1. 1. Conventions of CD cover spine
2. 2. Purpose CD's are often stacked together when stored, so the spine is the only thing visible. Therefore, it is important that the spine includes the essential details of the album in a clear and concise way to make it as easy as possible to identify the album. The spine is a fairly important factor in the advertisement of the album.
3. 3. Album & Artist Name The album name always features on the spine It is often more towards the middle of the spine, with the artist name to the left hand side. This and the artist name are the most crucial details to be included on the spine. Without them the spine is useless.
4. 4. Catalogue Number The catalogue number is always featured on the spine as well. A catalogue number is the identification number a record label assigns to a release. It is used for tracking purposes by both the label and the distributor. It can either be on the left or right hand side of the spine
5. 5. Font & Colour The most effective fonts and colours are bold and bright. As is evident in the image to the left the most prominent and effective album spines are by Radiohead due to the bold text which stands out from the plain background colour. Often the fonts used for the album name and artist name are the same or very similar. Another convention of colour scheme is that the colours featured on the spine are chosen from the front cover....
6. 6. Colour Scheme Black background Red and white text
7. 7. Colour Scheme Pink background White text
8. 8. Colour Scheme Pale gold background Orange text Orange and yellow details
9. 9. Colour Scheme Black background Green text
10. 10. Colour Scheme Black background Green text