[Secret] CD and CD+DVD Covers

[ruixiong89]

Ooo ... they're nice! Haha, but I think the wings look a little out of place. I think the sparkles were fine, but Avex OVERDID it. Yours looks MUCH nicer than that URGH version. And they were definitely CHEAP on the font.

Thumbs down again for Avex. I don't know how many times I've said this but Avex really deserves to get shot for having artistic directors like that.

[Alanchan]

Originally Posted by ruixiong89

Thumbs down again for Avex. I don't know how many times I've said this but Avex really deserves to get shot for having artistic directors like that.

I think so, too!

... hm, a very nice idea could have been the word "Secret" handwritten by Ayu *_*;;...

(sorry if my english isn't perfect XD;; )

@immel: *lol* ...by the way, after I looked at this unicorn for 10min. - and as an artist myself - I think they could have done Ayu's tatoo a whole LOT better ..I like only the "A" o_O

[extepan]

i think the sparkles are fine too. yes they overdid it, but it is still ok.

[immel]

Originally Posted by Alanchan

@immel: *lol* ...by the way, after I looked at this unicorn for 10min. - and as an artist myself - I think they could have done Ayu's tatoo a whole LOT better ..I like only the "A" o_O

I like the style that they used for creating it, it's not supposed to be extremely detailed, nor does it seem to follow any exact anatomical or physical laws, but the overall style that was used I find to be very artistic. I'd love to see a picture of the entire tattoo.

[Jayee19]

Very nice work, Alanchan, though your amazing wings are bit too fancy for the plain background. But your first cover would've been perfect.

Stop messing with the covers, guys! You're making me find more things wrong with the original!

[truehappiness]

IMO, the gift of graphic editing is sort of like a curse. LOL

[Now, I imagine what we'd be cooking up with I am.. and its terribly boring font at the time.. Haha.]

[Delirium-Zer0]

Alanchan, your last cover is REALLY nice. If it were bigger I'd print it out & use it when the cd came out ~ What depresses me, is how long did that take?? Why couldn't avex have taken a few minutes to get a designer to put that together? Especially since they really do have good material to work with; the photos are nice. It's not like they'd be asking Me Company to do another forgiveness cover. It wouldn't take long or cost much at all. Just embellish it a little. Ayu is one of their flagship artists, they should give her a little more TLC.

[truehappiness]

I think there was probably a reason for all of this, design-wise..

Why exactly, I don't know.

I mean, look at I am.. the shoot was amazing, but it was sort of just "Hi, I'm some generic serif font. :<" I don't think avex has ever really given Ayu a complicated font on an album cover.. maybe RAINBOW, but that's about it. MY STORY had some engravers font and Duty had some default cursive-y font.. :O I mean, they probably tried it with many different fonts and maybe Ayu chose this one?

[Happii]

*ADORES*

[SnowDrop]

Good. Not her best IMO, but absolutley an improvement from last years covers.

[Brittany]

I like the CD+DVD version a lot more.. but I hate the font. It looks generic XP

[truehappiness]

I am... and Memorial address have plain fonts too..

At least, I think so.

[immel]

But they are better spaced and... simply looks good on there.

I think that the text placing is bad, and it looks too contracted. It just doesn't fit there.

[truehappiness]

Are you sure about that? I'm sure that if we got those covers now, people would say: "Why is it so plain? o_o I am.. deserves more than this!"

We only say that it's okay for the older releases because we're so used to them already, right?

[I still think it's not as bad as.. STEP you's font/color choice..

I forget that this is the cover.. D:

[immel]

That's a big part of it, the fact that I don't entirely like the font right now stays, though.

I love the covers.

[Ayu_desu]

Originally Posted by immel

But they are better spaced and... simply looks good on there.

I think that the text placing is bad, and it looks too contracted. It just doesn't fit there.

I agree~ plain text on top of a plain cover makes it worse.
I think spacing is a problem here. plus, the title is too large for the cover anyways compared to I am.. and Memorial Address.

[truehappiness]

<3 She was no.1 on Neowing, but GLAY had like 4-5 releases which bumped everyone down D:

Anyway, I think that the font will eventually grow on you.. just like the (m)u covers .. eventually grew on people. D:

[immel]

(m)u never grew on me, I'm still equally disgusted by them.

Secret has been number one on HMV for weeks now, seems promising.
http://www.hmv.co.jp/index.asp

[Ayu_desu]

lol, I'm still afraid to look at my (m)u covers, after a year now... now that I think about it, I haven't even glimpse at it since I bought it~

but congrats on the number 1s.

[truehappiness]

Perhaps it's because I have that poster in my room.. D:

Oh well. I just think that we're all making too big of a deal out of the covers. I mean, we could've gotten THIS again..


I am thankful that Leslie Kee came back. Like, seriously, I don't think even a bad font could trump .. that.. I think it's weird that the art director for all Ayu releases has been the same for like, the past 3-4 years..

[and by 'grow on you' I guess I meant.. you've gotten used to them? D:]