Wednesday 24 October 2012
Wednesday 10 October 2012
Technical Skills- Colour Splash Tutorial.
http://www.slideshare.net/brittdoran_ox/technical-skills-colour-splash-tutorial
Monday 8 October 2012
My CD Front and Back cover analysis.
For my CD's front and back cover I have aimed to create a Pop genre CD.
My cover is suitable for this genre because it's simple photography, quite toned down and pretty for a girls cover, another thing making it a female pop artists cover is the slim yet decorative title, in a light Serif font.
The cover is also although having a pastel colour range still quite eye catching, this is a selling point for the CD it showcases the artist entirely with the artwork.
The main strong points of my cover which work well I believe firstly is the lighting I used for the photo, It gives the Image the soft almost amber effect I was hoping to achieve, another strong point of my cover I believe is the outfit choice, the use of reds and creams I believe they all work together well adding to the overall image on the photography front.
I also believe the Light Serif font in which I have used on my cover also works well, similar to many female Pop artists I believe this gives a simple yet 'pretty' edge.
However always with what work there comes what didn't work so well.. In my opinion some factors of my CD cover that didn't work as well as anticipated were the detail of the image, looking back now I wish I had of added more emphasis to the lips of the artist, to make them more red matching the skirt, I also wish I would have dimmed down the appearance of the shadow back lay of the image, to start with I thought this worked well in contribution to the image, but now looking back it's something I would have changed.
The biggest difficulty I had with this project was adding different colours and contrasts to my image, in order to get the effect, and lighting colours that I wanted, as at the start of the project I wasn't very familiar with Photoshop however after experimenting with a few different alteration I came to a finished product which I was happy with.
Through out the project I've learnt how to get a better use and understanding of Photoshop firstly, I've also learnt how to experiment with different layers and special effects that contribute mostly to CD covers, effects such as PS brushes adding effects to my titles, (although I have not used them in my cover) I felt experimenting with them before hand gave me a better idea of what I was looking for.
Other covers of the Pop genre that I could compare my cover to would be:
The first album which I would compare my cover to is Shania Twain, although her art work is a full body shot like my art work it's quite plain and simple, concentrating on the artist itself, with a simple slim font.
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The second cover I've used to compare my cover to Is Britney Spears, I think this cover is very similar actually, the colouring is very similar and as is the font, as well as being a Sarif it's extra detail to some of the letters on (the swirls) are very similar to mine, the posing of the model is also quite similar, as is the skin tones/contrasts etc.
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The last cover which I have chosen in relation to my cover is Taylor Swift, again with similar slim line font and placement, I think the thing that most relates to my cover with this one is the background lighting, it gives the same effect as mine, with orange/yellow tones.
Thursday 4 October 2012
College Magazine Interest
1)
http://issuu.com/sparkzine/docs/spark_-_may_2012
The first magazine I saw which I liked in contribution to ideas for my college magazine was this one, named 'Spark' I believe the cover is eye catching, this I like about the cover, it has the ability to draw people in due to the opening graphics, I think this will appeal to girls more so because it appears to be very fashion orientated, quite poesy and pretty. It work because without even having any headlines on the magazine about the inside stories I already want to read on just from the detail that I've seen on the exterior.
What I'd mostly like to borrow from this magazine and use as my own is it's picture/imagery characteristic, I like the sort of pose and dressing of the cover girl, the background also looks almost intriguing even though it appears to be quite blurred. This is the type of effect I would like to incorporate onto my magazine.
Also the design of the cover and it's writing (Title 'Spark') Seems quite simple yet at the same time again intriguing, giving the idea that less is more, it's simplicity makes me want to read on, it gives the idea with the lightning strike on the bottom on the 'Spark' that although it appears simple to begin with it has much more to offer.
2)
http://issuu.com/umtxfl/docs/um_issue_59
Secondly I liked this magazine as another idea regarding my college cover, similar to the first link the imagery of this is set outside, giving a woodland type background, mostly what I like is the colouring type of the image, the colours of the outfits especially are calm, pastel soft and intriguing, yet at the same time as being calm they're bold. It gives the idea of high fashion which I believe will appeal to college students. I may borrow from this magazine the outfit and make-up design, it really did draw me in and I'd like to create a similar effect on my magazine. The text type at times is quite heavy, yet on the 'Um' part of the cover looks a little script, I believe this shows a nice variation which again I also may consider in my magazine, another thing I especially like about the text on this cover is it's very bold, you know exactly what you're getting and it has the ability to draw readers in immediately but the look of the headlines alone.
3)
http://issuu.com/avenueinsider/docs/030112
http://issuu.com/sparkzine/docs/spark_-_may_2012
The first magazine I saw which I liked in contribution to ideas for my college magazine was this one, named 'Spark' I believe the cover is eye catching, this I like about the cover, it has the ability to draw people in due to the opening graphics, I think this will appeal to girls more so because it appears to be very fashion orientated, quite poesy and pretty. It work because without even having any headlines on the magazine about the inside stories I already want to read on just from the detail that I've seen on the exterior.
What I'd mostly like to borrow from this magazine and use as my own is it's picture/imagery characteristic, I like the sort of pose and dressing of the cover girl, the background also looks almost intriguing even though it appears to be quite blurred. This is the type of effect I would like to incorporate onto my magazine.
Also the design of the cover and it's writing (Title 'Spark') Seems quite simple yet at the same time again intriguing, giving the idea that less is more, it's simplicity makes me want to read on, it gives the idea with the lightning strike on the bottom on the 'Spark' that although it appears simple to begin with it has much more to offer.
2)
http://issuu.com/umtxfl/docs/um_issue_59
Secondly I liked this magazine as another idea regarding my college cover, similar to the first link the imagery of this is set outside, giving a woodland type background, mostly what I like is the colouring type of the image, the colours of the outfits especially are calm, pastel soft and intriguing, yet at the same time as being calm they're bold. It gives the idea of high fashion which I believe will appeal to college students. I may borrow from this magazine the outfit and make-up design, it really did draw me in and I'd like to create a similar effect on my magazine. The text type at times is quite heavy, yet on the 'Um' part of the cover looks a little script, I believe this shows a nice variation which again I also may consider in my magazine, another thing I especially like about the text on this cover is it's very bold, you know exactly what you're getting and it has the ability to draw readers in immediately but the look of the headlines alone.
3)
http://issuu.com/avenueinsider/docs/030112
The final magazine cover I saw which I liked was this one, 'Avenue'. I especially liked this cover because it shows again a fashion edge which as a cover I think will appeal to a student population, especially a female population.
The text on this, the titled headline especially is quite thin and simple, light looking which I think gives the magazine a simple and feminine side, The use of one of the headlines overlapping the main picture is also interesting and different to anything I have seen before, this could prove a good technique again to draw readers in. For my magazine from this I'd most likely borrow the scene, where the picture is set, it looks quite urban and student like, from the blurred background of the picture, it's depth of field draws you in to look at the picture, almost like it's there especially to be seen.
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