packaging demos !!!!!

these are some demo designs of packaging that i have created. i used a range of different materials and when designing them even though they are only demos to explore with different types of materials i was still thinking about my theme and what i want my album to possibly look like. this was a really good way for me to see how different materials look and what would work and what doesn't. 

this is a melted plastic technique where i cut out different colours of plastic and made shapes with them and began to layer all the plastic together and i put a sheet of paper ontop of the plastic and then with using an ion i used the heat to make the plastic stick together. 

i think that this was a really good method of creating a CD cover and its really simple but it could become much better if it was scanned in and edited on illustrator or photoshop also i think that it works for the band little mix because of all the colour and the bold colours stand out which is a lot like the theme of little mix. and i really like the layering techniques of the design with all the different colours and shapes i would definitely consider using this technique on my cover as i think it looks really good and stands out. 

i don't think that there are many negatives about this design because the plastic is from plastic bags so it is easy to get the plastic and also you can make it into any design colour or shape you want so it will work any way you need it to with the colours you want. 

this is the inside of the packaging. and i saw it looking like a book, with different pages when you open the cover, i wouldn't use this design because it doesn't fit in with my theme but i really like the idea of the book look but i would just design my pages different. i would have to design the pages different and also would use different materials instead of card i could use photo paper and have edited image with maybe tracing paper to cover it and have song lyrics on it. 

this is another design i did, and it looks like its a parcel, i think this design is great and really works, i did this by first getting parcel paper and then rapping it around the cd cover and i added black string in the middle to keep it together and by adding stamps and different postal things it creates the effect even more. and all together i think it looks amazing and has come together really well. 

the problem with this design is that its not water proof as the cover is made our of paper also if it would be made out of card then it would make it easy to damage or break. so it might not be the most convinent use of materials. i could be improved by using the same design and look but having the design within a plastic cd case to make it more protected and durable. 

i wouldn't use this design because for my theme it looks too bland and also not colourful enough for my band. i could use the same type of postal design but use different colour paper and make it stand out more that would fit my theme a lot better then the simple brown paper.  

this is the fabric cd cover design, i created it by using fabric and simply covered the cd case and then tied it together to create the final result. this design is really simple and it has allot of possiblitlys to it, for example the fabrics could have a print of the band or singer on it or a design that matches it to make the fabric allot more interesting. this is what makes this design so great although the limitations to the deign is that its not water proof and also it would be hard to put back together if the fan wanted to tie it back up but apart from that i think it has a really natural effect to it and looks great. 

I don't think this would work for my artist because Cheryl Cole is very high profile and big production, so this would work for her brand, also if I chose to do little mix they are very pop and bold so I don't think a natural CD cover would work for them. I think to fit my theme it would need to be of higher production quality to appeal to the artists and the fans. 

I think this CD cover is great it is made out of paper and i think it works really well, its simple to make and also a design that I haven't seen before so it will stand out against the rest, what I like about this design is that you have pictures and information all the way around the whole design and opened up there's even more inside so for a fan it will be very interesting to have. I also think this would work for my artists because you can have high production photos and illustrations on the design, it can be made out of many materials and you can make the design whatever you want it to look like. which makes it even better. I also love the way it opens out so it doubles as a sort of inner booklet as well as a case for the CD. 

the part that I don't think works the best is that it doesn't cover the whole CD so for it to be on a shop shelf the design would have to be changed slightly because the way it is now wouldn't be suitable for it to be on a shop shelf. also I would make it out of a stronger material instead of paper to make the design more durable. 

this is the back of the CD case and what I love about it is that you have the band in the corner and information on the rest of the back, it looks like a clean cut design and works really well, I think that it looks great. I would definitely consider using this as a packaging idea with better materials. 

this is what the cover looks like once it has been opened up completely and I think that it looks great, because this design allows for images to be used and information or even lyrics of the songs. I think the design looks great by how its opened up and the design aspect of it works really well and I think it would be great as a CD cover and also possible double up as the inner booklet. amazing.