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. 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. 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. 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. Colour Scheme Black background Red and white text
7. Colour Scheme Pink background White text
8. Colour Scheme Pale gold background Orange text Orange and
yellow details