InDesign Digipack practice

I have been working in InDesign, trying to get used to the program. Below you can see my digipak drafts. 


Two Door Cinema Club

Rihanna

Katy Perry

Initial Ideas

At this point i am swaying towards producing a R&B genre music video. I have an idea of a actor and locations. Researching into music videos has aloud me to see all the different genres song and the variety of very different videos. 

As you can see below, i have created a mind map of ideas. 

I want my video to look professional and well shot, it think by having the right location, actors and props will help with achieving this in my video. 

I like the idea of doing a time lapse in my video because of the song being upbeat, i was thinking of doing it from a high place (Fort Regent) looking down at town, capturing different and cars. When researching about time lapses i found this music video by OK go, you can see this below. 

Ellie Goulding, Poster

Ellie Goulding, Poster

This poster is advertising Ellie Goulding as a successful artist. She is in the centre of the poster, depth of field is used to make her stand out against the dark background. This picture is a unconventional way of showing her profile, because she is looking up it draws the viewers attention to the typography at the top of the poster which is important as it states the artists name. A white font is used to advertise her name and success stories, this stands out in front of the dark background colours. Then there is a golden font which is thin which tells the viewers about her songs and comments from magazines and newspapers. I would like to also have my main artist in the centre of my poster having a dark background and using brighter font.  

Rihanna, Rated R- Poster

Rihanna, Rated R- Poster

This poster is advertising Rihanna's new album 'Rated R'. It is very basic, everything in black and white except from the red font at the bottom of the poster advertising bands she's worked with in the album. Different typography is used throughout the advert. Rihanna is wearing heavy make-up with black eyes and black lips. This is not her typical style, she is going with a grunge/ punk style compared with her girly, high fashion clothes. She takes up 75% of the poster, it look's like she is looking directly at you what draws the viewers in. In the top right conner is Rihanna's logo which is displayed on most of her cd's and posters. The picture has been edited to give a more of a glossy look. 

Gwen Stefani- Love.Angel.Music.Baby

Gwen Stefani- Love.Angel.Music.Baby

This this an advertising poster, promoting Gwen Stefani's new and upcoming album. Firstly the poster mainly consists of an close up image of herself sitting on a chair. She is sitting laid back and her expression on her face is very seductive. The picture is blurry which makes the yellow font stand out, the dominant colour is white toward the bottom on the advert which also makes the typography stand out. This is a conventional advert as the picture of Gwen Stefani is dominating the poster so you instantly know who it is, then in clear big font there is her name and album name all promoting her.

As you can see below, i have screen grabbed a picture from the internet of Gwen Stefani's album cover. This image is the same as the poster except the full version. Unlike the Digipak cover the poster has been cropped.  

Lady Gaga- The Fame Monster

Lady Gaga- The Fame Monster

This is a poster advertising Lady Gaga's new upcoming album.The poster is split up horizontally in 3 sections, the images used are bold and eye catching. The two images of Lady Gaga are very different, the top photo is very strong, the black and white work well together contrasting to make the image powerful and unique.The bottom image is slightly faded, and more pretty looking. Both pictures used in this advert are used to make to different covers you can purchase. The typography is bold and stands out over the faded image, this makes it eye catching and the audience can see the text clearly. Lady Gaga's name is displayed in a very large font and the information on the bottom section is a much smaller font. The middle section contains a quote from the rolling stones magazine this gives the audience an idea of the upcoming album. 

Her dress sense reflects her uniqueness, as there is no artist is like her, she stands out by wearing very bizarre, weird outfits and a lot of people would class her as a fashion icon. I think she has a big target audience, she is in the pop genre, which normally has a female target audience. But i find it hard to pin point an age as people of all ages could look up to her as a role model as she is different and doesn't care what people think. Men could also like her as she has the sex appeal, she wears revealing clothing and and sexual in her songs and videos. 

Noah and The Whale, The First Days of Spring- Poster

Noah and The Whale, The First Days of Spring- Poster

This is a poster promoting Noah and The Whale, it contains the  name of the band, name of the album, reviews, album release date, and the record label. I like the pastel colours used and the natural outside location which i think suits the indie category.  The main singer i holding a telescope and is in focus compared to the other band members, their all wearing shirts which gives them a smart individual look. I think the picture used relate well with the album title e.g the long grass and the clear blue sky link to spring. The typography is in scroll which i think also goes in well with the album name. I think Noah and The Whale have a big potential target audience, this is because their music is broad, although they focus on the indie genre they have a few songs which can sound like pop music and some sounding folk. As they are very attractive and a good dress sense i think they will be liked by mostly females. The information is towards the top of the poster this is because of the clear light blue background making the black typography standout.