Conventions of a CD Cover
What does it do?
A CD cover is made to protect the CD from being scratched or damaged, it is also a good way to allow star construction showing us about the artist and catch the eye of shoppers
What does it look like
CD cases are usually square, they can come in many different materials from a more popular plastic Jewel case or cardboard Digipack, CD cases can be whatever the artist wants to reflect his image.
CD cases usually measure at 142mm x 125mm x 10mm including a booklet inside containing things from lyrics, information of the artist and images.
On the back of CD cases usually you will find a list of the tracks (songs) on the cd, also known as the Track Listing, somewhere on the CD, mainly found on the front, there is usually a image of the band or artist and the artist or bands name.
Finally also there is usually copyright information, credits, thanks, songs written by etc.. Information in a small font
Different genres tend to have different cd codes and conventions, for example a electronic/dance cd would be more colourful due to the happiness and brightness in the music and a heavy metal cd would be dull and dark
Shy fx
Shy fx (Andre Williams) is an English Jungle Drum and Bass DJ and producer from london. Shy FX's debut record was "Jungle Love" released in 1992 which i am unable to gather album artwork for. Soon after, he signed to Sound of Underground Records and released "Original Nuttah", featuring UK Apache in 1994, one of the biggest jungle drum and bass tunes ever made. (1)
Throughout his career he has worked with T Power, both as Ebony Dubsters and Shy FX and T Power; their 2002 track "Shake Ur Body" with vocalist Di was a #7 hit in the UK Singles Chart. In 2005 he founded Digital Soundboy Recordings. (2)
More recently, he produced "Raver", featuring Kano and Done'o and Roses Gabor, plus the UK artist Yasmin's first single, "On My Own". (3)
He announced that his new album, 'Larger Than Life', will be released in 2011.
shy fx has released a very little amount of albums, as a jungle drum and bass artist i expect to see more of the colors red yellow and green from the Jamaican flag as seen on his album Raver (3), their are no real similarities between any of shy fx's albums
album name - Larger than life
Track list -
1. intro
2. mixmag
3. raver
4. larger than life
5. gyptian - hold you (shy fx and benny page digital soundboy remix)
6. on the run
7. everyday
8. you better leave me
Interview
I interviewed a few people within the target audience about the album cover I am going to make, here is the feedback I gathered off them
· The majority of people wanted to see a new style on his new album cover to a more in your face jungle design like his music
· Special edition copies would be preferred and will sell better
· Special edition should include a poster and stickers
· Digipack instead of album
Influence sheet
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