conventions and ideas of my own

1.  Indie bands album covers often reflect the music on the album. If the music is more alternative
so will the album cover, if the music has a laid back sound the album cover will produce the
same feel.
 They tend not to feature the band and instead have wording or images.
 If the digipak does show the band in any way the images will be alternative or black white for
example blur shows the band in a cartoon manner and The 1975 show the band in black and white.
 Some albums only feature the band’s name and not the title of the album, sometimes the albums
name can be seen somewhere else within the digipak for example Arctic Monkeys.
 Text on the album covers can either be very simple and plain, very alternative or reflect a
logo associated with the band.

2. Ideas for my own Digipak
 From my research I have found, front covers of Indie digipaks tend not to be
of the band as they care more about their music than selling themselves. If a
band does feature on the front it will be in a quirky way. Picture that
represent something or show a theme are usually used. I will use a picture of
something besides the band of my front cover.
 Digipaks usually have more than 3 sleeves – if the band is shown it will be
on the inside of the digipak in a poster like manner. I will create between 4
and 6 sleeves for my band, I do want to include a picture of the band
somewhere in my Digipak.
 Colouring – is black and white or of a dull colour. I have not yet decided if
my front cover will be black and white but it will however be symbolic.
 Font – font tends to be simple in black or white, many bands use block
capitals to make their wording stand out. If a band have a certain font/logo
they will use it so their audiences can recognise them. My font will be
simple and probably white, I may create a logo for my band that continues
throughout the digipak.