Ancillary Development CD

The first stage to creating the the CD case I wanted to, was to pick my first colour scheme. I wanted to have a go at creating a few, to see what works well and what looks the best. I found a 6 panel Digipak template by logging on to my colleges old system and going into the media section that was made for the students. It gave me a link to 

This is an online websites that lets you download and use their templates for creating Digipaks. I decided to use a template because all the measurements are accurate and ready to use - to be able to design a CD case to the right dimensions. If I had created a template from scratch, it leaves less time that I can spend on developing and experimenting with different design ideas. 

1.  I selected the 6 panel Digipak template as an adobe file
2. Then I opened it using Photoshop
3. then i saved the file as a Jpeg, that I could then reopen as a layer in Photoshop to be able to edit and create a professional looking Digipak

1st COLOUR SCHEME: Blues,Dark Grey & Off White

This is the first development of my ancillary text. I am using Photoshop C5 to create the CD case. The way I have decided to do it is enter a template onto the Photoshop document and then use my own images.

I have included some interesting art work on the album, without yet adding any silhouettes or pictures of people on the album. When I was looking at existing products there is a huge popularity for original art work, that can be iconic to that album. I have included a picture of some artwork that I took whilst I was at Berlin Film Festival. I took some close up shots of street art with the intention of using them on my CD case. I think original art work suits the genre more, as indie artists class themselves as more creative and original then the pop artists that churn out similar music to each other as quickly as possible. That is the meaning behind using a art work focused CD.  

Adding the first silhouette to my digipak, I had to find a take a picture from the side and then draw over the outline on Photoshop. It was time consuming but wanted a image that fitted what I imagined the best.

Here are some of the Genre CD's that feature lots of album art work;

http://www.loonapix.com/ Is a website that enables me to edit my ancillary texts into settings in the real world. Im going to use it to add my promo poster onto different things to show how it would actually look. Im also planning on printing out a version of my CD cover which means I can fold it and stick it together to create a mock-up to show a real version and not just leave it to the imagination, when looking at the digital version.