Evaluation

I believe that the quality of my products are up to a professional standard. Each one was handled with care and made to match the clients desires. In this case, the quality is only important to the client however I feel it's at a standard that would impress many people. I feel I aimed the flyer, digipak and magazine article at the right target audience which is people aged between 13-30. However if people out of this estimated age bracket appeal to the music, and products with it, that would also be fine. The digipak would appeal to woman mainly as the front cover is a picture of Charlotte Evans, who is a beautiful young singer in the style of pop with an indie twist. 


In comparison I don't think that my final products look that bad compared to professional products. I think what made the digipak so much more professional was the fact I used the copyright labels, bar codes and explicit warning signs. Without this I mist admit it did look slightly like an A-level work that you would expect.

My flyer is what I was mostly impressed with. I expected it to be the hardest thing to create but after doing reseal and looking at other flyer's i realized less is more in that region. And found the simpler i kept it, the greater professional look it had. However it was hard trying to find other examples of flyers within this genre on the internet.

My magazine article was the hardest thing of all to create. This however is what I thought would be the easiest, and it certainly wasn't! What I found hard was trying to create a professional look without making the page look too full, not only this the images take up a huge amount of space and time wasn't exactly on my side. Luckily I managed to get the hand of the look I wanted to complete with and after using another magazine as a template I think I managed to pull off a pretty professional look in the end. Even after struggling I managed to meet the clients demands and wishes without having to change much of my original design.  

The equipment that I used throughout the process of making all three products was a camera and mainly Photoshop. Before the production started I wasn't too great with the Adobe Photoshop system. However I had to force myself ton use it and get used to the way the tools worked on there. In the end I found that Photoshop was my best friend when it came to creating the look me and the client wanted for all three products. 
In terms of responsiveness to the client I honestly think I did the best job I could. I didn't manage my time too well at the start of the production which soon caught up with me in the end however after doing lots of extra hours I soon caught up with the work. Not only this I feel as though everything the client asked me to do and change I did, any demand they made was met and same with the deadlines. Overall I'm happy with the work that I've created, and enjoyed the process of it. I just hope the client is happy with the final products too. 

Second client feedback meeting

Feedback from others

Martin - What I liked most about the three designs is that they all have a very similar feel to them. The fact the model is outside in most of the photo's helps, and because this is an ongoing theme throughout the three products they instantly become recognizable. The only thing I would say is to make the magazine article a bit more packed with information. I know that isn't the full magazine article, but a tad more text would of fitted the theme fine.


Reece - My favorite piece overall was the digipack as you got to see a variety of pictures of the artist. Being a teenager I didn't think this genre of music would appeal to me when I saw the products advertising it, however I can say that all three products have drawn me in instantly.


Alison - I personally thought the flyer was the best bit. I think out of all three products it looks the most professional, and whilst being able to keep it simple it has worked well using the images and texts that were chosen. My only criticism is that the magazine needs more colour and the digipak needs something to make it stand out that little bit more. Other than that I think they all look great, professional, and I know I would defiantly buy the products made by the designer. 

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Budget

Magazine article:
The price of a place in a magazine is mutual, as they will be providing us with publicity and we will also be providing them sales for their magazine.
(http://www.condenast.co.uk/)




CD (Digipak)  
A local Shropshire photographer named Mike Norman wold be a great person to use for the cover of the CD/Album. His prices start about £575, ranging to about £1,500. I have a budget of about £700 for a photographer.
(www.mikenorman.co.uk)
Digipak creation: 
6 Panel, 1 disk, disk with colour and graphics, slim finish @ 350gsm
Full colour outside and in.
10,000 = £3,625
20,000 = £6,250
(http://www.copysound.co.uk/prices.htm)

Flyer: 
A5 flyer, weighing 260gsm, single sided only
5,000 = £200
10,000 = £400
20,000 = £800
All finished with a glossy look.
(http://www.skprintdesign.com/colour-leaflet-printing.html)


OVERALL BUDGET: Max/Min budget £8,827


Time Plan


Magazine: I will allow one week for the magazine article to be produced and published. This is the maximum amount of time that I will allow magazines are used to creating articles in a very short time. I researched it would take 1 day for the photo-shoot for the artist, 1 day to write up the article and create it, and 1 day to print. In total thats 3 days however I have given a 4 day leeway so that there is room for improvement and to make sire no packaging and posting issues arise.

Album (Digipak): After a short period or research for the album I will allow 2 weeks to produce the digipak. This is because it will take a minimum of 1 day to do the photoshoot, 1 day to produce the graphics and designs, 2 days to put it all together, 1 day to create the actual cd disk, and 3 days to get hold of the actual digipaks. Along side of this there is postage and delivery to think about, I also made sure after doing my research that i gave myself enough time to correct mistakes if any occur.

Flyer: Once again after lots of research I found that to produce, design and send my flyers it takes 4 days for that. it takes 2 days to actually print the flyer, then another 2 maybe 3 days at a push to post the flyers back to me. I've given one day for postage and printing problems to be sorted out (if any).