Ancillary Product Feedback

After looking at Group 42's final pieces we have found that we like the simplicity and representation that they have created for their product. Their music genre of their video was well produced into imagery for their magazine advert and Digipack.
There is a good link between the Digipack cover and the magazine advert as they both contain the same graphics, I.e: Silhouette of people which are representing the band, and a Hawaiian flower.

However the Digipack was missing key elements such as the digital video disk symbol known as "DVD", therefor it gives no information of what the contents are. A consumer can only assume there is just a compact disk "CD" in the produced item.
The magazine advert does not show where the album can be bought or where it is available, however the simplicity of the layout creates attention to the reader, for them to get more information.

Analysis Of Project By Peers

Here is our final digipack, continued on the theme of using a Hippy style/ indie band look with the use of the Volkswagen beetle and flowers. In their past album covers there has been a repetative thme of flowers appearing. We named the album "problems and bigger ones" this relates to the image of the curly road that has a sign named bend ahead. Suggesting that the band has had problems and their are bigger ones on the road ahead.

The pattern of the footsteps across the page links back to our music video where the bear is walking around a city travelling. This also links back to the lyrics "been around the world".

This is our final poster, we have decided to use silhouettes for the band members instead of actual photographs. The reason we have done this is after research of the bands past album covers and posters, they tend not to put themselves on it. A lot of their past advertising uses abstract imagery from the 1960's , we have continued this theme in our digi pack but with a wider range of variety.

Poster update

Update

After the lesson today, i brought back the image to home to touch up some more. When i get back to college i will be finishing it all off, by turning it back and white and adding in titles. here is how far i got in touching it up.

Reviews

Rolling Stone - "Harvey Danger display a sly wit with sharp pop-rock hooks for the modern thinking man and woman" ****

NME - Individual and Fresh 10/10

The Times - Brilliant *****