Digipack research

I have researched various digipacks in order to help us design our own.

This digipack belongs to a band called Orson. Their genre is rock. I like the digipack but think it appears to be more indie than rock. The colours are quite soft and the image on the front doesn't stand out as much as it could. The digipack is very much about colour. The navy is vibrant but not in your face. It draws the eye, but possibly not enough. The layout is mostly based on the small silhouetted image on each section of the digipack. The font is bold and simple. The band name is the first thing that grabs your attention. I thing it sells the artist as quite a layed back band where the music is important to them rather than their image.

This digipack belongs to the duo Gnarls Barkley. Their genre is alternative hip-hop. I think it suits its genre as it contains a hip-hop element with a graphic twist. It reminds me of the Beatles, yellow submarine with the style of the design on the front. The cover is plain white with the graphic design in colour forcing it to stand out.  There is no image of the duo anywhere on the digipack. This suggests to me that they want to remain anonymous in some way. Quite like the Gorillaz. The layout is very simple. The tracks are simply just set in a horizontal line on the back. The cover is the only part with detail on it. The font is also simple.The name on the duo is quite small on the cover and is simply placed in the corner as if they want you to see the design, become intrigued and search for the band name. 

This digipack is from the band Busted who used to be a very popular and well known band. They are of the pop punk genre. It fits the pop punk genre as the band comes across as rebellious. The mis-en-scene is  important in this digipack. The costume is punky and shows them off as three rebellious boys. The setting also adds to their rebellious image. There is a high line on the back wall; the type they use in police stations for line ups. The layout concentrates on band images of them being 'roudy'. The band name is done in stamp form which add to the trouble making image. The band is right there on the cover and on the inside.

This digipack belongs to the artist Natasha Bedingfield. Her genre is pop/R&B.
I think it fits the genre as it quite mellow. Its very calming and natural. The CD is artistic and quite abstract but still has her image on it. The cover is quite a natural picture of Natasha as is the one on the back where she is lying down. The lighting is focused on her, highlighting her features. It has a calming, soothing feel; like her music. The font also sticks to the cream and brown theme. The layout is simple, with just images and colours being used. There is not much setting used.The digipack could help promote her music as it promotes her music as simple but beautiful.

This digipack belongs to the artist Sean Paul. His genre is reggae/rap.

I think the thing that allows it to fit the genre so well is the images and costume. His costume is very, rap, with the bandanna and the bling. Another thing that adds to his image is the photos. You can clearly see his 'hard man' attitude in his expression. He uses deep reds to catch the eye and also give a hint to his Jamaican roots. The font is quite mechanic; with the outline, and the square type text. The layout is quite bland. There's not a huge amount to it. It could promote him because of the images mainly. His exterior shows that the music could be upbeat and different, especially with the reggae aspect.