Digipak research

We will be looking at CD's made by the same genre as our own music video, indie/rock. The first CD cover we looked at is Kings Of Leon - Because of the Times. This CD cover stands out because of the black background and use of light on the skull and lightbulb. The bands name logo is clear against the background and the name of the CD also stands out, but not as much as the bands name. We like this CD cover because it is clear and an original idea, using the idea of a lightbulb over someones head breaking.

Bombay Bicycle Club's debut album I Had The Blues But Shook Them Loose is again eye catching in my opinion. The image is original and interesting, even though being in a dull black and white. The bands name and logo stand out in bright blue, and I think the image features a lot of young people to appeal to this age bracket. This CD cover is good but not as original as the Kings Of Leon one, however this is a good example of something we could do with limited editing skills.

One of the bands I looked at was The Hoosiers, who are in the same genre and have the same sought of image. The Hoosiers album cover is sort of arty as the music on it is more awkward and about more emotional topics, which is why the album is called The Illusion of Safety. This idea is portrayed in the album cover as there are bad things happening, but then these are covered by the things coming out of the characters mouth, which is a good use of imagery.

The other band that we looked at was The Foals and their album called Antidotes, which also has an arty sought of image and a similar depth through its choice of image. It dosen't make a lot of sense immediately, but then makes the audience think and try to figure it out. This is good because it engages the audience and also subtly displays the image of someone having nice colourful things in their mouth and what they are saying, but still looking a bit sad. This keeps with the convention of being a bit sceptical and to an extent paranoid about things that seem fairls small.

As you can see a lot can be found out about a band, their songs and lyrics just by a bit of artwork, therefore our choice of image must show a true representation of our band and their work.