FINAL DIGIPAK

FRONT COVER -
For the front cover of my digipak I used a printscreen from the footage we collected on our filming day recently. I chose this particular shot as I really liked the colours and composition. The plain and bold colours I believe fit our genre of alternative/indie and I thought the framing of the picture was accidently really good! I also used a simple font as again, I believe this complies with the conventions of digipaks within our genre.
I came up with the album name "TRAFFIC" by listing words that I associated with the word "noise". I was torn between noise pollution and noise traffic but finally decided that "traffic" fitted more with the genre of our DJ trio. I made my own parental advisory sticker as I believe that our band would create music of an explicit content. I also followed the conventions of digipak covers by including "Featuring the number one single "dreams"" as a selling point for the album.

LEFT INSIDE -
For the inside left of my digipak I again used a fantastically framed screenshot from our footage. I believe this photo was inkeeping with our genre and I also tied this in with the magazine quotes and reviews I included. I used magazines that I thought we be interested in and would advertise a band like "Hunt The Noise" like Kerrang! and NME.

RIGHT INSIDE/CD -
For the inside right and CD of my digipak I thought it was important to keep it simple. I used a plain brick wall for the backgroud, again from our footage, that was appropriate to our genre keeping the urban feel we wanted to achieve. I then used Adobe Photoshop and the transparency tool to create a CD with a different image. I used another screenshot that fitted well.

BACK COVER -
For the back of my digipak, I used black and white shot from our footage. I thought this really captured the urban/alternative feel to our music video and also think the single chair alone represents the lone girl in our video. I chose the song titles through discussion with a friend and she managed to get her name in their!! (Martelli's Song). I also followed the conventions of a digipak by creating a barcode, production, distribution and printing company.

Possible Front Covers for Digipak and Audience Feedback

On my Facebook account I created an album called "media help" where I uploaded six possible album covers for people to comment and "like" the cover they thought were best.

Pictures for Digipak

Here are all the pictures I am considering using for my Digipak. Im now going to edit them and make my Digipak deciding on which ones to use.

Digipak/Band Logo

I found this picture on http://www.weheartit.com/ and I really like that the words fit in one box and the letters are spaced differently to fit to this. I am going to try this for the logo of Hunt The Noise on my digipak cover.

Digipak/Costume

For our Digipak, I'm planning to use a picture of Lana with headphones round her neck and just from her nose down. I got these lip transfers which will give her an all glitter lip and with the headphones it will combine the female and DJ element. I also thought that my bedroom wallpaper would be good to use however I'm not 100% so I will also try it with a black background.  

Digipak Research

What is a Digipak?

Digipak is a patented style of CD, DVD or BD packaging, and is a registered trademark of AGI World Ltd., an Atlas Holdings company
Digipaks typically consist of a gratefold (book-style) paperboard or card stock outer binding, with one or more plastic trays capable of holding a CD or DVD attached to the inside. Since Digipaks were among the first alternatives to jewel cases to be used by major record companies, and because there is no other common name for Digipak-style packaging made by other companies, the term digipak or Digi-Pak is often used generically, even when the media holder is a hub or "Soft Spot" rather than a full plastic tray.
Digipak-style packaging is often used for CD singles or special editions of CD albums and the tall DVD Digipak (DVDigipak) is used as a premium package for DVDs and DVD sets. Such packaging is less resistant to abrasion than jewel cases, so it tends to show signs of wear relatively quickly. Licensed digipak manufacturers such as domestic U.S. printer and disc replicator Oasis Disc Manufacturing recommend coating the raw printed paper with a protective UV coating, thus ensuring greater longevity.
Although less vulnerable to cracking than a jewel case, the disc tray inside the package (particularly the "teeth" of the hub which secure the disc in place) remains rather brittle and is prone to cracking if the package is crushed. Digipak-style cases grew in popularity among record labels and recording artists in the early 2000s.
Manufacturers have sought to reduce environmental impact and improve functionality by introducing recycled components into its trays; one has announced a 100% post-consumer PET tray made from recycled bottles, which also eliminates the need for the brittle "teeth". Another one goes one step further by totally eliminating the plastic tray and replacing it with a paper tray made from sugarcane and egg carton. Many printers use recycled or sustainable material for the board stock.
Historically, Digipak was only available in large quantities. However, AGI has recently introduced a new product called digipak i-create for the consumer market. Digipak i-create is a web-supported concept that is aimed at music, photo and creative markets.
IMPAC Group, Inc. originally owned the Digipak trademark. That company was acquired by MeadWestvaco (MWV) in 2000 and folded into its AGI Media division. Following this acquisition, the Digipak name and designs were licensed to manufacturers around the world. MWV sold AGI Media to Atlas Holdings in 2010.

(Found on Wikipedia)

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