The finished digipack Review

I finally managed to finish the digipack, and like to introduce the next EP by The Motion... E:Motion!!!

To start with the name i got this idea from our band and through it played well the band name. Having it spelt like this can give many new meanings as it reads 'emotion' which adds a hint to the albums themes, but the use of E: gives it links to the Internet e.g E-Mail.

The album cover of which I'd originally posted had criticisms in feedback of 'she looks like a terrorist' and 'there needs to be something on the screen'. These points were taken on board, and we looked at photoshopping in an image to make the shot look more enigmatic and less like a terrorist plotting. Our teacher recommended Storm Thorgerson, a famous artist who has designed album covers for Pink Floyd, Muse and Biffy Clyro. We used an image of his and placed this into the computer screen and the album cover was complete! Everyone agreed it looked much better with the change in computer image. I also moved around some of the objects on the desk, and added cans of energy drink, which give connotations of someone who commits there life to being on the computer, so much that they need these drinks to keep awake.

The back of the album, an msn conversation, contrasted well with the front cover and is an interesting take on modern track listings. We diliberatly chose song titles to fit in with a theme of relationships This part was received well and no changes were necessary.

The actual CD was intended to be a simple black CD on a white background as we felt the use of this simple contrast was eye catching. We eventually changed this as feedback from people in our class suggested reversing the colours looked better. We kept the same font through out as it keeps the continuity.

We wanted a basic lyrics page, as we wanted them to be seay to read. We decided to reverse on to the other side of the page, for the simple reason of wanting something that looked a little different but not too outlandish

We added a couple of band pictures in to add recognition for the band. We chose a simple slightly dreary background in orderto keep with our basic theme and to make the band seem more relatable to fans, as it is a typical ordinary brick wall. This connotates that they are a typical ordinary band that people can relate to. We chose to add a singular photo of Tom, as he is the one we want people to recognise with the most. The fact we took the photo from a far distance shows he is alone and isolated, and as he is staring off camera, makes it looks he is looking for someone, and connotates that he maybe has been stood up. This again is done so that people who have been in that situation can relate to Tom and the band. It also hints as to what the album is about and links in well with the re.st of our media product
Another great success by me!!!

George