Brief overview of do's and don'ts of design work.
DO:
- - clear font
- - appropriate sizes for image and font
- - clear photo's that are in focus
- - a layout that follows the rule of thirds for composition
- - an appropriate type face that follow:
- - genre convention
- - be clear from a distance
- - use the 3 colour rule that is appropriate for
- - images
- - font
- - background
- - think carefully about how you integrate
- - font
- - text & language
- - image
- - use appropriate industry logos and conventions properly positioned
- - barcode
- - date
- - copyright
- - titles
- - artist name
DONT:
- - Stretch out images as they lose quality.
- - Use layer styles.
- - Place text across the artists face.
- - Use a font simply because you like it, you must have a reason for the font use.
- - Use to many effects that do not relate to your genre, keep effects genre related!
- - Feel you need a separate photo on every panel - be creative!
Heres an example of a rubbish album cover which has all of the 'DONT' bullet points in it:
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