Ancillary Task - Digi Pak

Firstly when planning my digi-pak I thought I should try and find the best software too use, and so I decided to look on google for the best software. After searching I was unsure, but I remembered using image editor adobe photoshop on a project outside of school, and you can get templates of a CD from it and so this is the software I'm going to use. I will be using the latest edition - photoshop CS5, to design them, and import it in to DiscLabel , and fit it to size.

After researching many digi-paks and CD covers, I really like the simple designs I think that these are the most effective. So in my digi pak ill incorporate the band name, a theme and a picture of the character in the music video. I will be making the song in my music video the main theme throughout the Digi pak and even the poster. I think this would work best. And so I thought i would just take some pictures, in various locations with the protagonist in it, then I will decide on what picture I think looks best, ill incorporate it on a poster and a Digi pak, and design a logo and theme that looks best. Also by taking a lot of pictures, if anything were not to turn out the way I wanted it to I could use a different picture.

Here is the front CD cover. I have taken a picture on a zebra crossing. My main inspirations for this were from the iconic picture of Abbey road, in Liverpool, of the Beatles album. If someone was looking for a CD in a shop, mine would  draw their attention, as the image of Abbey Road would stick in their mind, as its such an iconic scene, this should get people interested. This is an example of an intertextual, reference that many music fans will know, witch will promote the Album well.    




Front CD cover

Back CD cover

Spine of CD cover - I havnt been able to get the size right but, it would still have the same effect,







Disc 1 - A simple designe of a bus going bast, blurred, with a contrast of dark blure, which is keeping with the theme of the Digi-pak.







Feed back-
1. "It looks professional  and would look great on a CD rack"
2. "It would really stick out in a shop and looks unique"
3. "The CD colour scheme is to similar to the cover and the back"
4. "You can't see the titles clearly"

I was really pleased with the feedback of the final Digi-pak.