CD jacket design

[Circleville Signs]

Hey guys - working on a CD jacket design for my band's new EP. We are just doing sleeves, so only a 2 panel. Here are the three I have come up with. Also, the titles are just placeholders. We haven't decided on a project name yet. This fold in the middle, so the image on the right is the "front" and on the left is the "back".

We are a a straight-up rock band.

 

[Steve C.]

The middle one is very attractive. Left one is nice too.

 

[neato]

the right is my favorite.

 

[Rick]

Your band logo is overpowering every layout. The layouts are nice, the logo style is to "decorative". Either redo the logo, don't use it, or use it on the inside of the CD.

 

[Circleville Signs]

I agree on the left and middle ones Rick. Do you think it overpowers the right one as well? With it being the image on the static-y TV?

 

[J Hill Designs]

I like the left one - I would like to see the logo in a light grey with little to no glow....

 

[Rick]

The one on the right may be the least distracted on, but there are issues with the logo. Mostly, hard to read, to complicated, there is probably a story to the image, but it's too ambiguous to understand it, and that problematic message overwhelms the logo.

 

[Circleville Signs]

Well - the logo is pretty set. We've been branding with it for a while, and a re-brand would cause some issues that i don't think we are ready to take on yet.

So, I tried something a bit different with the design on the right.

Thoughts?

 

[Rick]

That looks better, but what about the band's name?

The TV idea sorta reminds me of this... (thats a good thing in my book)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BggXhzUhZ94

 

[Steve C.]

I kinda like the logo...for a ROCK BAND. It is extremely hard to read.

 

[Circleville Signs]

OK...

Played around a bit more - what about this?

 

[signmeup]

I like the first one (left) but make the logo one colour.....30% grey.

 

[Jillbeans]

Post #8.
Logo on back behind the TVs.
In the round area created by the stripes.
Make image on front TV black & white.
Make stripes burgundy and deep red. Make name in orange.
And for the love of God man you need some rabbit ears on top of the back TV stack.
hahaha
Love....Jill
PS
Here is a local band whose cover art always pleases me:
http://www.clarksonline.com/discography/

 

[Circleville Signs]

Jill,

OK - suggestions taken and implemented - plus a couple of new thoughts on my end.

Whatcha think?

 

[Rodi]

Well - the logo is pretty set. We've been branding with it for a while, and a re-brand would cause some issues that i don't think we are ready to take on yet.

So, I tried something a bit different with the design on the right.

Thoughts?

I like left and right, hate the center one. What type of music? Do you remember the GodFathers, Birth, School, Work, Death? Your title reminds me of that.

 

[phototec]

Jill,

OK - suggestions taken and implemented - plus a couple of new thoughts on my end.

Whatcha think?

This is waaaay better than the others, looks great!

 

[signmeup]

Looks a lot better. I think removing the 3D stuff from the name would help even more. Colons after the numbers would help too. Or some way to separate the number from the song title.....unless the title is, "4 Makes No Sense".

 

[Jillbeans]

Better, I would like to see the logo in a dark dark burgundy and I agree about losing the 3D effect on the name. I'd like to see the name in a bolder font, with a bit of distress, and in a deeper orange
Like your own logo first attempt color from the other day.

 

[HaroldDesign]

I like the last revision (post #14). As stated before, lose the 3D effect. Maybe just white. I also think it will look odd to have the bottom TV getting clipped off on the back.

 

[Circleville Signs]

OK - made a few more changes - Really didn't like the deep maroon for the logo on the back, so left it pretty much as-is.

Made the changes to the front though - thoughts?