Impact of Research and Planning for CD Cover

For my CD cover I will choose a font for the title that will be constantly used for the bands name and title over a range of CD's that could be released. I will do this as the writing and style font will constanlty be recognized and associated with the band thus promoting the band aswell as the CD's.

Below are some of the font styles which I may choose to use for the title:

The bands (Stage Exits) logo will be the main characteristic and focus of the cover. This way consumers will always recognize this and will be used and familiar with it. This can prehaps be seen that the audience will stay confertable if the band doesnt constantly change their logos or branding so it easier for fans to show support or consideration for the artists and they can still be appreciated becasue the band has not changed since the latest releases.

Stage Exits logo.

The background that I will use for the background will may twist the forms and conventions like the Bowling for Soup album did by havving the band are shown on the front cover and they are also located in Las Vegas by the welcome sign.

Location - Link back to the title and highlight the 'Stage' and 'Exit'. I may decide to use a photograph of a stage door, with a sign on it saying 'Stage Exit'. This can always be used to include the title within the picture for the front cover. On the back of the case, the back page on the booklet, have a hall with a door in the distancw whilst picture or records are hung on a wall with the picture of the band in each one. Out line of bands shadow at the bottom of the CD whilst the name songs are listed on the floor of the corridor moving uptowards the top of the CD.

Another idea which I had for the front cover of the CD was to have it plain black with just the heart logo appearing on the cover. I will use this idea as I thought that this will be a simple and not over complicated as the band will be recognized by the audiences and the consumers. I have also chosen to keep this idea as it is the debut album and first single that would be released to promote the single as well as video. This will also be time in which the audience will be able to get to know the band as they will be able to know what their logo is and also the inside of the booklet from the CD will include pictures of the band on the inside. I will also be following the forms and conventions unlike the other idea I had as the band will be featured on the rest of the album rather then just the front cover.

Colour Scheme - Dark - Black and Red as these are the bands colours which they always use on other products to promote the bands such as MySpace, posters and other websites.

Inside the Cover/booklet

• Pictures of the band, some in black and white and some in colour. Shots of band in live performance, rehearsals and some of just the band mucking around - shows the audience fun side and also serious sides of the bands performance and their work.


• Lyrics from the band - if not enough room then just use the lyrics from the single used in music video to publicise the album.


• Thank you's from the group.


• Production, publishing, copyrighting details.


• Continue some of the artwork (if any is on the front) some in black and white.


• ringtones for phones, download links for mp3 etc, upcoming gigs listings, clothing ware, collectables etc. (maybe just include this on the website)


• One side of leaflet features lyrics other side a large expanded picture of the band.

Back of CD cover

picture of band on the back with song titles over the top of the picture

Barcode and numbers, record company and also copyright.

Song listings either on the top, far rightor centered. In the same font used throughout the cover to show consitancy.

Front of CD continued...

The title of the band will be placed at the top of the CD. The name 'Stage Exit' text will be a bigger size and in bold as this will then be the first thing which the audience will see at fist glance aswell as the logo. This will be agian using the usual forms and conventions as this is used on many CD's for example:

Nickelback is used rather than the actual name for the actual album such as 'Curb'.

White, Black, Yellow and Red are the usual colours of the text used on album covers, I will therefore be using red as this will stick to the typical forms and conventions but will also be used as this is one of the colours used by the group as representation to their audiences and instituitions.

Measurements for the CD cover is 12cm x 12cm.