Lesson Summary
In this project, you'll have the opportunity to create a jewel CD cover for one of your favorite musical artists, videos games, TV series or films. This lesson empowers students to craft their own Jewel CD covers, comprising both a front booklet and a back cover. Through this endeavor, students will blend graphic design, typography, and illustration to produce captivating artwork. They have the artistic freedom to explore various illustrative styles and techniques in their CD cover designs.
Lesson Objectives
Integrate elements of graphic design, typography, and illustration into their CD cover artwork.
Comprehend the process of creating a Jewel CD cover, encompassing both its front and back components.
Packaging Design
This project provides students with insight into the process of design packaging, from the conceptual stage to the creation of a final commercial product. The primary objective of packaging design is to effectively convey the product's contents while making it visually appealing to potential buyers. Product packaging serves as a form of advertising, specifically crafted to enhance product sales. It incorporates typography to name and describe the product and may also feature illustrations or photos, with all elements arranged according to principles of graphic design.
Discussion
What is the primary objective of package design?
Is a product package design important to you? Why?
Do you have a special CD at home that could use an attractive case? Is it filled with music, video games, photos, or movies?
Is there a particular band, video game, TV series or movie that you hold dear?
Do you have any ideas for a CD cover are you are excited to design?
Process
Choose a CD: Select a theme for which you'd like to design a cover.
Brainstorm: Contemplate artwork that complements the CD's content. The chosen illustrative style should effectively convey what the CD is about.
Thumbnail Sketches: Create conceptual drawings of your ideas in your sketchbook. Don't forget to design the back cover. Include the table of contents if necessary.
Title Design: Add a title for your CD cover. Ensure that the words, font, and artwork harmonize with the CD's contents. Apply the principles of typography design.
Final Artwork: Once you've settled on an idea, sketch it onto your CD cover. Feel free to employ any style and technique that inspire you.
Color: After penciling your design, bring it to life with color. You can use watercolors, colored pencils, or markers.
Scoring and Cutting: Gently score or mark a folding line on the CD cover to ensure neat folds. Then, cut out your CD artwork.
Insert Artwork: Carefully place your CD cover into the Jewel CD cover.
Terminology
Thumbnail Sketch - Small, rough drawings used to explore design ideas.
Typography - The art of making written text legible and visually appealing.
Font - A specific style of text that may vary in size, thickness, shape, etc.
Composition - Arranging content in a visually appealing way to communicate information.
Scoring & Folding — To make a light cut line (not all the way through) on a sheet of paper so that it folds cleanly.