The document discusses the use of color and imagery on a music CD cover. Red is used on the cover, which could connote danger, sexuality, or simply make the CD stand out. Gold emphasizes the band's value and worth. The font and pattern look vintage, contrasting the band's image and music style. Outfits contrast the band's "rough" image. Extra songs may be included in the special edition. Overall, the document provides analysis of design choices and their potential meanings on a music CD cover.

1. The use of the colour The font and the
red could connote pattern on this CD
danger or it could look very vintage
even emphasize their which contrasts
sexuality as there is their image as a
one girl and 3 men- group and their style
the use of the colour of music. This
red could emphasize emphasizes their
her sexual appeal to eccentricity. The
the men and the outfits also contrast
audience. The colour with their ‘rough’/
could also be just to ‘gangster’ type
make the CD stand image as the men
out from other CD’s. are wearing suites.
However, Fergie
follows stereotypes
of this genre by
showing flesh unlike
her band mates
The use of the colour gold emphasizes the making her seem
bands value and worth as it connotes like a ‘sexual object’.
money. The symbol with monkey also looks
like a coin emphasizing their significance and Special edition label-this
prestigness. digipak may contain extra
songs

2. • Genre? A mixture of Funk, Hip
Hop, R&B, Pop, Rap, electric and dance.
• The main attraction on this CD is the title of
the band and album which is written boldly
and the picture of the band. They don’t have
any album artwork to make it appealing so the
band must be already well established for it to
sell just with their image.

3. Title in bold stands out
over the song list
A
song
list
Bonus
tracks that
are included
in this
special
edition CD
and may
Artwork around the text makes the CD more encourage
Information on the feminin to attract a wider audience as the use the
record label and of red, gold and black can be seen as very costumer to
production credits aggressive and possibly masculine buy the CD

4. Inside the digipak
• Very detailed booklet including song/album
credits, thank you notes from each band
member, pictures, merchandise and comical
pages including pictures of there perfect ‘ride’.

5. Genre- Southern rock
• Southern rock is a subgenre of rock music, and genre
of Americana. It developed in the Southern United
States from rock and roll, country music, and blues, and is
focused generally on electric guitar and vocals.
• Artists:
• Jace Everett
• Kings of Leon
• Elvis Presley
• Kid Rock
• Nickleback

6. Music video conventions
• Common themes:
• The image is in sepia instead of clear to give a
‘cow boy’ sense to the music so it feels like you’re
in a summer haze.
• Outfits are usually laid back men wearing
jeans, cowboy style checked shirts whilst women
wear next to nothing-maybe shorts, cowboy
boots and a knotted shirt.
• The mise-en-scene is these videos is usually kept
in a natural area such as by a lake or a campfire.
• The singer is usually a man.

7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwIGZLjug
KA  example

8. Digipak research
• Similarities between digipaks of different genres