After experimenting with the layout I decided to stretch the main artwork across the whole J-card meaning that it would fold around the entire cases sides. I felt like this would give the artwork a chance to be fully appreciated by the audience by showcasing more of it on a larger scale. To make sure this idea would be a success, I digitally mockup it up on a cassette case to see how it would look in context. I decided that having the design stretched across the whole J-card was a bad idea because from the front it made the type and logo not look centred and made the design look slightly confused. I would change this by limiting the gradient design to just the front section of the J-card.
I further developed the J-card design taking into consideration the colour palette I was to use and how I wanted to lay the cover out. On back side of the J-card where the track list will be placed, I experimented with incorporating the original grid system inspiration imagery from the music visualising software. I felt like this linked in quite well with the rest of the design and targeted a subtle nod to the original logo design. It also matched the aesthetic of the rest of cover quite nicely.
I finally developed the type on the title 'Hanging Over' as I was previously using a simple sans serif typeface that was being used for the track list on the back. I felt like this was offering nothing to the cover artistically but just serving its purpose. I decided to change this to a typeface that resembled the term 'Hanging' quite well. I used a sharp typeface called Halfbred that paired well with the lines being used to frame the artwork. This filled the space really well and left no awkward spots on the cover of the J-card.
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