Promotional Poster
Final
Sunday, 31 January 2016
Addition to Poster Text
Addition to Poster Text
In order to make the promotional poster
as informative as possible, I decided to add some contact information along the
bottom of the poster, still using the same font choice throughout the poster to
show continuity. As well as promoting the artist’s hit single on the
promotional poster. I realised that some promotional posters use this
convention, since some of the audience may only know a particular artist from
one of their major songs and so by promoting the album through hit singles
could attract more of the target audience to listen to the full album. Some of
the other typical conventions that I included in terms of text would be the release
date, the artist’s name, and the album’s title on top of the type of album
being promoted.
Saturday, 30 January 2016
Friday, 29 January 2016
Bending CD Text
Bending CD text
For the CD cover,
I only want text to be visible and so I want to try and shape the text to fit
the curve of the CD’s edges. In order to do so I had to use the pen tool after copying
the artist’s name onto the CD as another layer. I was then able to use the
bending tool at the top and change the text’s shape according to circle appearing
around the text. Although for the album’s title I want to have the right in the
same font as the back cover also straight. I think that having all the text on
the CD beginning round in a circle wouldn’t appear as professional and wouldn’t
suit the genre of the album. Changing Poster Image
Changing Image on Promotional Poster
In order to
add the artist to the background I had to use the Lasso tool and crop out the artists.
I then refined the edges in order to reduce the harsh edges around her. After
this I intend to then cut out the artist in the image with the trees and basketball
as her background.
I'll then be
able to copy and paste using the stomp tool to blend the background where the
gap between the artist and the edges cit out from the original artist, are too
far apart.
Thursday, 28 January 2016
CD Cover Idea
CD Cover Ideas
I wanted to keep the CD itself
simple. I thought that this wouldn’t only add to the diverse image of a young
and individual artist, but also help to prove that she is diverse compared to other
artist in the industry. Using just her name and the album’s title, I thought
that this would allow the audience to connote a strong statement from the
artist.
Although I couldn’t find examples,
I personally thought that simple CD covers make more of a statement rather that
covering the CD with the artist’s face as well as on the front cover. I thought
that would make the digipak too much album the artist rather than her music,
and so I wasn’t too interested in using another image on the artist again.
Wednesday, 27 January 2016
Inside Panel Text
Trying to use as many of the typical
R&B/Hip Hop conventions, I was confused as to what I should include on the
inside of my digipak. I then thought of what artists within these types of
music industries rap and sing about, and so I came to the conclusion of putting
a message from the artist on the inside.
As most
artists rap and sing about their struggles as a child, as a neighbourhood or
even as a race, I wanted my artists to also be reflected as someone who
appreciates where they’re from along with the struggle she went through. Using
this message I would hope to create a positive image of the artist for the
audience. A young girl who is proud of where she’s come from knowing that she
had to work hard. From this I have tried to also challenge the theory of Laura
Mulvey, the Male Gaze.
Representing ‘Tyla’, as a strong
independent young girl, through the artist message I hope to attract more of
the female side of her audience. Thos would allow the females to work harder at
trying to improve and better themselves for themselves, rather than working on
ways to improve themselves for the ‘male gaze’.Tuesday, 26 January 2016
Monday, 25 January 2016
Focus Group on Back Cover Progress
Focus Group on Back Cover Progress
After carrying out a short focus
group on the appearance of my back cover, most people had approved of the look.
Most comments were directed at the blurring effect on the image. The reason for
which I had done this was to make sure that the text was visible and clear for
the audience to read. However some had said that the first two song titles of
the digipak are a bit unclear as the sky’s colour blends in with the text
colour. For this I decided to get rid of two song titles and then move the
whole text downwards.
Thursday, 21 January 2016
Changes to my Digipak Photos
Changes to my digipak photo
What I hadn't realised about the insides of my digipak, was
that there are only two sides and not three. This therefore caused me to
rethink about the blurry movement effect I had originally decided to go with.
This is because; I not only thought that this would appear too technical for the
genre of my album but also because the effect would appear squashed on just one
side of the digipak. Although I will not need to retake pictures for the inside,
I will have to choose from the photos I have recently taken.
Inside Digipak Image
Inside Digipak Image
After
choosing the pictures I wanted to edit, I had come up with the idea of merging
some of the images together. Whilst taking some pictures I was able to use the shutter
effect, which allowed me to take several images at the same time. This therefore
gave me several images following the as artists moving. 
I then searched on the internet and found an image similar to the effect I wanted to create on Photoshop. Similar to the effect of the ballerina dancing in this image, however not as close together since the images that I took of the artist, her feet are in different positions.
Tuesday, 19 January 2016
Monday, 18 January 2016
Digipak Plan
Digipak Plan
Now
that I have designed my digipak plan, I decided to create a quick
plan in which I will be using the same measurements. In terms of the
order in which I will be creating each side of my digipak, the first will
be the front cover. This is because the front cover is the most
important, I think. It’s the first thing which
the audience will see as well also being a guide as to
which effects I should use on the rest of the images I will
be using to create consistency. Sunday, 17 January 2016
Wednesday, 6 January 2016
Digipak Information
Digipak Information
Artist’s Name: Tyla
Album Name: One and Only
Hit Single of Album: Unconditional
Song Name
1. Intro
2. From
The Bottom
3. I
got Mine
4. Cloud
9
5. Love
Anyway
6. Unconditional
7. Jealousy
8. Preach
9. Love
in The Summer
10. The 9ine
11. Raw & True
12. My Way
Tuesday, 5 January 2016
Saturday, 2 January 2016
Ideal location for Ancillary Tasks
I noticed that instead of looking for a completely different
location to take the both magazine and digipak pictures, it is possible to take
these pictures in the same location used for the digipak and the music video. I
find this was the audience will find it easier to relate each media to one
another, along with them being to notice quickly that all three are by the same
artist.
Evidence of this would be Rihanna’s music video ‘Only Girl’.
Her magazine advert and digipak were all taken in the same location, as well as
the digipak and magazine advert having the same mages of the artist. This also
allows there to be a flow with all sides of the digipak, along with giving the
artist the chance to emphasise more of the album’s genre.
Knowing this I have decided to use the last location of my music video for the digipak and the magazine advert. I’m not sure yet which parts of the basketball court I’ll be using yet, in terms of the stars of the court, the metal fence or the actual hoop in the background. Although I think using the basketball court’s fence or brick wall would be a nice background to use for the digipak, as most digipak that promote albums within the R&B/Hip Hop industry do use brick wall and metal fences typically covered in graffiti.
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