The album cover uses visual elements and extras to appeal to audiences and promote the boy band. It features all five band members prominently on the front to emphasize their genre. Buying the deluxe version provides bonus tracks and band photos to entice fans. The designs, colors, and band members' serious expressions reflect the album's themes of love changing from hot to cold. Across the cover, spine, and inside panels, consistent branding and credits further advertise the band and record label.

1. ALBUM DIGIPAK

2. FRONT COVER:
FEATURES ALL 5 ARTISTS FROM THE BAND
AS THE MAIN CENTRAL FOCAL POINT OF
THE FRONT COVER MAKING IT CLEAR THE
ARTISTS ARE A BOYBAND, EMPHASISING
THE GENRE AS BOYBANDS ARE USUALLY
ASSOCIATED WITH POP MUSIC
OFFERS EXTRA SUCH AS FOUR
BONUS TRACKS AND POSTCARDS OF
THE BANDMEMBERS WHEN THE
DELUXE ALBUM IS BOUGHT,
TEMPTING THE AUDIENCE TO
PURCHASE THE MORE COSTLY
ALBUM TO GAIN ACCESS TO EXTRAS
THEY WOULD NOT RECEIVE IF THE
ORDINARY ALBUM WAS BOUGHT
SETTING IS ISOLATED AND
DESERTED, SIMILAR TO A SETTING
WHERE A WAR COULD TAKE
PLACE; REFLECTING THE ALBUM
TITLE
CONTRASTING COLOURS, STARTING WITH
BRIGHT, HOT COLOURS TO A COLD, DULL
SCALE; COLOURING DRAWS THE EYE TO
THE COVER AS IT IS VISUALLY APPEALING
TO THE AUDIENCE.
THE COLOURS USED ALSO REFLECT MANY
OF THE KEY TOPICS OF THE SONGS ON
THE ALBUM AS THEY TALK OF LOVE
STARTING OFF “HOT” AND ENDING
“COLD”
THE BANDNAME IS PLACED IN THE TOP CENTRE OF
THE ALBUM COVER, MAKING IT CLEAR WHO THE
ARTISTS ARE
BY USING THE WANTED LOGO IT ALLOWS
AUDIENCE’S TO FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH
THE LOGO AND MAKE IT MEMORABLE IN THEIR
MINDS
THE EXPRESSIONS ON THE ARTISTS FACES ARE
SERIOUS, REFLECTING HOW THE TOPIC OF THE
SONGS ON THE ALBUM ARE NOT GOING TO BE
FUN PARTY POP SONGS BUT WILL CARRY
SERIOUS MESSAGES
ALL MEMBERS OF THE BAND ARE
SEEN TO BE LOOKING DIRECTLY AT
THE OWNER OF THE ALBUM, THIS
CAN BE USED TO TARGET YOUNG
FEMALE AUDIENCES AS NOT ONLY
ARE THE MEMBERS YOUNG MALES,
BUT IT IS AS IF THEY ARE HAVING
PERSONAL CONTACT WITH THE
GROUP MEMBERS ONTOP OF THIS
THE ALBUM TITLE IS LOCATED BENEATH
THE BANDNAME, SHOWING THE TWO TO
BE LINKED
THE COLOURS OF THE FONT ALSO
CONTRAST TO THE BACKGROUND,
MAKING THE WRITING VISIBLE TO THE
AUDIENCE

3. BACK COVER:
RECORD LABEL INFORMATION
TO ADVERTISE THE RECORD
LABEL COMPANY; IF THE
OWNER LIKES THIS BAND
THEN THEY MIGHT LOOK FOR
OTHER ARTISTS OWNED BY
THE COMPANY
BARCODE
SONG LIST INCLUDING BONUS TRACKS ALLOWS
THE AUDIENCE TO SEE WHAT SONGS ARE
INCLUDED ON THE ALBUM. IT ALSO ALLOWS
THE AUDIENCE TO SEE WHICH SONGS THEY’VE
ALREADY HEARD AS SONGS SUCH AS GLAD YOU
CAME, LIGHTNING AND GOLD FOREVER WERE
RELEASED BEFORE THE ALBUM, IF THEY LIKED
THESE SONGS AND ARE FAMILIAR WITH THEM
THEY WOULD BE MORE INCLINED TO PURCHASE
THE ALBUM
PRODUCTION CREDITS
GIVE CREDIT TO THOSE
WHO HELPED
PRODUCE THE ALBUM
AGAIN ADVERTISING
THOSE INVOLVED
COPYRIGHT
INFORMATION TO
WARN THE OWNER
THAT COPYRIGHT
ISN’T ALLOWED AND
TO EMPHASISE THE
AUTHENTICITY OF THE
ALBUM
THE PHOTOGRAPH ON
THE BACK COVER
AGAIN FEATURES ALL
BAND MEMBERS. THE
COLOUR OF THE
PHOTO IS VERY DARK,
ALLOWING THE
WHITE FONT OF THE
SONG LISTS ETC TO
STAND OUT IN
COMPARISSON
EXTRA INFORMATION SUCH AS THE
WANTED’S OFFICIAL WEBSITE AND
ACCESS TO MORE EXCLUSIVE
CONTENT ADVERTISES THE BAND
FURTHER ON DIFFERENT PLATFORMS

4. SPINE:
RECORD COMPANY AGAIN
ADVERTISES THE COMPANY
AND OTHER ARTISTS THEY
MAY BE WORKING WITH
BANDNAME AND ALBUM TITLE
IS CENTERED AND IS IN BIGGER
FONT THAN ANYTHING ELSE
ON THE SPINE MAKING THE
TWO STAND OUT
SOURCE CODE
ALLOWS THE
ALBUM TO BE
ACCESSIBLE
AND EASY TO
FIND

5. INSIDE PANES:THE FOUR INSIDE PANES SEEN ALLOWS FOR AN INTERESTING LAYOUT NOT USED ON MANY
ALBUM COVERS, IT GIVES THE COVER AN ORGINAL LOOK AND ALLOWS FOR MORE
PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE BAND
THE FINAL PANE WHERE THE CD IS PLACED IS
PLAIN BLACK ALLOWING THE AUDIENCE TO
FOCUS SOLELY ON THE MAIN ASPECT AND
REASON FOR THE DIGIPAK. THE BLACK
BACKGROUND WORKS WELL AS IT ALLOWS THE
WHITE CD TO STAND OUT FURTHER

6. SLEEVE:
THE SLEEVE ALSO DEDICATES A WHOLE
PAGE TO PRODUCTION CREDITS OF EACH
INDIVIDUAL SONG, GIVING INFORMATION
AS TO WHO WROTE, PUBLISHED,
ADMINISTERED AND RECORDED EACH
SONG
THE SLEEVE INCLUDED WITH THE
DIGIPAK GIVES THE AUDIENCE
FURTHER EXTRAS SUCH AS LYRICS
TO ALL SONGS INCLUDED ON THE
CD INCLUDING BONUS TRACKS SO
THEY CAN SING ALONG WITH THE
BAND
ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS
OF THE BAND THERE IS A PAGE DEDICATED
TO MESSAGES AND
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FROM
THE INDIVIDUAL BAND
MEMBERS, GIVING A
PERSONAL FEEL