Refined Cd design research.

Refined Cd design research. 

Drake’s Digipak:

The front of this CD has no text yet has the products information going around the edge of the Cd. 

The whole Cd relates to the front of the Cd and the inside booklet as  the image is the exact same, this allows people to recognise it as it starts to become recognised as it is featured throughout the front cover, the pamphlet and on the cd. 
This starts to make it a popular image which is associated with the artist which means he doesn’t need his name to be big as you can see it is a small print in the corner as people can recognise him by the image as it has become iconic for Drake. 

Using the same image is successful for Drake as it has become his promotion for his whole tour for this album  which makes it recognised, however, we don’t want the image to be the same on the cd as that image will already feature on the poster. Therefore, we would rather all of the images relate and lead on from each other rather than repeat. 

For example if we have smoke on the front of the CD and a candle on the inside Pamphlet then we could use flames or smoke on the front of our actual CD. This relates to this Drake research as it is related like his but without repeating images as we wouldn’t want it to look like we had run out of ideas.

A mix of similar cd’s:

These Cd’s don’t use images they just include the artists name and album title and then some information round the edge of the Cd. I link these designs because they are simple yet fit to the tone of the artists music.

The Cd's aren’t overcrowded and the simplistic design actually benefits them. Ours will be similar to these in terms of the text as it will be minimum writing. We will use similar logo’s as I feel it makes these Cd’s look professional which is something we are aiming for.

The colour is successful as it makes the writing stand out while making the Cd attractive as the writing is the only feature therefore it makes us read it as it stands out clearly.

As shown by these examples black Cd’s with text on is quite common therefore we might change ours slightly to incorporate a feature which links to the whole album. It won’t be too intricate as we want the text to stand out therefore it might be a small design like the Jay z CD with the lines on.

Kanye Wests digipak:

This Cd relates to the album cover as it is the same bear that is on the album. This is how I see our product being created as the CD relates to the album without copying the image completely or looking as if they have run out of ideas. It successfully links the whole album as it has constant variables throughout such as the colour tones and the main image.

I like this Cd as it isn’t overcrowded as it is simple yet successful as it links to the album, it is clear what it is and why it is there which is something we will aim for as we want our images to link to each other so that it is clear why they have been used.

Keeping the colour tones the same is successful as it keeps a variable the same which ensures the digipak all relates and matches which ensures people recognise it when there is something they always relate to it such as the colour or the image used; in this case the bear.

The Cd only has the artists name and album title on it, this is bare as the album is also, therefore they both fit. Ours will be similar to this as I feel Cd’s look better bare, nevertheless, I might include some of the logos found on the Cd’s that use just writing on them as this makes them look professional when they incorporate the signs that people relate to cd’s.

Ukiyo Live Digipak:

This Cd is how I see ours as it has a small image on the cd which links to the whole album but isn’t a repeated image. The image carries on when the cd is taken out as it is clearly related to the album therefore it is fitting.

The image is successful as it is bold and stands out yet doesn’t make the text hard to read. The cd uses mainly a black background therefore the only colour is coming from the image, the orange and black contrast completely therefore it stands out as it is bold and successful.

Ours will be similar to this as we use candles and flames in our music video and digipak therefore this cd will be our main influence as it uses a similar design to our plan.

The colours relate to the whole album as the front and sides are black and orange/red which relates to the flames. This shows how there is a clear colour scheme which works well as it is carried on throughout the album.