Analysing existing texts

1. Rihanna is known for her extensive
collection of tattoos. The use of
having the title of her album
appearing as a tattoo on her arm
reflects her as a person and her
public image
Rihanna’s pose backs up the
idea of her rebelling against
and challenging what is
stereotypically expected
from women. Having her
tongue out and giving the
camera a menacing glaze is
not considered feminine yet
she still embraces it
STANDARD COVER
DELUXE EDITION COVER
Parental advisory sticker gives a
warning to whoever buys this
album of the explicit content in
the music so they do not take
offence
In this album cover, Rihanna’s
make-up is much more simplistic
which suggests that the extra
songs that are featured on the
deluxe edition of Talk That Talk
may have a softer tone to them.
The name of the album is delicately
written at the bottom which
contrasts the edgy appearance of
the title on the standard album
cover.
Overall, this image is more compliant
to the feminine stereotype of
women than the image presented on
the standard album cover (ignoring
the smoke coming out of her mouth
and her tattoo which support her
rebellious public image)
RIHANNA TALK THAT TALK – DIGIPAK FRONT COVER
As Rihanna is already a highly well
known artist, her name is not
present on the front cover of her
digipak for Talk That Talk. Her logo
is all that is necessary to identify
her.
Her make-up is very dark and her
hair is slightly messy. This creates
a sense of a darker, edgy tone as
she is usually presented as a
femininely pretty woman but now
has decided to rebel against this
image. This edgy tone gives
consumers an idea of what kind of
atmosphere the music on this
album will create

2. RIHANNA TALK THAT TALK – DIGIPAK BOOKLET
Lyrics to a featured
song, 'You Da One',
are shown to link the
visuals to the content
of the album.
Seductive and
playful poses
reflect her fun
songs and
mature lyrics
Provocative
clothing creates a
male gaze and
draws in male
audiences
Her cigar creates a ‘bad
girl’ image that Rihanna
has been famous for
ever since her Good Girl
Gone Bad album in 2007
Rihanna is a style
icon who is famous
for her unique
fashion sense – this is
shown in this digipak
booklet as she is
wearing trendy
outfits which her
female fans would
want to imitate
Androgynous style
supports her
rebellious image as
she rebels against
what it means to be
‘feminine’
Rihanna is a style icon
who is famous for her
unique fashion sense –
this is shown in this
digipak booklet as she is
wearing trendy outfits
which her female fans
would want to imitate

3. STANDARD BACK COVER
DELUXE EDITION BACK COVER
RIHANNA TALK THAT TALK - DIGIPAK BACK COVER
She has a mixture of
femininity and masculinity.
She is wearing a suit jacket
and a bow-tie with a
cigarette. However, the
stockings are very revealing
and feminine
Follows conventions of
back covers of CDs as
the number of songs,
running order of tracks
and track listing are all
present. They are
written in red which
contrasts the black and
white effect of the rest
of the back cover in
order to make them
stand out as the music is
the main focus of the
whole package.
Production details are in
small print as they are
not important to
Rihanna’s fans but must
be present for legal
reasons. This includes
credits towards the
production team, record
labels and copyright
information
The black, white and red colour
scheme is very simplistic. The lack
of a polished design complies with
the idea of Rihanna being
rebellious.
Rihanna’s sex appeal is presented
in the image of her that is on the
back cover. Her shorts are very
revealing as they are ripped and so
show a lot of skin. Also, she has
slid her jacket down to tease
viewers of the album.

4. KINGS OF LEON ONLY BY THE NIGHT – DIGIPAK FRONT COVER
The front cover of this album
is split into four equally sized
sections, all containing a
section of each band
member’s face. Their faces
have been edited to make
their faces merge into one.
This suggests that as a band,
they are equal and as family
(the band consists of three
brothers and their cousin),
they are so close, they are
like one person.
As an American band,
the use of an eagle
merged with their faces
suggests patriotism. The
eagle is also a symbol of
freedom and courage
suggesting that they
have grown to become
more fearless and
adventurous with their
music in this album.
Some argue that this is
not an eagle and may be
an owl which symbolises
night time (which links
to the title of the
album) and also wisdom
(again shows their
growth and increased
wisdom in this album)
Eye contact with the consumer intrigues them to buy the album as it
creates a personal connection between them an d the band. The serious
facial expression of the band members – the stern eyes of the top two
and lack of a smile from the bottom two – suggests that this album will
have a serious tone to it
As the band is already
very well known, the
font used for their
name is very small.
Due to the band’s
success, they do not
need any extravagant
ways to promote
themselves.

5. KINGS OF LEON ONLY BY THE NIGHT – DIGIPAK BOOKLET
Images have a minimalist theme –
does not distract from the music
as that is intended to be the
main focus of the entire product
The front cover of the digipak includes straight-
faced portraits of the band members merged
together – here, their pictures are separated and
we are able to see them all individually. This
suggests that, although they are united through
their band (as shown on the front), they are still
individuals and the album may contain stories from
their individual lives
Continues with the green colour
scheme – links the whole album
together and presents it as a
strong body of work
Serious facial
expressions suggest
that the songs on the
album talk about
serious events in the
band’s lives
No writing – lets
the music speak for
itself

6. KINGS OF LEON ONLY BY THE NIGHT – DIGIPAK BACK COVER
The continuation of the bird image on the back
cover shows that the sybolism of the eagle/owl
continues throughout the album. It presents the
band as having strong personalities which do not
change when confronted with the difficulties in life
that they describe in their heartfelt songs
While on the front
cover the picture is
split into four and
merges the images
of the band
members with the
bird, on the back,
the four sections
are completely
made up of the
back of the bird.
This shows that on
the surface, they
are simple human
beings but behind
the scenes, they are
more free and wise.
The font on both covers
of the album resemble
the font used in
surveillance footage. This
could represent the
band’s feelings of being
watched since becoming
famous and being in the
public eye. It could also
suggest their fear of
danger as it is often the
military that use this font
– they may fear being
attacked by an army of
journalists.
Mock coding is used for
the track listing to
continue the military
tone. Green font is
used for the coding but
the titles of the songs
are written in white in
order to make it stand
out.
The names of the producers and record label logos
are included for legal reasons but are written in a dark
grey colour on a black background because they is not
deemed important by Kings of Leon fans

7. DAFT PUNK DISCOVERY – DIGIPAK FRONT COVER
The font style of the duo’s
name is consistent
throughout all of their
albums which makes it easy
to identify a Daft Punk song
and acts as their logo.
However, the colours
change with every album to
present its tone. For
example, the colours on
this album cover are much
more futuristic than that of
their debut album as the
album.
The simplicity of the
album shows that
the duo’s name is all
they need to
promote their album
as their name is well
known and fans
would trust them to
make something of
high quality. The
simplicity of the
album cover also
means that it will be
timeless as it is not
something that will
lose relevance over
time.
The appearance of the writing makes it look
like the logo was created out of liquid silver.
This highlights the quality of the duo’s music as
their name has been written with a precious
metal.
The rainbow colours behind
the font suggest a positive
tone as a rainbow is a
beautiful product of
something negative such as
rain. The use of a rainbow
amongst dark colours such as
sliver and black adds a fun,
bold aspect to a simple album
cover. This could show that
the music on the album is the
breakthrough of positivity
from the darkness

8. DAFT PUNK DISCOVERY – DIGIPAK BOOKLET
Lyric booklet encourages
listeners to sing along. The
songs to all of the lyrics
are included in order to
get everyone to join in
Daft Punk create
party songs so
they aim to
create a union of
fans and form
them into a
community – by
getting their fans
to sing together
word for word,
the duo have
achieved this
An image of the
duo is shown so
people can
identify them
Instruction manual on how to get
to the fan club on the computer –
continues the robotic theme that
the duo have established through
their robot headwear.
The colour scheme of
black and white with
splashes of colour is
continues in the digipak
booklet
Legal information is included on
the back of the booklet in order
for it to not disrupt the minimal
images on the front and back of
the digipak.

9. DAFT PUNK DISCOVERY – DIGIPAK BACK COVER
The font style and
colour is very simple
as it continues with
the album’s simplistic
theme. It stands out
amongst the plain
black background to
highlight the music
as the most
important part of the
whole digipak
The duo’s logo and their
record label’s logo are
featured as the main
contributors to the
production of the album. The
logo of the Daft Punk fan club,
Daft Club, is also featured in
order to thank the duo’s fans
for helping their first album to
succeed and give them the
opportunity to create a follow
up. In this sense, they feel
that the Daft Club deserve
just as much credit for the
creation of the album as
those who physically worked
on the songs with them.
The track listing is the main feature of the back
cover because Daft Punk did not want to distract
from the music with any extravagant effects and
images. This shows that the music can speak for
itself and does not need any other features to
express the tone of the content.