Having now had a bit more time to consider this project, I now realise that I should also try to create something that I would find attracting. That is, something that will make me stop and think. Ideally, it should make me want continue to look at it over time and not be bored by.
I know the kind of graphics style that I really like and thats the work of Rodchenko and the Constructivist movement. I think on some level, this was at the back of my mind when I first tried working up a design.
I think this comes through in as much as I worked in the Select, Buy, Play, Enjoy motif.
Since the selection of music is very diverse, there really is no common theme. The existing album is linked by a common performer, where as we are having to create a common identity where none exists. I think that is what lead me to think along the lines that I did and the result is something that is bland and generic. What I need to do is use the key elements I like and work in something more eye-catching.