Wednesday 26 November 2014

Analysis of digipak of our chosen genre

Because our band didn't have a digipak I decided to analyse one from a band of the same genre. I chose to analyse the one for Green Day's Greatest Hits 2 digipak. This will help me when it comes to designing our digipak to make it look more appropriate for the genre.
The front cover contains the three band members stencilled onto a wall which connotes a gritty urban setting, which is strongly associated with that genre. Their faces are coloured in white to highlight them more to emphasise their importance. The band's name is clearly displayed in a large bright font which contrasts with the dark background. on the bottom of the front the album's name is displayed over a banner held by an eagle. This signifies their American origin and connotes patriotism which contrasts the way punk is generally very anti-patriotic.

The back cover uses a background of a stencil of the back of a man carrying rucksacks. There is little significance for the use of this background however it follows the urban graffiti style theme the album uses overall. The font of the track list uses a stencil looking font as well. Also it has been placed at an angle to mirror the generic gritty style of punk.
The rest of the album contains mostly photos of the band, emphasising their importance and that it is their album.

The digipak is made up of 3 panels and 6 sides and folds into thirds. Two of the inner sides are used to hold two CD's and the third is used to display what would be on the booklet.


No comments:

Post a Comment