A2 Media

1. Digipak First Draft
The Album artworks that influenced me the most are
seen here. All demonstrating illustrated cartoon like
images, often exaggerated and surreal. Themes such as
fire and natural imagery is often used, something I plan
to include in my own artwork. This exaggerated surreal
imagery is influenced by the 60s psychedelic era,
subverted by the modern alternative rock/pop punk
genres to create a sense of irony. Colour used by The
Flaming Lips such as greens, reds and yellow are
suitable to my ideas and will form a great connection to
the genre and influences of my artwork. The imagery of
flames used by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Neckdeep are
also great identifiers to the genre and provided a great
springboard to form my idea.
Here is a rough sketch of
my idea formed by the
influences of case
studies preformed on
artist from the same or
similar genres. I also
decided to use a drum
kit as the focal point of
my cover as the genre is
often know for the
organic use of
instruments, then
deciding on the drum kit
due to its focus in my
music video.

2. For my back and inside covers I have decided to keep the slides minimal to contrast with the exaggeration of the front. Similarly to what is seen on the Gorillaz covers,
I have decided to use one specific aspect of my front cover and carry this through to the inside and back to connote to a brand and fully indulge a theme.
For the inside I have decided to take the flames and clouds and cover
each side in one of these aspects, carrying through the bold colours.
On the back cover I have decided to use a similar red from the flames used throughout, also using a
simplified and smaller version in the corner.
I have also selected some potential fonts to used for the name of
the band and the song titles. Like the Arctic Monkeys I liked the
use of a large, stylised name and simplistic bold song titles,
contrasting and complimenting each other. Using black also
enables an eye catching visibility, used by Gorillaz as well as a
bold font which emphasises this section of the slide and drawing
the eye to read more. For the band name I decided to use a font
that connotes to the horror genre as bands often make this
connection themselves
Ripped Jeans
Pepper Tea
Something New
Gratefully Gracious
Made from the Devil, Heavy Metal
Ripped Jeans
Pepper Tea
Something New
Gratefully Gracious
Made from the Devil, Heavy Metal
Ripped Jeans
Pepper Tea
Something New
Gratefully Gracious
Made from the Devil, Heavy Metal
SongTitles
Similarly, I will carry through the flame motif
to the disk acting as if they are engulfing the
disk as they cup the middle ring. As with the
back pages, the brand is often carried through
to the disk as seen with the Neckdeep disk.
The band name will also appear on the disk in
a semi circle as on the Offspring disk. The New
Found Glory disk also provides influence on
how I wish to position and the style in which I
wish to have the band name. The use of band
name on the disk also reinforces the sense of
brand, helping to create and take ownership of
their style.