Finished Digipak

Finished Advert

Deadline Time Planning

Our deadline for our digipak and planning tasks is tomorrow so I will be working purely on photoshop over the next few days to try and accomplish a finished product before 4:10 on friday I still have 2 tiles to do as well as adding the copyright details to my finished advert and tiles.

I have downloaded a 30 day free photoshop trial so can take the remaining work home to do if I need some more time.

Edits

Screen Grabs

Here are some shots of the editing I have done this lesson.

Above is the edit of a close up of the mime, and below is a draft version of a possible album cover and the edit. I am not happy with the text and will play around with the layout over the coming days.

Some Feedback

I have already received some feedback from posting the first draft to facebook, including these comments:

Milly Morris- "This is great. The font looks amazing, it must of taken you absolutely ages. I really like the layout and the positioning of the model. I think that the white text could be a little bolder :) It reflects an indie/alternative style of music which could also be related to Folk. Really like it. "

Fran Collingham- "Brill. Cap down the O and N in Out Now for better readability."

Nancy Knesevic- "Since you are focusing on the single, it might be better to focus on "new single" this is the life, sometimes, with a young band, people remember the single better than the name of the band (especially when it's long..) Ie: I bet you look good on the dance floor is the single that made Arctic monkeys famous... So your ad answers the question "who sings that new single" as opposed to "look here's another new unknown band"."

From these few comments I have already got some points to work on, in my next lesson. I have taken into account these suggestions and am going to try and work on tightening up the clarity of the font, take down the capitals from 'Out Now' for better readability, and to try and keep the advert cohesive and concise, I am going to change the focus of the advert from 'Tourist History', the album name, to 'This Is The Life', the EP title. Hopefully this will result in a complete image and draft. I will post again if any more feedback is commented.

First Draft- Magazine Advert

Here is the first draft of my magazine advert, this time with final edit and text. I have posted it onto facebook and tagged members from my target audience into the picture so it appears on their home feed. I have added these questions as the caption, and am now waiting for some responses to gauge feedback.



Do you like the design? Is it readable?
Does it give you enough information on the release?
Are there any things you would change/don't like?
Do you think it should include a star rating/quote from another source?