Thursday, 2 February 2017

Conventions of ancillary texts

Digipak:
A type of packaging for CD's or DVDs with an internal plastic holder for one or more discs.
Conventions:
  • Front panel displays name of the artist and album title
  • international DVD logo and record label logo to appear on the spine and back panel
  • Track listing on the back panel
  • Copyright and regional information on edge of CD and DVD
  • Bar code on back panel
  • Copyright, DVD classification and legal information on the back panel
Magazine advert for digipak:

Conventions:

  • Establish publication that the advert will be placed 
  • decide the dimensions of the advert, possibly multiple versions (full, half, quarter page)
  • artwork that reflects digipak design or features a shot of the digipak
  • "available at..", download/vinyl/CD release date, website URL

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