Album Cover Design
ACTIVITY For this lesson, you will create an Album cover based upon your favorite song. The song’s lyrics will serve as an inspiration for the look and feel of your project. ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
LEARNING OBJECTIVES Students will:
PROCEDURE: Step 1: Inspiration Begin by finding the lyrics to your favorite song. It should be a song that has personal meaning, yet also be appropriate for school. Double check for inappropriate language and themes/content that is not conducive for a school setting. Print out two copies. One to turn into me and a smaller version that you will glue into your sketchbook. Once you have the perfect song, dissect it using the following handout: Album handout.pages. You will hand in this sheet along with your lyrics. Step 2: Color Research Search the internet to find examples of how graphic designers have incorporated color into Album Cover design. Find at least one example of each of the bulleted items listed below. Print out your copies and tape them into your sketchbook. Be sure to label your images with the subcategory of color, as well as cite the url where your images are originally from. Here are the art elements that you should find examples of Color:
For homework, photograph five different examples of textures from around school or your neighborhood. These should be printed out and taped into your sketchbook. Here are some examples of different types of texture:
Save everything onto your computer and your flash drive. You might wind up using them for your project. Step 4: Color Palettes Next, search the internet for examples of color palettes that you are thinking about incorporating into your design project.Visit some of these links below. http://www.colourlovers.com/ http://kuler.adobe.com/# http://colorschemedesigner.com/ Find at least three different color ideas, print them out and glue them into your sketchbook. Step 5: Sketching Complete 3 detailed colored thumbnail sketches of your album layout ideas in your sketchbooks. Each sketch should have a front and back cover, show the types of images you are planning on using, suggest a type treatment and indicate a color palette. Your designs should be image dominant. Here is a Keynote about typography to help with your placement of type:typography.key FINAL PROJECT Once all your sketching is complete, choose your most successful sketch and try to recreate it in Photoshop. Your album must have the following project requirements: Size Front cover- 12"x 12" Back Cover-12" x 12" Resolution-300dpi Format-CMYK Remember to use layers! Visuals
Type An interesting, yet readable type treatment that relates to the mood of your piece Front Cover
Back Cover 1. Bar code 2. Record label logo 3. Song titles |