Explain How Your Skills in the Creative use of Digital Technology Developed Over Time

Explain how your skills in the creative use of Digital Technology developed over time

Audience Research Interview

Here is my interview with Lizzie- who is starring in my music video, about what she expects from the pop music genre.

Digipak back cover

Here is my Digipak back cover for my album 'Nasty'. I made it online on a website called Picmonkey.com

I still need to add a photo of my artist to the blank white area.

A few weeks later and I finally have figured out the dimensions for my digipak!!

Things to Include in a Magazine Album Advert

• Name of Artist- Lizzie
• Name of Album- "Nasty"
• Album Cover/Photo of artist
• Facebook/Twitter Logos
• Record Company Logo "Revolution Records"
• Website adress (Will need to make one up)
• Small Print (only some do though)
• Some sort of press review e.g. "Number 1 album of 2014", "Best New Upcoming Artist of 2014" etc.

Record Company Logo

Here is my Record Company Logo- Made on picmonkey.com

I was inspired by the logo for 'Mercury Records'- 

Magazine Advert Research for My Pop Album

I like this cover as it is very simple and keeps to a colour scheme. The advert is split in half with the information in the bottom block colour half, and a close up photo of the artist in the top half, with her name and name of the album.

At the bottom there are the record company names. Something I will have to think about for my album advert.

Pop Music Digipaks

'Meet The Vamps'- The Vamps- 2014
The writing on the front of the digipak is made up of the band's logo as this is the name of the album. The bright red logo stands out from the pale sky blue background making it very clear about the artists name and the album name. The font is very simple- in caps and sans-serif. The 'V' of 'Vamps' is bigger and emphasises the name of the band/album. The photo is just of the band on a pier at the seaside- however the actual location is not obvious (could be UK/USA most likely). This cover is very simple which I like a lot. The band are in very ordinary clothes which makes them seem more like their audience.


The back of the digipak contrasts greatly with the front- being fully red (the same colour as the group logo) the writing is in the same simple font as on the front, and also in white to make it stand out. At the top of the page there is a barcode and at the bottom there is all the information concerning the managers and record company as well as a web address to look at more of the bands content. I like the way in which the back cover contrasts to the front- however carries on the red theme. 

'Halycon Days'- Ellie Goulding- 2013 

This album cover features a close up of the artist. All of Ellie Goulding's album covers feature her flicking her hair so that is iconic for her (and her fans). The font used is very simple- however it makes up for the simpleness by having it in electric blue, and really standing out from the pink and purple ombre background. The close up photo is very common of the pop music genre.

The back cover continues the same theme as the front- with the pink/purple ombre background and the electric blue writing. This time the barcode is on the right of the album and the credits down the bottom are in very small print- however still in the same electric blue font. Once again there is a website address down the bottom for her audience to view more content online. Where someone else is featured in the song their name is written in the same font but smaller below the song in which they feature. 

'Prism'- Katy Perry- 2013
This front cover shows the artist in a floral frame   with a golden outside border and iridescent on the inside border. The artists name also has this effect (however I think that this may be a little too difficult for me to use!) The font used for the album name is more exciting than the plain iridescent one for the artists name. The artist seems to be standing in a field/big open space and looks rather vulnerable with her hands up in front of her face and the worried look on her face. The iridescent effect is continued with the rainbow colours being used to fade into the left hand side of the picture.  




The back cover shows the artist in a field covered in butterflies on the right hand side and the track list in the empty area on the left. The track list is in all different colours- this makes them stand out and makes the cover more exciting. Once again the small print is down the bottom and the barcode is on the right. There are two blue panels, one on either side of the cover, these look good and frame the image, as well as displaying the album and artist names. I would like to use this type of back cover on my digipak- as  I feel that it looks different but it makes it much more exciting.