Paramore is an alternative rock band known for their 2007 album "Riot". The album was their breakthrough, reaching #20 on the Billboard charts and selling over 44,000 copies in its first week. It featured their hit single "Misery Business". The album artwork features a scratched font style and images of the band to portray emotions of anger and rebellion musically and visually. The cover is designed to make the album and band stand out while reflecting the rock genre and theme of frustration expressed in their music.

2. INTRODUCTION
 Paramore is an alternative rock band which includes lead singer Hayley Williams, Josh
Farro lead guitarist, Jermey davis as the bass guitarist and Zac Faroo as the drummer.
 Their album ’Riot’ was released on 2007 which was their first breakthrough with their
single ‘Misery Business’ is, according to Williams, "more honest than anything I've ever
written, and the guys matched that emotion musically."
 Riot entered the Billboard 200 at number 20, the UK charts at number 24, and sold
44,000 its first week in the United States.
 Paramore was featured on the cover of February 2008 issue of Alternative
Press magazine and voted "Best Band Of 2007" by the readers.
 Following their success with "Riot!", Paramore were signed by director of "Twilight" to
write songs for the movie soundtrack. They worked on two theme songs, one of which
was titled "Decode" and deals with anger and outrage that are experienced by the main
characters in the movie.
 Paramore didn't wanted to shown as a regular popular band but something which
people can relate to and express themselves through their albums.

3. FRONT COVER
The bold orange text
makes the album stand
out. The font which has a
roughed out ‘Scratched’
style showing the rock
genre of the band.
The orange coloured text
highlights band information
and the artists promotion
company clearly. Keeping to
the consistent genre of the
front cover and signfuing
the albums genre.
The central image of the
band is the albums main
focus point and makes
you look at it, along with
the title making it stand
out. This picture is taken
from a high angle making
the band look up as if
they are adressing to a
higher power with linking
their title ‘Riot’ as to
create chaos. The title
links with the image as
to overthrow that
significant power , and to
just let go of themselves.
The page is full of words and writing
to give the piece a rough and urban
feel , showing its genre which the
audience can associate with quickly.

4. The repetition of the title ‘Riot’
around the page makes the name
easily remembered. It also
provides a simple yet effective
background that is colourless
making the orange of the title and
band information stand out, which
is a very effective technique. The
typography also creates chaos,
which signifies anger , frustration
and basically the feeling to rebel ,
which is what the title says ‘Riot’.
The title and the cover itself links
itself and gives a very clear
message , as to overpower a
significant power.
The whole front cover gives
a feel of a chaotic mess, in
which they try to get their
frustrations out.

5. BACK COVER
The large image on the back
makes it recognizable its a
paramore album. Since this
picture is shot in human view
at eye level , this shows that
the band is addressing to
their fans or audiences with
which they have a more
friendlier gesture. Which
contrasts with their image on
the front cover which shows
more anger,
The production
credits are put
into simple, plain
writing to signify
the importance
of this
information. It is
controversial to
the rest of the
pannel and
makes it more
relevant and
important.
The title names in
bright orange to
contrast with dark
black background and
make the key
information stand
out. But the song
timings are not
included.

6. INSIDE COVER
Inside pages with information
displays main song lyrics such
as ‘Thats what you get’ and
‘Misery business’ the most
successful singles from the
album. It also shows a picture
of each band members and the
lyrics and set around them.
.
It also has credits to the producer
and to whom the band would like
to thank, to whom they are
grateful for making their album
possible.

7. It also uses the
same ‘scratched’
font and has the
same rock feel.
The font of the inside pages
shows no real information
again just highlights the ‘Riot’
font and uses this as
background. It however does
include the record label and
band information

8. CD COVER
The title’Riot’ is in the
same scratchy
writing with a plain
background which
gives it more boldness
and effect. It gives
more impact on the
viewer. The title is
written with even
more frustration,
since this is inside CD
cover it shows inner
turmoil.

9. SPINE
Band and albums names only things shown on spine of
digipak. It has plain black with white text to make it
stand out. ‘Riot’ is still however shown in the scratched
on effect to work with the majority of the pieces font
styles and band name is in the usual logo font.
However the ‘fueled by
ramen’ the record company
however is also shown onthe
left hand side with the cd’s id
number is displayed in the top
righthand corner.