ANCILLARY TASK 1- CREATING MY BACK COVER

Like the front cover of my CD, I decided to use photoshop to edit the back cover of my CD.
As I had yet to decide exactly how I wanted my design to be, I had to work around photoshop, to decide exactly what I wanted to do.

Before using the image of the guitar, I decided to edit it on photoshop to make the image lighter.




I didn't change many settings of the photo, but I decided to make it lighter by changing the exposure.

 

Step 1 - I inserted my Image into photoshop                 Step 2 - Once inserting the background, I had
and made the size of the image smaller.                          to insert text. I decided to use white to
                                                                                     contrast the green background. I chose Pristina font
                                                                                    because this seems carefree whilst elegant.




I added text to the right of the image. I used the colour white so that it was clear to read. This will be used to write my track list. I also used the text Pristina because it is connotes something carefree. This also links to the theme of country and seasons.

Step 3 - After knowing what text to use, I had to                          Step 4 - As well as including the track create names of the tracks in my album. To go about this,             list,I started to think about the other
I thought about my title 'Back to December' and how it                piece of information I would need to In
represents the past and a love story. As well as this, I                   include. In keeping with the continuity, I thought about how it links to months and seasons. With                again used the same font and colour to these themes in mind, I decided to create songs that link               promote the artist and record label and to this e.g. Snow Blind. As well as this, I wanted to represent          the bottom of the cover. To do this, I  a story within the tracks. By the end of the track list, the                stated the record company name and a
track 'Summer Moved on' can connote the realisation                 website for the artist.
and forgetting the past (moving on). 

                                                                     

Step 5 - I also needed to find a bar code to use on the back cover of the Cd. This is essential in terms of purchasing the products in stores and marketing use. I found a bar code to use from the Internet and located it in the corner of my cover.



This was my original final CD cover.

Once asking for feedback from fellow peers on the back cover of my CD, the main feedback was concerning the text on the bottom right of the cover. This was said to be to light in regards to the background and unclear for the audience to read.



To overcome this problem, I made some slight changes to the cover. This is my final design.