Reflecting back on the AS year

AS Digipak

At the end of our AS year, the teachers began to give us an insight into the A2 work. We began by attempting to create a digipack using Photoshop. I had certain knowledge on how to use this programme but the small tutorials we had refreshed my memory and so I was able to create a very basic digipack.

Now looking at it, I can see that it can be improved in many ways:

• The colour scheme is very dull even though lilac and purple are vivid colours they do not create a great impact on the potential buyer of the digipak. I think that when I begin to do my final digipack I will have in consideration my choice of colours and make sure I use different colours that not only go well together but creates an immediate attraction to the potential buyer.

• The lack of images or designs make this digipak look very unattractive. Its not so necessary to have a lot of images of the artist in the digipack  but having designs that are relevant to the artist or the name of the album really does make a difference in the appearance of the digipak. I think that when I do my digipak I will have a variety of images or designs in order to make it look attractive to the buyer.

• The font in this digipak is very basic which is not so much of a negative thing as many digipaks use bold basic font. However, I would like to be more creative when choosing the font for my digipak. I would still like it to be bold but I would like to experiment with different designs.

• Something positive about this digipak is the big image of the artist on the front cover. I think this is good as it's a way to promote the artist. I would like to do the same when doing my final product.