VCT4600 Project 4 Blog
For this assignment I chose to make a CD insert for the song “Do Better” by the band Say Anything. I chose this song because it has a good message, although in a quirky way. This song is about how a lot of people can tend to be lazy & not try to be better people. That’s why the lyrics say that “you can do better.” My take on this song is that it’s telling you to follow your passions & dreams, & to make your life worth more than just going with the flow or not taking risks. When researching this song, I also got a little inspiration from the album cover, which looks like this:
I think this imagery says a lot about the whole album, as well as the song Do Better. It’s about becoming your own super hero & being a better, stronger person.
While thinking about these concepts, I found a couple images that I think I will use for my insert design.
I had several ideas for what I wanted to do, including a three page spread, double sided, a booklet format, & even a six page more rectangular spread that will have a band poster on the back when it’s unfolded. So here are my thumbnails & sketches that I came up with:
