Ancillary Task - Digipak Final

This is the front cover for the final edit of my digipak. I decided to use a simple photograph I took myself of the lead singer playing the guitar. This image suggests simplicity and shows the audience the artist and his talents. I photoshopped this image to make it appear more aesthetically pleasing and made the colours more dull, as I felt this made the image moody and mysterious which would make it more appealing to it's audience. I used a simple font for the text and felt having it in black would allow it to look subtle but slightly stand out. I also decided to have the font reasonably small to allow all of the focus on the artist. The title of this album is also named Death & Taxis so I decided to just have one piece of text on the front cover which spoke for the title and name of the band. (- also known as an eponymous debut album)

The two images above would be pages 1 and 2 (refer to draft images to show where they would be placed.) When the front cover is opened on the digipak, these two images will be spread across the inside. I also took this image myself and split it in half in order to have it stretched across two pages which I felt looked really effective. I have changed this images colour to 'sepia' which allowed it to look more moody and subtle. This image also ties in with the theme of the band name as it's a dead street filled with only taxis.

I decided to have a plain black background on both of these pages as I felt artwork was unnecessary. Similarly, I wish to have a black background on both of the CD's and to have magazine cut outs for letters to create the words "Death & Taxis" on both of them. This creates simplicity but the use of colourful, different shaped and sized letters makes the name of the band/album stand out and adds some colour and nice visuals.

This is the back cover of the digipak. I wanted the names of the songs to stand out the most so felt there was no need for any artwork on the background. I used a simple text to tie in with the simplistic theme and made the white shade slightly grey to look moody and blend better with the black background. I also put the logo of the record company on the bottom left hand corner and a barcode on the right. This creates authenticity and I feel makes the cover look better and more realistic.