Dos and Don'ts for Digipak and Magazine Advertisement

These are the simple outlines for the digipak and advertisement, this is to help guide me when creating my ancillary product.

 

Do's: 

• Use Clear Font
• Use appropriate sizes for images and font.
• Use clear in focus pictures.
• Use appropriate sized photos.
• Use the layout that follows the convention of the rule of 3rd for composition.
• Use appropriate type face that's follows:
• Have a House Style
• Follow general conventions
• Follow convention of the 3 colour rule and use colour that is appropriate.
• Use appropriate industry logos and conventions, properly positioned:
• Date
• Company Logo
• Barcode
• Title/Artist name

Don'ts:

• Stretch images, this will make them out of focus.
• Use layer styles
• Use unnecessary effects. Any effects used MUST suit the genre.
• Place text across artists face.
• Use a font simply because 'you like it'.
• Fell you need a separate photo on every panel - be creative!!!