A2 Advanced Portfolio in Media: March 2016

The Template

I will be using this template as a model to base my digipak on. It is important to use a template as this will create a more realistic DIGIPAK.

The Front Cover

Front Cover Process from EGladders

The Back Cover

Draft 1 :

The Review:

What Went Well ?

- The image looks really affective

- The barcode is a common convention of a back cover

- There is a song listing for two discs

- The name of the artist is in a clear bold font which is very eye-catching

What Went Wrong ?

- The colour scheme did not match the rest of my DIGIPAK.

- The font size and type is very hard to read

- I have missed of a price, copyright text and record label

Production Process:

Stage 1: Selecting the image via a screenshot from my music video

Stage 2: Positioning of the image

Stage 3: Adding effects to the image

Stage 4: Selecting the colour, font style and font size

Stage 5: Adding the barcode

Stage 6: Adding a name for the artist

Draft 2 :

The Review:

What Went Well ?

- The barcode is a common convention of a back cover

- The record label clearly stands out and looks very effective

- The font is clear and the colour white works well against the dark blue background

- The copyright text appears at the bottom of the cover which is another common feature

What Went Wrong ?

- I think an image would look better rather than a bold background

- There is no price on the back cover

- There is only a song listing for one disc

Production Process:

Stage 1: Selecting a plain background and selecting the correct colour

Stage 2: Adding the song listing and changing the font colour, size and shape

Stage 3: Adding a barcode

Stage 4: Adding my own record label

Stage 5: Adding a copyright text

Draft 3a :

The Review:

What Went Well ?

- There is a price which is a common convention of a back cover

- The barcode is a common convention of a back cover

- The record label clearly stands out and looks very effective

- The font is clear
- The image looks really effective and fits in with the rest of my DIGIPAK
- The colour black looks stands out against background

- The copyright text appears at the bottom of the cover which is another common feature

What Went Wrong ?

- The font is harder to read far away
- Not many back covers appear with vertical song listings
- I have noticed a few mistakes such as some songs repeat themselves

Draft 3b :

The Review:

What Went Well ?

- I have added in a website as this keeps the cover modern

- The barcode and price are both common convention of a back cover

- The record label clearly stands out and looks very effective

- The font is clear and the colour white works well against the dark blue background

- I have added more text such a production number to the copyright text at the bottom of my cover
- Two song listings
- I erased the songs which had been repeated
- I added less songs to Disc Two

What Went Wrong ?

- The text is still difficult to read from far away
- The vertical song listings don't look very effective
- The Disc 1 text doesn't stand out

Production Process:

Stage 1: Selecting the image from my music video via a screenshot

Stage 2: Removing the artist from the background and making the background just of the sea (including blending the images together)

Stage 3: Adding a title for both discs

Stage 4: Adding two sets of song listings

Stage 5: Adding a barcode

Stage 6: Adding a price and changing the size and colour of the font

Stage 7: Adding a record label

Stage 8: Adding the copyright text

Draft 4:

The Review:

What Went Well ?

- The barcode, price, record label, website and copyright text all work really well as common features on the back cover

- The type of font makes the writing stand out more effectively
- The skinner font and the colour black work well together

What Went Wrong ?

- The titles could stand out if they have a black border around them

Production Process:

Stage 1: Selecting the image from my music video via a screenshot

Stage 2: Removing the artist from the background and making the background just of the sea (including blending the images together)

Stage 3: Adding a title for both discs

Stage 4: Adding two sets of song listings

Stage 5: Adding a barcode and selecting the positioning of the barcode

Stage 6: Adding a price and changing the size and colour of the font to it is readable

Stage 7: Adding a record label

Stage 8: Adding a detailed copyright text

Stage 9: Adding a website

Draft 5:

The Review:

What Went Well ?

- The barcode, price, record label, website and copyright text all work really well as common features on the back cover

- The type of font makes the writing stand out more effectively
- The skinner font and the colour black work well together
- The title now has a black outline around them so they can stand out

Production Process:

Stage 1: Selecting the image from my music video via a screenshot

Stage 2: Removing the artist from the background and making the background just of the sea (including blending the images together)

Stage 3: Adding a title for both discs

Stage 4: Adding two sets of song listings and changing the song listings shape

Stage 5: Adding a barcode and selecting the positioning of the barcode

Stage 6: Adding a price and changing the size and colour of the font to it is readable

Stage 7: Adding a record label

Stage 8: Adding a detailed copyright text

Stage 9: Adding a website

Copyright Sign:
I googled the copyright sign as this is a convention of a CD. I have used this on the back of my CD, however at first I inserted an image but realised I needed this sign in a text format. Therefore I cut the sign from a text format instead. This was then inserted into the text which appears at the bottom of my CD.