DVD Label

I started to design my dvd label by making to circles with these dimensions on photoshop. 

As soon as I started to think of a dvd label in context to the comic the boys, I thought of one image used for the front cover of an issue depicting the main characters which would work really well on a dvd.

The placement for each character gives the effect of a circle mean it would be perfect for a dvd label.

Finally I felt my DVD cover needed a picture on the back to make it look more interesting, i choose and image again that represented the action within the comics, I also wanted an image that displayed lots of the characters. Again with this image I used black lines to denote a comic book style.

I am pleased with the outcome of my dvd cover, however I feel that I could improve it with more time. I also feel If I had chosen a different product to promote, I could have used a lot more of the effects on photoshop. Because I was working with comic art I couldn't really adjust the graphics as much as I would have been able to had I chosen something else to promote. 

As i need to add writing to the back of my dvd cover and the background is quite busy meaning it would be hard to read, i made a black rectangle to put the text on at the back

 However I felt that a solid black rectangle looked quite messy so I then decided to adjust the opacity so you can still see the background image but if i overlay white text it will be easy to read.

I am pleased with the effect this has had once I added the text to the back.

The Boys is very action packed, so I wanted to include some of the action art from the books. I felt the best way to display this was in a comic strip style along the side of the DVD.

however just copy and pasting the images looked sloppy and it was not clear that they were in a comic book style, decided to add in thin black lines framing each image to display them in more of a comic book fashion.

I feel this now looks more professional.

I wanted to include all of the main characters on the front of the dvd. At first I tried to select individual pictures of the characters from different sections of the comics, although this meant I could display more of the individual protagonists characters, the effect against the background made it look cheap. Instead i decided to use the "wanted" posters from the front cover off one of the issues, as they are posters it means that them look flat against the background was not a problem. 

I would like to perhaps also link these posters into the background by reducing them in size and attaching them to some of the buildings in the background, I feel this would be an interesting effect.

Title

My second decision after the background was about the main title on the dvd cover. I felt the text used on the cover's of the comics was very powerful and would aslo give my work a strong sense of identity. I used to magic wand tool to select my text, at first i had a little trouble with this as i was trying to take the text from a background which was not contrasting enough with the colour of the text. When i came to this realisation i simpley used an issue of the comic with a black background meaning none of the text or impact of the font was lost.

I then pasted my text on to the background, I feel it is very powerful with the contrast of the dark background and the bold and bright lettering. 



Background Image

The image of New York I have decided to use is this one:

The effects on this image give it a slightly animated feel which links with the product being a comic book.
I really like the lighting in the image as well I feel it really helps to illustrate the vastness of New York as a city.
If i use colourful images from the comic, I think they will contrast well and stand out on a background like this.

After I had chosen my background image I opened it in photoshop in the correct dimensions for a dvd cover using these dimensions:

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