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lthoughyoushouldnotjudgeabookbyitscover,thetruthis,whenit
comestomarketingandadvertising,theimagethatisprojectedcan
makeabigdifference.AmusicCDcovershouldenticethecustomertowant
tohearthemusicthatitincludes.Artworkthatillustrateswhattypeofmusic
isincludedistypicallyonthefrontandback,alongwithalistofsongsinthe
orderinwhichtheywillplay.Italsocarriesinformationsuchasarecordlabel,
thepublisher,thecopyright,andtheyeartheCDwascreated.
1. UsedifferentfontsandgraphicsthatmatchtheCDmusic.
2. Keepaconsistentlooktotheprojectbyusingsimilardesignstyleonthefront
andbackcovers.
3. PlanthelayoutanddesignoftheCDJacketonpaperfirst.
4. Readthroughallinstructionspriortocompletingtheproject.
1. Beforecontinuing,notethatthelayout,design,andfontsforthisprojectwillbe
leftforyoutodecide.
2. UsingMicrosoftPublisher,oranequivalentdesktoppublishingsoftware,create
anewdocument.
3. SavethedocumentasProjectDTP-9CDJacketinyour"DTP"folderunder"The
Hub"folder.
4. Setthepagesizeto8.5incheswidex11inchestallwith.25inchmarginsonall
sides.
5. Usingtherectangletool,createaboxthatis5incheswidex4.75inchestall
witha1pointborder.Placethisboxcenteredintheupperhalfofthepage
asshowninFigureDTP-9.1.PlacethecontentsfortheCDfrontcoverdesign
withinthisbox.
6. Usingtherectangletool,createasecondboxmeasuring5.5incheswidex4.75
inchestallwitha1pointborder.Placethisboxcenteredinthelowerhalfofthe
page,asshowninFigureDTP-9.1,makingsurethattheboxesdonotoverlap.
PlacethecontentsfortheCDbackcoverdesignwithinthisbox.
7. IncludethefollowinginformationonthefrontcoveroftheCDjacket:
[A creative title for the CD]
TheHub'sMostRequestedSongs
Writtenandperformedbyvariousartists
[The Hub logo installed from The Hub Resource CD]
your TASK
Your task is to create
The Hub Mix CD jacket
cover for the most
requested songs by
Hub patrons over the
past 40 weeks. The
CDs will be sold to The
Hub customers and to
the local community.
You will use The Hub
logo along with other
photos or graphics to
enhance the look of
the CD jacket.
the SKILLS
· Createanddesigna
CDjacket
CD Jacket
For Evaluation Purposes Only