I spoke to several
people including family, friends and even random people and asked for feedback
on the first front and back cover draft; below are several factors which were addressed:
Quality
The overall quality of the image and text was overall poor
and looks unprofessional to improve:
- Use a better quality camera so image quality isn't poor.
- Don’t use a shot from the video, it makes the
cover seemed rushed.
- Spend more time on text quality, the text seemed
over stretched and once again rushed, I will edit the text individually to seem
bolder therefore more professional.
Image
I got a lot of praise for the actual image and people seemed
to respond to the ‘pathetic fallacy’ theme in which I explained, however they did mention quality and thought the hot air balloon had no real relevance to the theme or front cover. to improve:
- To improve the image as I addressed before I
will use a greater quality camera.
- I will find a more isolated tree to show
feelings of loneliness and to represent the overall vibe that the album gives
off.
- Use a new image for the back cover, perhaps a contrast of night and day to show a quirky effect of contrast in front to back cover.
- Use a new image for the back cover, perhaps a contrast of night and day to show a quirky effect of contrast in front to back cover.
Text
The text I used also got much praise, people felt the almost
‘handwritten’ theme it gave off worked well to show an upcoming singer song
writer and I believe it represents the work in which a singer song writer has
to put in. People also said position of text was quite poor in relation to the image due to over lapping and poor finish. To improve:
- I am going to look at more texts and try them
upon the new image used.
- Keep the ‘home made’ look of the text to keep
the message.
- Experiment with position and colour of text.
Overall people agreed the album cover seemed rushed and this is something I will address with the ideas stated above. Despite its great downfall being the quality people I surveyed liked the fact that the natural theme was linked and this is something I wish to stick too.
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