Imagery and colours
The overall colours of the cover have a gritty, sepia look to them which connotes an old western style. This reflects both the generic western style of the country genre as well as the greyscale style Dylan uses often for his images. It also links with the use of imagery from different stages of his life by reflecting the idea of old-time photos. in each image he looks older which is highlighted by each being larger the older he becomes. These images suggest the album contains a compilation of songs from throughout his years.The two iconic instruments associated with the artist, the guitar and harmonica, are presented on sections of the album to help highlight how this is his "pure" and original style. The wavy and splash looking patterns behind the artist pictures mirror his music's creative and artistic concept.
Text
The text uses a western style font associating with the country genre that is his music. It has been sized based on importance with the album name being largest to focus the audience's attention on mostly the name to know who's the album is and then smaller information such as track listings and company information. They are coloured in black to contrast with the background and follow the black colours used in the rest of the cover. Also some of the text is a slight brown colour so the darker text is more emphasised, again to draw the viewers eye to the important information. On the album title, this is done to show Dylan's name is more important as he is the album artist. The rest of the pack uses no text so the audience can focus on the imagery on each section.
Function
Unlike the previous digipak this one contains 6 panels (3 on the inside and 3 on the outside). It opens up in the same way however using two doors which sit on top of each other when closed. This provides more thickness and therefore better protection for the digipak as well as looking stylish for the user.
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