Vocational Area: Graphic Design
Who: Music Industry, Record Companies.
Roadrunner Records, Warner Bros. Records.
Target Audience: Age range depends on band genre
assigned to. For Example: Pop 7 and up, metal/rock 12 and up.
Gender: Male and Female.
Location: America, Canada, UK.
Sell/Product: Band logos, mascots, merchandise,
album covers, CD graphics.
Employment type: Self employed
Payment: Through Record Company.
Issues: Other bands deign being similar or
other band copying the design made. Unsigned bands copying signed bands and
vice versa. Knock of merchandise being sold cheaper. Illegal downloads of music and album art work
Legal: Copyright of work.
Other Issues: Payment through record company can
create the issues of getting a contract and correct payment.
Competitors:
Peter
Curzon, Rupert Truman and Dan Abbott (Storm Thorgerson) http://www.stormthorgerson.com/window.html