Name ______

Front Cover – 12cm x 12 cm

Back Side including ends 14.5cm x 12 cm

Ends are 6mm each

CD Cover Assignment

Front Cover - 12 x 12Back Cover - 14.5 x 12

CD Cover Assignment

Your design firm has been selected by your favorite band (or a fictitious band) to design the front and back covers for their soon to be released CD.

In discussions with the band members, you find out they want an updated logo "to reflect the band's new direction".

They want the new logo, the band's name, your image (modified to suit the bands new image) and the name of the CD on the front cover.

On the back cover, they want the 8 tracks and the 2 bonus tracks (not available on the cassette). You should include the artist, the title, the recording company name and the catalogue number. (E.g. Record Company name - Spartan, Catalogue Number - CD000 1)

GUIDELINES; Prepare a preliminary sketch of your design. Include notes justifying/explaining the images/designs you intend to use. Indicate by note the colours you plan to use in your design.

Save your logo as a separate file do you can place it on the front and back covers

Make sure your completed design will actually fit into a CD jewel case.

Evaluation:

CATEGORY / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1 / Score
Thinking & Inquiry
Creativity
Originality / Unique design, a one of its kind. Evidence of planning and thought. / Unique but similar to others in the class. / Similar to many others in the class, not much interest generated. / No interest generated from design. No evidence of planning or thought
Communication
Design/
Composition / Student applies design principles (such as unity, contrast, balance, movement, direction, emphasis, and center of interest) with great skill. Effective use of logo / Student applies design principles (such as unity, contrast, balance, movement, direction, emphasis, and center of interest) with fair skill.
Good use of logo. / Student tries to apply design principles (such as unity, contrast, balance, movement, direction, emphasis, and center of interest) but the overall result is not pleasing. Weak use of logo. / The student does not appear to be able to apply most design principles to his/her own work.
Ineffective use of logo
Knowledge
Attractiveness / The cover is exceptionally attractive in terms of design, layout, and neatness. / The cover is attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness. / The cover is acceptably attractive though it may be a bit messy. / The cover is distractingly messy or very poorly designed. It is not attractive.
Application
Correct Info / Dimensions / Error free and ready to use as is. Correct size and all info used. / Error free but not quite ready to use as is. Ends misplaced. Missing some info. / One error and not ready to use as is. Size is off.
Much of info missing. / Many errors and not ready to use as is. Incomplete. Missing a lot of info.
Software Use / Exhibiting mastery level of software. Has shown a lot of planning and care. Design is complete as is. / Exhibiting moderate level of software . But more can be done to complete design / Exhibiting fair level of software . But more can be done to complete design / Very weak level of design skill. Appears no effort or thought has gone into design.