THE CD DESIGN

The photo below is of the cd I designed for the music (‘lollipop’) to be played through. 

In order to achieve this, I initially increased the saturation, hue, brightness and contrast of sweetie canvas image (as shown below). Then I created the shape of a circle with the tool key and used the ‘magic wand’ to merge the image into the round shape. I then used the tool key to create another, smaller, circle. This time I filled it white and placed it in the centre of the image, thus forming a CD look. I also added some images of placards that I had created on to this image to add to the funky effect (as shown below).

As a result of erasing the backgrounds of the placards, adjusting its brightness and contrast, and rotating them to align with the edges of the circle, the placards became incorporated into this design. 

When deciding on how to approach designing my CD, I had a look at some of Mika’s existing digipacks and CDs. This was very helpful as I understood the artistic pathway Mika intended for his fans to decipher through his creative work. He tended to be fond of colour and pop art. Therefore, I felt that it was essential to follow this convention of his. 

However, what makes our CD style differ to his is the   notion of youth and innocence it portrays rather than (as Mika does) ambition and freedom.