Photoshop - DVD Inlay Layout

After making my final decisions on the theme of my DVD inlay and the colour scheme I aim to use I decided to apply all of these features and create a layout onto the basic template I had already made. The aim of this is to decide where I will place all the different elements of my DVD cover. When I come to bring all of my elements together I can simply replace or edit the layout and design which you can see I have made from the image below.

The front of the DVD inlay has a bar along the top, this will include all of the four main actor names. The first name will be in White with their surname in a different shade of Pink. There will be a small bow on this divide line. Below this will be the 5 star rating with a quote. I haven't decided exactly what this quote will be however other DVD inlays I have researched take a quote from a magazine company so this is something I will look into further. I like the idea of all of the stars being different colours however this still may change depending on how the front of my inlay looks as a whole. I don't want it to look too colourful and hence tacky. The title will sit under this star rating. This should overlap the main image but not cover it too much. Two small love hearts should fill in any white space under this. The biggest and most important aspect of my DVD cover is the main image. This will sit at the bottom of the inlay. I am undecided exactly how far up the page this will spread however it must at least reach the film title. Finally there will be an age rating in the bottom right hand corner.

The spine of my DVD inlay is very simple however from my research into existing products I found this was the most effective and hence applied it to my work. The bottom of the spine sits the age rating with the title nearer the top but still quite central as a whole. There will be two bows on the spine. One at the very top and one where the title finishes.

The back of the DVD inlay uses a lot of aspects I gathered from my research into existing products. The main focal point of the back cover is the large heart. This will be where I place all of my film information. I like the idea of displaying this information in an unconventional way. The design below shows 3 images spread diagonally across the back of my inlay, this is a rough number however subject to change. It is however more than likely that I will only be able to fit 3, 4 at a push images in this section. I placed the barcode in the top left hand corner of my inlay. This is mainly to save space as my film information takes up so much room. I do however feel this fills up the space which would otherwise be left blank. The bar along the bottom represents all of the film information in terms of running time, language etc... I have only allocated a small amount of space for this which I hope will work but this could be stretched at a push. Finally to decorate the back cover I added a small heart to follow the running theme from the front cover.