FONTS

I want to find  signature font for the artist that I can use on both of my print publications and that looks distinctive and can be recognised as their brand image. I really want it to be in capitals and a very bold, powerful font that will catch the eye of the public and will stick in their heads, I don't particularly want an intricate design or pattern on the font or for it to have an unusual shape but instead for it to be a thick and strong visual.

This was an example of the sort of title I want on my CD cover, I think it makes quite an impact and definitely contrasts with the background, I would maybe play around with the shadowing of the text or creating a glow so that it stands off the page and gives almost a 3D effect which will be more powerful and stand off the page. I want it to lay on top of a full page image that will be in black and white so I could have it be any colour but depending the tone of the edit the picture may be very light or really dark so that'll determine whether i can use white or black which is my initial preference. I'm also considering, as can be seen above, changing the background behind the text to inverted colour just to make it more unusual and so that it gives the blocked colour of the text another boost off the page. I definitely want the text to be matte and a single block colour so that it looks like it's almost been stamped on the page.

This was an example I did for the sort of layout I want my CD cover to take, I really like the idea of having a close up black and white portrait as the main image and for this to be the main focus point of the page. This is another reason that the text needs to be bold as the it's competing with the impact of the main image.

Rita Ora's latest album cover is definitely an inspiration and follows the look that I'm going for. I love how her skin is made even and relatively pale and then she obviously has quite strong features that are accentuated by darker makeup; since it's in black and white I think it's important for this drastic difference in tone as this comes across well when converted to black and white and it can always be edited further so that all the tones look right with each other. I love the strong contrast between the grey tones and the red font as although it's simple it's still powerful and makes a statement.