Digipack Research 1

Here I have looked at examples of pre-existing digipacks of a similar genre to the style of music we are creating ours for.

This is an example of a digipack cover, taken from "Bullet in a Bible" which is a CD/DVD of Green Day's live performance in Milton Keynes. 

The main features of this cover lend themselves very well to the anti-political standpoint of the band, resembling governmental propaganda with a revolutionary twist, which is somewhat ironic considering that the band represent left wing ideologies but does hold true to their revolutionary attitude and lyrics. 

The stance of the vocalist on the cover mimics that of a political leader rallying followers to his cause, with the digipack title and band name following the direction of his hand, as if they themselves are being portrayed as a political statement. The angle at which the photograph has been taken (low angle) presents the vocalist as being in a position of power in front of the mass crowd he has drawn, which further backs up the idea of this as a political message as much as it is a musical DVD. Furthermore the colours used for this cover present it as an almost propaganda like image, with the contrast black and red which contains subtly the band's tour logo. This colour scheme also presents an element of juxtaposition with the text, making it stand out so it may be seen clearly, allowing it to be seen as obvious message to viewers.

This cover also contains the standard parental advisory and DVD logos that we will also need to include in our design.

This is the back cover of the above mentioned digipack. It maintains the cover scheme of the cover intermingled with screen shots from the DVD itself as well as a full track listing and other relevant information such as logos for companies involved in its production and distribution and also a bar code. These are features we may need to consider when creating our own digipack. The angle at which the stills cut the image make it seem interesting and allow for the bottom image to show the vastness of the crowd gathered; emphasising the size of the bands fan base and their influence in the world of music. The text used for the track listing is once again white, allowing for it to be noticed and read clearly against the red background, with less important information displayed in black.