Post-Production: First draft of CD Digipak

As my group and I are constantly working hard to achieve the best results we can, we are rapidly, boldly and bravely are experimenting with our products to produce rough drafts. For instance, Fran collected all our research and noted all our ideas we produced and generated four possible and potential Digipak ideas for the front cover, including the consideration of composition, layout, colour and style.

In addition to this, as a group, we all discussed the positives and drawbacks to her first produced rough cuts. For example, we were fond of the effort Fran had put in and the brave experimentation to experiment, however, we feel we could produce better work. Fran focused hugely upon the idea of the name of our artist, meaning little snakes and therefore based her imagery upon this. As both Harvey, Fran and I are aware we have not yet completed the photoshoot so are therefore lacking the use of correct and appropriate imagery.  Progressing forward, we all understand we need to include a photo of Juli, our artist and therefore base our front cover upon our model. This will also allow easy recognition and will prevent any confusion.

Due to this, we have organised and arranged a photoshoot for Wednesday 7^th December, as this is when everyone involved is free and able to attend. Progressing on, we have created a rough basic plan for Fran to follow, consisting of presenting Juli across the whole front of the Digipak and simply writing her name and the album name across the bottom or top. Similarly, moving forward, we have briefly decided for the inside of the Digipak for the use of a snakeskin pattern to appear, possibly across the two panels where the disk is usually placed, this will be beneficial as this will help to incorporate and link the idea of little snakes in. Lastly, we have considered leaving the back of the album for a list of just the songs with no image surrounding it. However, we are pleased with Fran’s effort and enthusiasm and this we have all learnt from the negatives found within the rough experiments.