Completed Digipak (production)

Using Quark Express and Photoshop Elements 4.0, I now have completed my final design for a Digipak album which is named 'Lure of my Memories'. Surprisingly, with little time and loads of work, it looks very effective amongst the audience.


Front Panel:
- A full sized effective photo of the artist which I added colour correction effects to make it more blue and sharpened. 
- I used the blur tool to smoothen the artist's face making the photo look more professional and air brushed.
- Using the smudge/blur tool to smoothen out the background surroundings making the artist's body and face the focal point of the front panel. 
- Parental Advisory logo placed on right hand corner aiming at older generation since there is explicit content contained in the lyrics.
- I duplicated the layer of the Artist's name to make it darker and stand out more as the original text which I had used from www.cooltext.com wasn't bold enough.
- Silver colour for the album name using a more sans serif font and a smaller size making the front panel more simple but professional.

Inside Panels:
- 2 Mid shot photos of Artist which both have been colour corrected and used more saturation in the colour.
- Used the sharpen tool to bring out fine details from both photographs.
- No dedications used as I thought it looked better as two calm photos.
- Inside panels binary to front/back panels because it is dispersed but yet showing serenity.
- CD template used to show audience where the actual CD will be stored.

From my point of view, I think my digipak looks very well presented and shows I have thought about the functions of a professional Digipak and what they require. Also I think it shows that I have done a lot of research and planning. 
I one thing I found difficult was using the programme Photoshop Elements itself as I am used to using Photoimpact 11. Getting used to new tools and special ways to change a normal photo into a bright and vibrant airbrushed photo.