The document outlines 20 steps to design a digipak for an album in Photoshop. It involves importing photographs, adding them to a Photoshop file along with shapes like rectangles and lines to create the spine and borders. Text is added using the Century Gothic font for the artist name, album title, track list and other details. Effects are applied like blending modes and outlines. Multiple layers are used to combine the elements into a final digipak design.
2. Step 1: To start with I opened a new page
on photoshop and edited the size of the
page so that it was 21 by 10.
Step 2: I then went onto my memory stick and
imported the pictures I wanted to use for my
digipak.
3. Step 3: I then added these photographs
onto a photoshop file.
Step 4: Then using the rectangle tool I
added a rectangle in between the
photographs to be the spine of the
digipak.
Step 5: After I done this I then added a pink layer
over the top of my images and blended this in
4. Step 6: Using the text tool and the font
Century Gothic I then added the artists
name and album title to the spine
Step 7: Then using the same tool ad font I added
the album title and artists name to the front of my
digipak using font size 48
5. Step 8: Then using the line tool I added a
line onto my digipak and blended away
the edges
Step 9: I then copied this line by using
‘ctrl and j’ and positioned these lines all
around to five the illusion of falling Step 10: Using the same text tool and font as previously
before I then went to add of the track list onto the back of
my digipak. I also gave the text the illusion of it falling
down.
6. Step 10: Once I had finished the design of my digipak
I then added in my company logo, barcode and CD
disclaimer.
Step 11: On a separate photoshop file I then
added in another photograph of the artist
Step 12: I then used the blending mode
Luminosity to change the photo black and
white
7. Step 13: After I had used the blending mode I then added the same
pink layer as I did on my CD cover to get the same tint
Step 14: Using the Eclipse tool I then added a circle and this is to create my
CD, I then used the same tool to add an even smaller circle in the middle of
that to make it look like an actual CD.
8. Step 15: Once I had this placed where I needed it I then
added the Artists name and album title to the CD. I did
this using the text tool and style Century Gothic for
continuity
Step 16: I then went onto the properties
on the shape and added a outline to my
CD
9. Step 17: I then used the rectangle tool again
and this was to create another spine but also
add a border outline for the rest of my didipak
Step 18: After this I then added in another photograph into
my digipak and used the same blending mode luminosity
10. Step 19: I then used the text tool and the same font
Century Gothic and added in a quote from the song onto
my digipak
Step 20: I then imported my CD cover into my digipak for the final product.