Evaluating Student's Digipak

Distorture
 

This particular digipak is quite effective as it looks professional  The group came up with a good idea and did not over use colours and instead kept it consistent  They stuck to a theme which seems to be blood and worked around the concept to come up with a digipak that revolves the colour red mainly. The images are quite simple but effective  The images and the colour scheme match nicely. The main image of the is album is of a bleeding hand and this is used number of times with different angles across the digipak. The title of the album 'Distorture' is almost used as a pun as it has the word 'torture in in and is also represented by the use of blood but however has the 'dis' in front which conflicts the meaning.The tracks are written at the back of the cover which shows that they have followed the conventions of a digipak. The position of the CD is in the middle is again another convention and they have thought about this carefully as the cover behind the plastic is simple and so has no important aspect that will be covered after placing the CD. The use of white and red contrasts each other providing a clear division which again is very effective.


End of Time


This digipak is again quite simple. In comparison to the one above, 'Distorture' this one looks a little less professional as they used one girl as the focus of the album and stuck to only that. I like the use of different angles of the girl  for the back cover as it looks like they are promoting the artist of the album. The concept behind this digipak is very simple as they used a very simple idea of the image of the girl in number of shades and tones. They did not think about making it original and complex by using unique close ups and other props for images, instead they stuck to the very basic which they have used successfully.The use of the autograph is effective as it acts as a signature for the vocalist throughout her albums and so again promotes the artist by providing the fans with something. The theme of the digipak is quite girly which correspond well with the images. They have used the autograph again on the back cover with the tracks listed over it. I particularly like the inside where the CD is embedded as it sticks to the theme of an image of the girl with her autograph once again. The front cover could have been better by only in cooperating one image of the girl in a particular angle which will be able to attract buyers instead of using the same image twice, overlapping them in different colours. This makes it look less professional and overly simple. 


Blame


This digipak is quite a poor quality. However they are some aspect that I like, for example the use of the close up  of the station sign is very effective as it only shows one angle and also locates the artist of the alum. The colours used throughout the digipak is earthy and dull which sets a mood for the album and its songs. I also like the panel that has the guitar leaning on the wall. It gives the album and indie feel and the graffiti behind it gives a sense of modern and relate able look which will attract buyers. The front cover is quite poor as it is very basic. The image is bland and simple. The use of black white is effective but may not accompany well with the rest of the digipak which has elements of different colours. There is not much originality on the front or back cover. The group clearly has not thought about this carefully before making the digipak as the middle section if the digipak where the CD will be embedded has the lyrics written over it which will be difficult to read after the plastic and the CD is placed over it. This has therefore gone to waste and shows that the group have not analysed it well before the making. The idea if having the lyrics across the panel is appealing as this digipak is promoting one single and not a album so it only consist of one song. Therefore by having the lyrics of the single will give the fans something to read and sing along. They have made the back cover look professional by having  a bar code at the bottom and the company logo. The text on the back cover informs about the rights reserved by the universal company and gives the digipak and good finish.