The document discusses the conventions and design elements of digipacks. It provides examples of digipacks for the albums Nevermind by Nirvana, Smash by Offspring, and The Battle of LA by Rage Against the Machine. Some key points: - Digipacks typically include the artist/album name, tracklist, label logo, and barcode - Front panels usually feature the artist image and name in a recognizable font - Back panels contain the tracklist, barcode, and label logos - Color schemes aim to represent the genre and atmosphere of the music

1. DIGIPACKS
BY ELLIE WALTON

2. CONVENTIONS OF DIGIPACKS
All digipacks should include the following:
• A recognisable font that creates an identity for the
artist – which is located on the main cover or along the
spine in a smaller font
• Track list
• Music label logo
• Barcode

3. WHAT TO EXPECT IN A DIGIPACK
• Front panel – a main image which is usually of the artist/band.
• The name of the artist/band in the font that recognises their
identity and what genre of music you can expect in their album.
• Spine – The spine should have the artist/band’s name in a smaller
font but should still stand out and be recognised with their identity.
• Back panel – The back panel always consists of the track list for the
album accompanied by the barcode and record label logos.

4. REPRESENTATION
• The representation of a digipack is dependent
on the genre of music depicted, for example:
most heavy metal digipacks are in dark colour
schemes to reflect the mood and atmosphere
created by the music.

5. ANALYSING DIGIPACKS

6. NIRVANA - NEVERMIND

7. NIRVANA – NEVERMIND FRONT
PANEL
Typically, like most front panels to a digipack there
is a large main image that takes up the entire front
panel. The front cover to this digipack is deliberately
controversial in order to create a buzz and entice a
specific audience to this particular genre of music –
alternate.
Like most digipacks the front panel is colourful in
order to attract and stand out to the targeted
audience. The bright blue colour is hard to miss.
The band name is in bold black contrasting the
bright blue to reflect the genre and atmosphere
Nirvana create in their music. The boldness of the
title also allows it to stand out and also makes the
font recognisable to the identity Nirvana created for
themselves.

8. BACK PANEL
Like all digipacks, the back panel consists
of a track list which gives us the names of
each song on however many CD’s the
album consists of.
We also see a barcode along with the
record label logos which is present on any
digipack you would come across.
The back panel replicates the front panel
in its colour schemes. We see the same
bright blue to match in with the front
panel and to continue the mood and
atmosphere of the album itself.
Like every other digipack, the spine is also
located on the far right of the back panel
and this typically includes the band name
in its typical fonts, just smaller in order to
fit in the tight space.

9. OFFSPRING - SMASH

10. OFFSPRING – SMASH FRONT
PANEL
Typically, like all digipacks we have the band
name in bold and capital letters to make it
stand out to the public. We also have the
album name in bold and capitals, however, it
is in a different colour and is smaller because
if it is a new album most people will not
recognise the new album name and will
therefore rely on a forcing bold title.
The dark colours on the front panel
emphasises what genre of music the album
includes. These dark colours and skeleton
image suggest heavy metal music and
grunge.

11. BACK PANEL
All digipacks, the back panel consists of a track
list which gives us the names of each song on
however many CD’s the album consists of.
Once again, we see a barcode and record label
logos followed by smaller fonts containing legal
details and copyright notices.
The colour scheme is slightly different on this
album and this is unusual on a digipack,
however, it still follows the theme of darkness
and death due to the red and black colouring
still accompanied by the skeleton of a human
being.
Like every other digipack, the spine is also
located on the far right of the back panel and
this typically includes the band name in its
typical fonts, just smaller in order to fit in the
tight space.

12. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE –
THE BATTLE OF LA

13. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE –
THE BATTLE OF LA FRONT
PANEL
Similarly to all digipacks, the artist/band
name is in capitals and bold lettering to make
it stand out from the white background.
The album name follows the theme of the
colour schemes as it is written in graffiti style
writing which emphasises the genre of music
and atmosphere the album is going to create
when listening to it.
The white background is piercing on the eye
and, therefore, automatically attracts
attention especially with the contrast of the
graffiti man with his fist in the air.

14. BACK PANEL
Like the last two digipacks I have
analysed, typically we see the track list
on the back panel of the digipack.
We then come across the barcode and
record label logos as well as minimal
requirements associating with legality.
The colour scheme replicates the front
panel and is following the piercing
white scheme to attract attention and
allow the digipack to blend in and
successfully match the theme of the
front panel.
Like every other digipack, the spine is
also located on the far right of the back
panel and this typically includes the
band name in its typical fonts, just
smaller in order to fit in the tight space.