The document outlines various stages in developing a CD cover design for a band called "The Libertines". Stage 1 involved using an existing image but it lacked space for text. Stage 2 took inspiration from vintage book signing but the band name wasn't prominent. Stage 3 experimented with fonts related to the band but one was unclear. Stage 4 cropped the image further to focus on details but add text in dark areas. Stage 5 exaggerated the model's eyes but adding Tony Blair's face was disliked as it contradicted the innocent message. Stage 7 presented the final cover design based on feedback that preferred designs showing "the band".

1. The CD cover
stages

2. Stage 1.
One of our ideas for our CD cover
was using this image again.
We thought this
image would
work as it had
lots of areas to
add text.

3. Stage 2.
This idea came from
some research about old
fashioned book signing
and documents during
the war.
We manually made the stamp
but moving the letters in place.
We added “the libertines”
across the top to make a arch.
We received some feedback that it wasn’t clear enough
for a cd cover as the band’s name should be the first
thing you see. Because of this we tried something else..

4. Stage 3.
This stage was all about
experimenting with
fonts.
This was a font used by the
Libertines themselves.
This was an old style scrabble
tile font with army stencil in
the middle.
We also tried a font with no
relevance at all to see how it
would appear.

5. Stage 4.
We thought that the image we was
using had a very busy background and
is not conventional of a CD cover so
we cropped even further into the
image to focus in on just the badge and
the eyes.
It benefitted us
when it came to
adding text as we
had all of these dark
areas to add a light
font onto.

6. Stage 5.
Our next idea came
from a comment about
exaggerating the eyes of
the model. We came up
with a creepy idea to
incorporate Tony Blair
into the cover.

7. Stage.6
As you can see we
added Tony Blair’s face
into the model’s eyes/
badge for a different
effect.
We had this idea from
cartoons where for
example dollar signs
flash up into the eyes. It
is also used as a symbol
for control, as if
someone if under
someone else’s power.
( the soldiers under the
governments power)
This idea was not liked very much and even personally I didn’t think it worked. This was because
our message was suppose to be all about the innocence of the children and by making them look
sinister it defeated the message. Also unless you look very closely, the tony blair masks in the
eyes were unclear. However one idea that got great feedback was the use of the font running
along the hat rim.

8. Stage 7.
Final Cover
Design 1.

9. Second Idea.
The second idea we tried was making a cover which
included “the band”. This photograph was taken of the
boys in a staggered position to give an aesthetic
layout..we then edited, and manipulated this image and
created these...

10. Continued...
1. 2.
3. 4.

11. Feedback..
We put all of our CD covers
together and even printed them off
to see how they would look on a
actual CD. We asked 10 students
and 5 teachers which they
preferred and why and this was the
favourite. One key thing I learnt
from this outcome is that even
though I thought the second
designs looked better and more
like a CD cover, it is how the
audience see’s things that makes
the product.