The document discusses the design decisions made for the front and back covers of an indie-pop CD. For the front cover, a sans serif font was chosen over a wood effect font to better represent the genre. The text was positioned down the side of the cover rather than across to work better with the chosen black and white photo. For the back cover, one photo was deemed too plain while another better fit the genre and linked to the front cover image. The back cover was also made black and white to match the front, with color used only on the insert.

1. C H O O S I N G F O N T S , P I C T U R E S A N D T E X T
P O S I T I O N I N G
CD Front and Back

2. Choosing a Font
The font is an essential part of the front and back cover. We
decided on two fonts to chose from. In the end we decided on
font A as we thought it represented indie-pop more than font
B did. In addition, we believed that the wood effect would not
fit in with our idea for the final product.
Font A Font B

3. Text Positioning
After the font was chosen, the position of the text had to be decided.
This is a vital aspect of a CD cover, as different positioning can have
different affects on the audience. We had to chose from having the
words across the screen (B) or having them down the side (A). We
decided upon B as worked better with the picture we had chosen. We
then took B, reduced its opacity and layered it over the desired photo.
BA

4. Final Front Cover
The end product for the front cover is
as seen here. We changed the photo
to black and white and then layered
the font over this. We cut out the
letters using a lasso tool and reduced
the opacity of the layer so that we
could see the photo beneath. We
decided upon this cover as we believe
that it reflects the indie-pop genre.

5. Back Cover Photo
A B
We had to decide which photo was the best for the back cover/ tray card. The
final two we chose were A and B. We decided that B was too plain and not
interesting enough for the back cover. A was decided to be our final back cover as
we believed that it fit with the indie-pop genre and had a closer link to the front
cover than B.

6. Colour or Black and White
A B
Our final decision to be made was whether or not we wanted the
back cover to be in black and white or colour. Our initial concern
was that if it was in colour it may have looked strange against the
black and white of the front. To ensure this wasn’t the case, we
decided to feature colour on the insert. We changed the colour
image slightly to make the colour warmer and less washed out.

7. Final Back Cover
We made few changes to the
final back cover. We did
however, add a company logo,
a barcode and spines. This
makes the overall thing look
more realistic. The photo and
font chosen were to fit with the
indie-pop genre.