A2 Coursework Digipak Analysis

1. Twenty One Pilots - Blurryface

2. Front Panel
The front panel of
Blurryface contains 9
differently patterned
circles on a black
background, with each
circle symbolising the
songs in the album. The
artists are not visible on
the front in order for the
identity of the band to be
removed from the album
so that the importance
can be placed onto the
music.
The colours of the front
panel appear to a mixture
of white and black for the
background, as well red
and grey. The colour red
is recognisable to the
band as one of the
performers in the band
wears red eye shadow
and has red hair. This
could be a relationship
between the digipak and
the band’s image.
The font of the text is
similar to bands such as
Panic! At The Disco, who
use fonts that stand out
significantly. This is
mostly because the alt
rock genre as a whole
tends to be less popular
than regular pop or rock.

3. Back Panel
On the back panel the
track list for the album
can be seen, the titles of
each song are in a bold
font in comparison to the
rest of the text and are
also much larger in size.
The copyright and legal
information is discretely
written in a small font at
the bottom.
In the track list they are
visible lines crossing
through the middle of the
titles. These lines are
used commonly by
Twenty One Pilots and
they are most likely being
used to identify the band
for the fans.
The CD contains the name of
the Band, in a similar typeface
to the rest of the Album. This is
so that both new fans and old
fans can identify

4. Inside Panel
The design of the inside
panel appears to be unclear
and blurry, linking to the
name “Blurryface”. There
are themes of insecurity in
the inside panel as a close
up of the Tyler Joseph’s face
however it has been covered
by blurry patterns, the
theme is explored regularly
throughout the album and
the music. This reinforces
the link between the album
and the band’s style.
The name of the album
Blurryface is meant to
represent the opposite of
the lead singer, as a
character living inside him
rather than being a physical
character. The song Fairly
Local introduced the
character, as it starts off
with a positive tone, as he
sings “I’m fairly local, I’ve
been around” showing how
he has stuck to his roots and
still has a connection with
the people around him. The
first verse of the song
however takes on a darker
tone as it talks about the
criticisms of their other
album, vessel.
The character is clearly shown to be his
opposite as the line “Yo, this song will
never be on the radio” is performed. This
shows that the character wants the lead
singer to change their music in order for it
to be successful.