Thursday, 28 August 2014

Creative Industries Vocational Area

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:
Aaron Hayward and David Homer (Debaser) http://www.debaser.com.au/
Peter Curzon, Rupert Truman and Dan Abbott (Storm Thorgerson) http://www.stormthorgerson.com/window.html


Support: Banks, Business Gateway, Forums such as http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/