The document discusses common themes in posters and digipaks for alternative rock music. Posters typically feature illustrative drawings with pastel colors or black/bright contrasts, and often include animals representing bands like Kings of Leon or Arctic Monkeys. Digipaks usually show images of the artist or band in mellow yellow or black/white, using these calming colors and mystery to add depth and intrigue.
2. Posters!
The posters for the alternative rock genre tend to have more
illustrative drawings on them. The colour scheme tends to be
either pastel colours or a stark contrast of black and a bright
colour, this is a common theme within the genres. Another
common theme is the use of animals, this is used in relation
to the band (Kings of Leon with the lion, Arctic Monkeys
with the monkey) however they are also used as a
representation of power through the use of animals such as
birds or wolves.
3. Digipak’s!
• The Digipaks of the alternative rock genre are more likely to
have images of the artist or band, alternatively they will have a
single person. The colours used are mainly mellow and calming
such as yellows or a simple black and white. The theme of
black and white is quite common throughout the genre as
different artists have used this for effect, this could be a way of
giving the image more depth. The main image of the cover is
not always discernible however this may be used to enhance
mystery and fun in the genre.
