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Diary

Aim
The aim of todays two sessions is to start creating my graphics. I will start with my logo
and if all goes well it will be finished by the end of these two sessions as that it what I am
working to in my proposal.

Evidence
To start with, I opened Photoshop and created a
blank canvas to create my logo on. The dimensions
of my new canvas were 12cm x 12cm as that is how big my CD
cover will be therefore that canvas needs to be no
bigger because the logo will fit onto the CD cover.

Now that I have my blank canvas I will start by creating the


main circle using the Ellipse Tool.

I felt that the circle was too thin for me to later


put a pixelated effect on so I changed the point
size from 3px to
6.35px. I then
positioned the
circle so that it
was just of
center towards the top of the
canvas so that I could fit the
band name underneath it.

Next I went on to creating the


two trapeziums in the center. To do this I used the Rectangle
tool. Once I had the rectangle I then used the Line tool to split
the shape into 3 so I could delete the exterior corners. I tried to
use the Line tool as I thought it was easier then I found a
Polygon tool where I could choose how many sides I want,
so I used a 6 sided polygon then used the rectangle tool to
split the shape in half and deletd the exterior lines. Once I
had one trapezium I just had to
duplicate that layer to get another
one and flip it around. I grouped all
layerws together so I could rotate
the shape to the angle I wanted.

Finaly I went onto creating my


writing for the band name. I used the text tool to write out The Pixels and picked the font
System Bold as it looked the most pixelated.

I then went onto exporting my logo. To do this I went onto


export as and chose PNG with Transparency highlighted
so that I can put it onto my other grsphics, then I clicked
export.

As I had
finished
my logo
before the
end of the
second
lesson I then went on to start creating my CD cover.

To start my CD front cover off I opened a 15cm x 12cm


blank canvas, by this time it was the end of the lesson.

Learnt
From todays 2 sessions I have finish my logo and completely exported it as a PNG. I was
originally going to put a pixelated effect on the graphic but when I tried to apply it, it would
not work so I had to keep it normal. In the next two sessions, I will start and complete my
front CD cover and spine.

Aim
My aim for this session is to finish my CD front cover and start the back cover.

Evidence
To start I reopened the document I made last
session so I could start creating my background.

I went onto Google images to find and image of


white brick wall for my background, after saving the
image I opened it into Photoshop. I went into the
Image Size tab and changed the image size to
11.99cm x 11.99cm. Once I changed the image size I
dragged the
new image
onto my CD cover tab, as I have changed the size of
the image it fit to the CD cover canvas so that there
was a small gap on the left side where my CD spine
will go.

Next, I opened my logo that I created last session. I


will only be
using this logo
as a guide for
me to draw over. I dragged the logo onto my album
cover and resized it the way I wanted it. I tried to
then draw over the logo with a brush that had a spray
paint effect on it. When I took away the logo from
behind I realised it just looked messy, so I decided to
just use the logo graphic I created but fade it out
using the transparency bar.

Next I went onto creating the text for my front cover. To do this I found an image online of
spray painted letter sentcils, I saved this image and opened it in Photoshop. To create my
band name I opened a new document with the same dinemsions to make it easier to create
my text on. What I did was used the rectangle
marquee tool to select the letter that I wanted to paste
onto my new document. Once I had all of the letters I
needed I arranged them so that the spelled out the
pixels, I merged the layers together so that I could
then transfer the graphic onto my album cover.

When I transferred the text onto my


cover the logo and the text were the
same colour so I couldnt see the text
against the logo. The rectify this I
changed the colour of my logo to a
dark red colour using the fill tool. I then
made my text darker by lowering the
brightness so that it was easier to read.
Finally I moved the text to the place
that I wanted it.

Next, I went on to adding in the record label


logo and album name. I saved the record label
logo from google images and inserted it onto the
cover in the place I
wanted it. I opened a
new document so that I
could create the title for
my album. To
do this I used the paint brush tool to draw out the title in a
way that it looks spray painted on.

Learnt
Today I did not manage to finish my front cover completely
but nearly finished it. From this, I learnt I need to speed up with my work in the upcoming
sessions.
Aim
Today I will aim to finish my front cover and back cover of my CD, also I will try to
start my poster if I have time left over.

Evidence
To start I set the background of my CD spine to a simple white colour using the
rectangle tool. Next I went onto adding in the band name and album name. To do this
I duplicated both layers and repositioned them into the place I wanted them on the
spine. Finally I added in a smaller record label logo and the CD code at the bottom. I
got the logo off google images and created the code using the text tool.

Next I went onto creating a new document for my back


cover. Before creating my back cover I realized the way a CD
case works I would need to attach the spine to the back cover
not the front, so what I decided to do was take the spine off
the front cover document and place it on the back cover. To
do this I opened the new document with dimensions of 14cm
x 12cm. I
selected all
of the layers that create the spine, dragged
them over to the back cover tab, and
resized them so that it looked good. After
placing the spine onto the back cover I
then deleted it off the front and resized
everything so that the canvas dimensions
were 12.5cm x 12cm. My front cover was
finished so I then exported it as a JPEG so
it had the highest quality possible.

Going back to my back cover I placed my white wall background on it by dragging it onto
the back cover tab from the front cover tab. Next I went onto adding in my traklist using the
text tool, I chose a simple font for my text as I wanted it to be easy to read but still look
stylish. The font I used was Source Code Pro Bold. I went onto google images to download
an image of a barcode top place onto my back cover.
Finally I

went onto adding in my legal


information and copyright symbol
next to the barcode, to do this I
used the text tool and got a
copyright symbol off google
images. I resized the text so that it was next to
my barcode. I exported the back cover as a JPEG
so it had the highest possible quality.

I then started my A3 poster by opening a new document with the dimensions of 297mm x
420mm. Firstly I added in my brick wall background by using the same picture I already
used for my CD cover. I added in the band name that I created for my CD cover by dragging
it from the CD cover tab to the poster tab. I added in my logo next to the band name. I did
not put my logo on my storyboard as I didnt think I needed it but whilst creating the poster
I felt that I needed to put it on as it was another way to advertise the band. Next I added in
the words UK Tour, I used the paint brush tool to do this and resized it to overlap the
band name slightly. One of my last steps was to put the tour dates and venues onto the
poster, to do this I used the text tool in the
font Source Code Pro Bold. The final
things I added to my poster were the social
media links for the band. I got a picture of
the Facebook and Twitter logo from
Google images and used the text tool tool
write the links onto the poster. I finally
exported the poster as a JPEG so that it was in the highest quality possible.

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