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DigiPak Design Idea

This is an initial idea we came up with as a group for our DigiPak. The use of Rubik's cube represents the youth and unity of sub- cultures indicated by the different colours which also emphasises the pop punk genre. The pop punk genre are usually associated with young music that incorporates social issues in a form of performance using band members and loud music. The front cover is quite simple and to the point which is effective as it reflects the group itself and the simplicity in their music. The band name is exaggerated more on the cover as it more recognisable and so will be easily identified by fans of this particular band. The album name is 'Enigma' which means mystery and suspense. This again provides a outlook for the album as it makes it increases curiosity for the fans.

The in side of the DigiPak would also be a continuation of the front cover using the Rubik s cube as this will provide a consistent design throughout the digipak. The benefits of having cubes within the design allows us to put pictures of band members within the squares. Each cube would represent a different individual within the band. Along with images we have also come up with the idea of using lyrics over the Rubik's cube. This necessarily does not mean we are going to include all the lyrics from all the songs from the album  We may only use lyrics from the most popular track that we have created a music video for, The Death wish.

The back cover is also kept  very simple hear. Keeping the Rubik's cube in the design, the back cover has the name of all the songs in the album. The songs are written on white which compliments well with the rest of the digipak. The Rubik's cubes are floating above the back cover in different angles which align with the ongoing theme, The innovative names of the other songs within the album stick to the mood of the genre. They are realistic names of songs that could possibly be used in an album of pop punk.

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.

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Possible Band Names

With the help of our individual ideas and Wikipedia's random articles, I came up with potential names for our band. Many of the unique and usual words interested me however they did not reflect our genre therefore we could not use them. We narrowed it down to more conventional names such as Indigo, Glass Eye etc. Finally we decided on 'The Format' which has been approved by the whole group and seems suitable for a band name of  a pop punk genre.