CD Digipak Research

The first digipak i am going to analyse is 'The Kooks - Inside In The Inside Out'.
The front cover of the cd is very simplicistic on plain white background with an image of the band all playing instruments clearly indicating that they are an indie band. It also has standard font that doesn't particularly stand out however they use an orange colour for it which makes it stand out to the rest of the cover.
The back of the digipak is the same as the front, plain background with another shot of the band playing instruments. The writing of the names of the songs are quite small therefore emphasising the picture of the band showing how important they are.
The disc is also orange and shows the bands name is bold writing across the cd and part of the album name is on it. Also on the left handside is the first picture of the sleeve which is another pic of the band but this time you can see their faces without instruments making the inside more intimate for fans. On this they aren't posing for the camera and they are wearing casual clothing and leaning on a wall showing that they don't really care about their image. Also showing the working class theme that most indie bands relate to.
In the sleeve it contains pictures of the band chilling out and playing their instruments giving them a really laid back look about them. It also makes them come across as quite a fun band as some pics are of them laughing and joking about, making it appeal more to the teenage age group.

The Second digipak I am going to analyse is 'The Arctic Monkeys - Whatever people say I am, that's what I'm not'.  The first image we can see is the front cover of the CD. The mise-en-scene of the cover is a man smoking in a baggy white t-shirt which gives it the working-class image that the arctic monkeys have. It's very basic (black and white with nothing other than the person and band name) showing that indie genre is all about the music and not the image. The picture is quite immature which shows that they are appealing more towards the teenage age group as this is when smoking is seen to be 'cool'. The only thing that stands out slightly is the font of the band name which draws attention to who the CD is by, however the name is still in black therefore still not advertising a fun, pop record. 
The disk itself is covered in the image of cigarettes which represents the cool guy image of the band. It is all still in black and white. It also makes it look grimy and dirty which the band gives an 'I don't care' feel to it. The band also give this feel in photo shoots and concerts etc because they wear casual clothing and just sing their songs with no other performance to it (indie genre).
The back of the CD is the same man from the front cover but this time he is rubbing his head, blocking his face with complete emphasis on the cigarette again. The font of the names of the songs is white, placed in the top left of the CD and is in a basic font.



By Hannah Cockerton