1. Name of band: I thought to have the
band’s name in bold and black so that it Background: I want the background to be
looks simple but so that it would be easily very colourful so that it’s eye catching and
readable and it stands out from the draws in the audience. I want colourful
colourful background. I also thought of beams of different colours shooting away
having the font in a brush stroke effect as from band and I want these beams to
it ties in with the band’s name and it goes incorporate different images which relate
well with the whole theme of the front to the song titles on the album. I decided
cover and album name. (Canvas) to have the beams in particular because I
wanted to make it seem like the artists
ideas are shooting out of the band. The
different colours also reinforce the pop
I placed the image of genre and it appeals to a young audience.
the band in the middle In order to make the band stand out I
of the album cover so want a bright coloured beam such as
that the audience’s yellow shooting down on them so that
attention goes straight the audiences attention can focus on the
to them. The simple band. I also want the band to either be in
pose and frame of the black and white or sepia effect as this is
image also makes the different from the colourful background
band easy to recognise. therefore it stands out a lot more.
The album name is Canvas as an album
can metaphorically be seen as a canvas
on which artists are able to express
themselves. The album name is not as
important as the band’s name therefore
I have decided to place it near the
bottom in a smaller font, I want the font
to be curly and twisted so that it looks
creative and magical. This would appeal
to my young target audience.

2. I thought of having a
I want the back of the album cover to follow a typical puzzle effect over the
CD back cover structure. I wanted to continue with the image because it looks
use bright colours and black and white theme, so that playful and youthful
similar ideas of the front cover are portrayed to the therefore it will appeal
back. to our targeted
audience. I wanted to
use a bright colour for
the background so that
The font of the song the black and white
titles and the image of the band
institutional would stand out. I want
information has to be the photo to be a
simple so that it would medium close up so
be easy for audiences that the band is easily
to read recognised.
I would place the
institutional
information near
the bottom
because this is
not crucial
information for
the audiences
however it still
needs to be
shown because
of copyright laws.

3. As the inlay can only be viewed if
the audience buy the CD I decided
to make it very simple. I choose to
have a photo of a drum set as I
believe this connotes the pop/
rock genre of the band. As and
instrument the drums are favoured
by young people therefore they
would appreciate the image. Them
simplicity and dullness of the inlay
sleeve contracts with the front and
back cover of the album. The
difference would would keep the
audience interested in the album
art work.