Starting on the Digipak.

In todays lesson we thought about the construction of Digipak's as we are going to create one for our ancillary task. I have done some previous research on Digipak's in my genre and have some ideas of the conventions of Digipak's. However I also want my digital to be unique and not too bland. Sir brought in some of his Digipak's and we took a look at some in person. Here is what I thought of them:

The first Digipak I picked up was from an album by black Sabbath a rock band. This Digipak will have similar conventions of mine due to it being rock, however not exactly the same. As you can see the front cover has an image of coffins in a desert/Moore, the dark lighting would suit my genre, I also am thinking of having distorted images on my panels, maybe of religious type things we have took photos of. The font is a bold white and looks futuristic but with a creepiness too it. The front panel also displays what tracks are on the album and how many CD's are inside. Overall this cover is effective and suits the rock genre.

 The back panel has a list of tracks in the same font listed. It also has the logos of their record labels and all the copyright information (important stuff) which I will need to look into in more detail to find out exactly what is listed. And finally the barcode is displayed which is something we will also need to create.

 On this digipak the small print at the bottom lists where the album was made, the record group, copyright information and the bands website. Other logos are also displayed at the bottom, eg the bands logo, the production company logo and the official disc logo.

 The inside panel on the left features a nice photo of a band member on stage, which looks foggy and mysterious. The CD panel on the right features the disc holder, the disk itself is black with the same font printed on.

Overall this digipak is simple but still looks good, I would probably follow the black theme and I like the foggy dark look. On the inside I could possibly have an image of me.

The next digipak I looked at was by an industrial metal band called ministry, which is again a similar genre to mine. The front panel is very artistic and unique. It features an angel in the centre on the panel with different clocks around the sides circling the angel. There is a white glow around the angel and the colours used make the album cover look old and scratched which looks great. There is also creepy objects like an eyeball and a dice ect. The band has the same black sticker on the front displaying the band name and album title. The font used is like handwritten block capitals, it looks like something used for the font of a horror film.

 The back panel is the same image but from behind, this gives the album a 3D effect and the panels link well together. The information at the bottom lists the records labels and copyright information, it also lists the addresses of the company's unlike the last one.

 The side panel is the same image on the front which I don't like as it gets repetitive. However I do like the CD for this digipak as it looks like an old clock.

Overall the imagery on this digipak was great, however there wasn't much variation.

 

The last digipak I looked at was by the Young Gods. The album is orange throughout with a black/dirty tint to it. The front panel is striking however isn't something I would initially associate with the genre. I do like the font used with is a very bold and black, however maybe a bit too simple.

The inside panel shows who did what jobs to construct the album, for example it lists where it was recorded, where it was performed, who did the artwork ect. It also has contact information such as phone numbers and emails. In small font is who composed the album and published it.

The last panel lists all the tracks, and at the bottom there is again the barcode and copyright info.

I didn't really like this album cover, in my opinion is was way too plain and simple, however the good thing about it is that's its easily identifiable and perhaps links to the bands image well.

 

 

Looking at Digipak's in person has helped me get an idea of what they look as feel like, as well as some of the information displayed on the panels and what I need to include to make mine look professional and real.