feature in album design so i thought that i would borrow this technique as i feel it is quite effective.

Album Digipak Analysis 2

This is another digipak which this time shows the back of the digipak rather than just the front. This is another typical style of CD covers where we see the large photograph nearly central on the front cover, and also we see the title and artists name in large lettering above the photograph. This is following typical conventions because the title and name is at the top and the photo is practically central. We can see on the back cover that the track listing and also more writing is on the back. The writing on the back is in fact the title again which is not a very general convention but an idea to consider when creating my own. The inside of the case has a design behind the CD itself and then a design on the CD also. This is again typical because the CD doesn't look very authentic without its own design. The tracks are again listed on the opposite page, with a plain background giving the simple edge that the front cover had. I will definitely be considering this factor in my own design.

Album Digipak Analysis 1

When creating my digipak, i need to be aware of different conventions which are used when making and designing them. They are very much similar to a magazine advertisement in the sense that they both promote and intend to sell the album positively. Here we can see one example of a digipak. Immediately we can see the title of the album, which is obviously a main convention. In this case we can also see the two album artists at the top of the front cover, again the artists name is very relevant. The same colour and font theme are carried out throughout the digipak, which is always really important to its appeal. The CD itself has nearly the same design as the front cover, which is something i should take note of. We cannot see the back of the CD from this angle, but generally this is where the track listings are. In some cases they are also printed on the inside cover. This is something i may take into consideration when creating my digipak.

Poster

This is my poster for one of my ancillary texts. The poster has the typical conventions which are generally required but also challenges others. For example, I have the large title which is usually placed at the top of the page, but in this case it is at the bottom. I also have the song title which again is the bottom. The main photograph takes up a lot of the space on the page which is quite typical of a poster. The release date is large and central which, in my opinion, is very important so the audience know when it is available. The reason that the poster doesn't have much detail on it is because the whole idea was for it to be simple, because in a way in connotes how we see the college girl in the video - very simple yet feeling not enough. The reason why the photograph is in black and white was to create a more dull and down feeling towards the song, because that is the way in which the video portrays it. I have also gone for the specific colours and fonts because i will be trying to keep the same ideas of colour and font throughout the project. The colours i have used are the colours of the dancers leotard within the video.

Magazine advert analysis

The next thing i need to do for my project would be to create a magazine advertisement.

The first thing i would need to do is decide which sort of magazine my advert would be put into. In a personal opinion i think that the type of magazine could be any sort of womans magazine for ages 18-25, or magazines such as 'heat' or 'new', which are for gossip and information. I think if it was to be put into a music magazine it wouldn't really matter which one, unless it was put into a rock magazine, in which case it would not fit in right because it is not within the rock genre, although i think that it fits into quite a lot of other genres. For example, the rock band 'kiss' would not be seen advertised in a pop magazine such as 'smash hits' because the audience is all wrong and the consumer of the pop magazine would not generally consume the music of kiss.

Conventions of a Magazine Advert

The general conventions of a magazine advert are quite similar to the conventions which would be included in any magazine advert. For example, in this advert we can see a photograph of Eva Longoria, who is a famous actress and is known for her sex appeal. She is advertising a new ice cream. Typical conventions we can see here are that in the top corner we see the word 'new'. If it is generally a product then we can often expect to see this on the advert. it suggests something exciting because it hasn't been seen before now. Another convention we see is the slogan which is near enough central on the page. It is clever because its only four words but it says what you need to know. The background is dark and the writing is white so we can see the writing much more clearly, this is a common effect on the conventions of a magazine advert. We also see the title on the page, but it is shown on the bottom of the page and is not all that clear to read, this could be because the name is not particularly important becuase the advert is so well known in a short space of time, that the actress and the slogan are the only things that need to be seen. Also, the idea that the photograph is practically in the centre of the page is a typical convention. This is often the case when advertising because it attracts the audience, especially if the photograph is of a well known famous person of some description.

Name of the Artist

The name which i have chosen to use for my artist is Erin Dice is have chosen this name simply because it is very different. If people are trying to impersonate or sound similar to the work of another famous artist the name often sounds similar but never exactly the same. This is a reason why i chose the name also. The fact that it is different and strange relates to the ideology which Damien rice originally has, he often has rather strange and unexplainable music videos, despite them being entertaining.