Digipak: Arctic Monkey Digipaks

Finally as part of our research we have chosen to look at the Arctic Monkeys previous digipaks. These are very good examples of what our group would like to achieve and also a similar genre to The Scarlet Harlots.


The first example of these digipaks, and most plain, is the oldest, and titled Who The F**k Are The Arctic Monkeys, and is the first LP they released. The front cover is just a picture on a plain white background, with the name of the CD scribbled on the image of a mirror, showing the typical clubs and dirty pubs the band play in. The spine has the name of the CD on, and the back cover has another image, this time of the band playing live. Under this is the typical track listing, barcode and info on where the CD was made.










The second example of the digipaks is the bands second album Favourite Worst Nightmare, and as the tone of the title suggests the CD cover looks darker. In the top left corner of the cover is the bands name, logo in their original font and the name of the CD. The image is of a terraced house at night, but with bright designs and drawings being seen through the windows. The other three panels show the inside of this house and the bright art work inside in a continous way, and on the back cover is just the track listing at the bottom along with typical bar code and information on where and when the CD was made. Perhaps this artwork is meant to show that some things are not how they appear on the outside, and is refecting the songs.










The final digipak is called Humbug, and the name symoblises the new darker direction the bad are taking on their third album. The band feature on this cover for the first time, however the image is not typical for a band and is disjointed using mirrors and not a clear picture of the band. The bands name has again changed font and is smaller near the center of this CD. The back cover is very plain with just the name of the CD, band, track listing, bar code and information on when and where the CD was made. Inside is a large image stretched across two panels that dosen't make much sense. This digipak differs from the others in that the CD is pulled out of the side, as are the lyrics out of the other side.










Studying these digipaks and previous covers has made us think about our own design, and we would like to use one continous image as in Favourite Worst Nightmare of the actors in their masks, and a disjointed and collage type of layout.