Digipak Analysis
Linkin Park - "Minutes To Midnight"
This is the DIgipak for Linkin Park's album " Minutes to Midnight". On this digipak there is the use of minimal colours once again. Black and white features very prominently, particularly on the album cover. The album cover makes it appear like the band member are silhouettes. However they are not it is just the band members wearing dark clothing on a white background. This is done in a similar fashion on what would be the back of the album cover where the band are looking into the water. One common theme in this digipak is the use of dark on light. The three pictorial parts of the digipak show the band members wearing black clothes on a lighter background. The CD itself is a little different as it has grey on a white background. The band's logo features very heavily on the album cover.
The Killers - “Sam’s Town”
This is the digipak for the album “Sam’s Town” by The Killers. The top left of this image shows the album cover. The album cover rather oddly shows an image of a woman in a bikini and a goat with what looks like a trailer or caravan in the background. In the centre of the album cover is the artist's name and album title. The album title is the only part of the album cover that shows any full colour as it is in red text. A fancy font has also been used to display the album title. The fact that there is a woman in a bikini on this album cover could be a voyeuristic method. The goat features prominently throughout the digipak as it is on the CD as well as one of the panels of the digipak. There is also a picture of the band standing at one of the ends of the trailer. Only two of the band members are making direct eye contact with the camera whilst they are all dressed in dark colours. Again we see the use of dark on light. The hole digipak has been greyscaled.
The Gaslight Anthem - “The 59 Sound”
This is a digipak from The Gaslight Anthem for there album “The 59 Sound”. The album cover features a picture of the band looking into the camera. The lead singer is the most prominent figure in this. Also on the album cover is the band name as well as the album title. The album title and the band name are in the same font but they are different colours. This helps the album stand out. There is a track listing on the digipak. Another part of the digipak is dedicated to giving credits to people during the production of the album. The CD has a basic design. It is all black apart from the record label logo and the band name and album title. The band name is once again in white whereas the album title is once again in blue.
This digipak is different to the previous ones I have analysed. This digipak features a lot of colour and that has been given off by the setting. It appears the band are in a small village square at a festival or fête. The album cover features the band in the foreground with what looks like local residents in the background. The people in the background have been slightly blurred which helps centre the focus even more on the band. Also on the digipak is the same image that's on the album cover just without the band or the people in the background. On the back of the album cover there is a track listing done as if in a brick format. The background to the track listing is a brick wall. The font used is all very similar and it fits in with the bands folk genre. The CD is a navy blue colour with a pattern type design on it. The CD also features three logos also.
Mumford and Sons - “Babel”
This digipak is different to the previous ones I have analysed. This digipak features a lot of colour and that has been given off by the setting. It appears the band are in a small village square at a festival or fête. The album cover features the band in the foreground with what looks like local residents in the background. The people in the background have been slightly blurred which helps centre the focus even more on the band. Also on the digipak is the same image that's on the album cover just without the band or the people in the background. On the back of the album cover there is a track listing done as if in a brick format. The background to the track listing is a brick wall. The font used is all very similar and it fits in with the bands folk genre. The CD is a navy blue colour with a pattern type design on it. The CD also features three logos also.
Franz Ferdinand - “Franz Ferdinand”
This is the digipak for Franz Ferdinand for the album of the same name. The front cover only features the band's name and other than that it is a blank canvas. This album was released back when Franz Ferdinand were only just coming onto the scene and as so the use of just the band's name would be a good first draw for the first album. It also shows that the band are not focused on any gimmicks and that it is the music that matters.
On the back cover there's a track listing for the album alongside an image of almost mosaic woman as an image to accompany the track listing. The inside cover features credits for the album done in a circle. There are two discs with this album with one of them being a bonus disc. Both discs have the same design however one is black and one is white. There is a saturated image of the band on both discs which is in the opposite colour to the main part of the disc.
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