Album artwork experiments - continued

I chose this image for the front cover of my album because it's striking and eye-catching, drawing audiences to the artist efficiently therefore advertising him and his songs. 

I tried adding a glow effect to the writing, so that it matches the light streak effect on the image. This only worked well with the larger letters. The "No lies, just love" was too small and the glow was too dominant.It also distracted the eye from the artist's face, which I do not want to do.

Feedback:

I showed the photos to my classmates, who are within the age range of my target audience (teenagers, young adults, 15-26).

The response was good, they particularly liked the light streak which they said was eye catching and added interest to the image. They preferred the titles without the added glow, for the same reasons I listed above. 

They thought the title "No Lies Just Love" was catchy and relative to the genre and types of song. 

They, however, suggested that there should be no comma in the title, and that the layout of the name could be adjusted. Dan Nash suggested centring the name, and maybe stretching the "Daniel" and the "Cope" so that each word fits in the gap completely. 

The class agreed that where I'd placed "No Lies, Just Love" was the best place.

Below is the result of changes suggested by my classmates: