The document analyzes and summarizes the design elements of several album covers, including: - Blink-182's "Take Off Your Pants and Jacket" which features images representing the album title on a black background. - The Killers' "Sam's Town" which has a black and white monochrome concept highlighting the band's indie rock genre and features the band members on the back. - Muse's "Resistance" depicts a figure on a path surrounded by shapes, with a grey background tying into the generic font used.

1. Digipak Analysis

2. Blink – 182 (Take Off Your Pants and
Jacket)
The name album name “Take Off Your
Pants and Jacket” correlates with the
images which are displayed on the front
cover of the album. The images represent
the album.
The digipak consists of a generic black
background along with the three images
depicting the following: a plane, a pair of
trousers and a jacket. The plane which is
displayed represents the “Take Off”
aspect.
The discs become unique as they can be
seen as collectables due to the particular
design of the discs.
The album is representative towards the
pop/punk genre for the simplistic black
cover integrated with the bursts of colour.

3. The killers (Sam’s Town)
The colour scheme of the album is black and white. The
monochrome concept represents the genre of the band (indie
rock).
The album primarily targets males, due to the female model
which is displayed on the front cover.
An image of the band members are displayed at the back of the
album; The image reveals their body language . Typically, the
particular genre tends to focus on the band (images) This
correlates with their music (sub genre – indie rock).
The artwork for this album is quite abstract. The appearance
gives a gypsy sense.
When We Were Young: “He doesn’t look a thing like Jesus”
“Your prayers they’re not fables” The lyrics have biblical
references .

4. Muse (Resistance)
The purpose of the figure which is displayed on the front cover of the
album can be essentially undefined . The band has a varied audience; the
conventions of the digipak does not branch out to a specific type of
audience.
The background of the album is quite generic with the colour (grey) with
an image of a pathway leading to the Earth (embarks a journey). It looks
as if there is a journey involved for the figure which is standing on the
path, the image surrounding the figure looks like a hive/cave due to the
coloured shapes.
The font used is quite generic and it
ties in well with the colour scheme.

5. Interior Covers
•The inside covers have photographs of the band
members. The photographs are slightly blurred
and are taken in black and white. This relates to
the artistic and serious side of the band,
•The colour scheme (black and white) relates to
the mood. This gives connotations of the music
and genre.

6. The bands logo is written in between two
horizontal lines. This creates a theme for the
band.
The design of the CD corresponds with
the front cover. The front cover of the
album is colourful, whereas the colour
scheme for the disc is dark. This could
arouse a more serious tone for the band.

7. Back Cover
The blurred image of the band takes up the
majority of space on the cover. This creates a
brand image and presents an established image
for the audience.
The song list has the same colour scheme which is
displayed on the front cover of the album cover
and the rest of the current cover is black and
white.
There are high buildings displayed in the background of the
image. The distance between the buildings and the band creates
a sense of dominance for the band as they’re larger than the
buildings .