This document discusses and analyzes the design elements of several album covers, focusing on their use of images, colors, typography, and conventions. Key aspects mentioned include placement of the CD in the center, use of band names and images, inclusion of song listings, and simplicity versus originality in design. Comparisons are drawn between different albums to evaluate similarities and differences in their visual presentations.

1. I found this digipak as a good inspiration
towards the one we will be making as a
group, due to the colour composition,
however this only uses four faces, but can
give us good ideas on what to place onto
our own digipak.
As the CD is the main part to the
digipak, this could be why it is
placed in the centre of its case.
This contrasts well with the casing
because of the colours, making it
almost blend in with everything.
This digipak uses the name of the band in
between the obscure pictures. Due the
picture facing itself towards the title of
the album and the bands name, it
introduces the audience to look at this
section of the album. Although it is small
it still catches peoples eyes as it is a
popular band, which many people
remember this font and name to be
related to this specific band.
Using these specific illustrations
presents and obscure sense to
view something in, which also
links in with the band and how
they are original/unique. These
also contrasts well with the rest
of the album colours.
This section of the digipak is
the back, and this list of writing
is the titles of each song and
the order which it goes in on
the CD, this is something that
needs to go on to the back of
every album, so the audience
are aware of which songs are
included on this particular CD.
In a small pocket of the album
their will probably include a
small booklet of the songs
included, with either their
lyrics or a small description of
the song and why this may
have been written. This is
good, as it give the audience a
chance to learn some more
about the band and their ideas
behind certain songs. Looking at Bombay Bicycle
Clubs other album covers there
is a small theme which occurs
throughout, and this is the
originality. There is also an
illustration part which creates a
unique look towards the album,
but also making them all link to
one another, making it easy for
the audience to represent these
types of illustration to this
specific band.
With this album, conventions are followed correctly, due to the smaller objective which are place
onto the album. One of these is in fact the

2. Alt J’s album artwork is very
illustrated producing a unique
display for the image. Other
than the image there is no
other type of illustration on the
front of the album, making it as
simplistic as it possibly could.
Even though it does not include
the title of the band included on
the front, it is easy to recognise
which band this album is made
by, purely because of the
artwork.
The design of the CD case is similar to the type of
case that I would like to produce and this is because
of the simplicity of the design and casing. There is
also the aspect of it being eco friendly, as the
materials being used can be recycled, and there has
not been a lot of it used. However the digipak we
have decided we would like to make is a six sided
pack.
The way this has been organised is
simple yet affective towards its targeted
audience, because of how the inside is
presented and made. In an almost
professional and unique way.
Comparing this artwork to
Bombay Bicycle Clubs, it shows
that the front cover of albums
are to be bright and eye
catching, giving something to
remember about the album,
but often the names seem to
not be included. I think that the
image on this particular casing
relates well to the type of music
Alt J produce. This could link
with the music and it being how
the music flows.
The main image for this album is again
shown on the booklet to the CD. This ties
the album together but also, due to the
simplicity inside, it brings a small amount
of illustration.
This is the albums name, but it is
printed small because it is minimalistic,
therefore makes sure there is more
focus pointed towards the image,
which leaves to guide the audiences
imagination. Which links in with the
lyrics of the songs, as they are not
straight forward and saying what they
mean, give an inner meaning.

3. Mystery Jets have used a lot of
simplicity within the album. One
of these is the colour of the
whole of the album, as this
doesn’t attract too much
attention, but makes it
interesting to look at due to the
image that is also used.
The colours which are used are
contrasting against each other,
which makes sure that the red
coloured sections stand out
more in the rest of the album,
as the colours are very plain on
the background.
Using the name of the
album cover ‘Radlands’
this links in with the
name of the film
‘Badlands’ which is a
Texas themed film,
therefore links to why
there is the outline of
the Texas map outlining
the image of the band.
This uses iconography
as they will straight
away link to this film,
but also using the same
fonts through the
album again uses this
technique. I think the
importance is shown
through the fact that
the name of the album
is produced larger than
the name of the band,
and also covers part of
the name slightly.
Conventions used on this digipak,
conform correctly because of the
icons that they have placed on the
bottom of the back cover to the
album cover. These include the
barcode and the producers which
have signed the band. However the
way that the images try to represent
the band themselves is slightly less
confirmative. This is because of the
way that they are almost showing
that the band is American, when
they are originally based in England.
However they are American-styled
with the way that their music is, and
the sounds they produce.
The album is a convention of the band
with it being quite plain, however the
band are not plain, they use a straight
forward sound as they are quite
simple, but however unique, as you
are unlikely to hear another band with
the same type of sound.