Digipak Research

This is the digipak for Lady Gaga's album 'The Fame Monster'. The darkness of the pictures and backgrounds portrays the idea that the music on this album might be sad or emotional, like Hannahs music.The colour schemes she has decided to have are very similar to those that i plan to use when making my digipak: monochromes. The abnormal photo of the artist on the digipak suggests that the music on this album may be out of the ordinary, something that i don't want to portray in my digipak.



This is Rihanna's digipack for her album called "LOUD". The floral design on the inside of the pack and the long flowy dress she is wearing portrays Rihanna to be innocent and gives a sense of love and emotion. The red roses and her big red lips could be a link to her song called 'California King Bed', which is on this album, because she sings 'lips that felt just like the inside of a rose'.


I decided to look at the female artists' cd front covers who i researched when i was gathering ideas for making my music video. I thought these would be the most like how i'd want to make mine look because they are of the same genre so would be in the same market and have the same target audience as i do. They will follow the same type of conventions as i intend to. 

This black and white image of Delilah's 'Go' single suggests that the song is sad and emotional, as does her facial expression. She is not looking straight at the camera which suggests that she is daydreaming and has something on her mind. My artist's song is of a similar theme to 'Go' so i think it would be a good idea if i could include a black and white image(s). This cover doesn't include the name of the artist. I think I need to include Hannah's name on the front of her album because she is not well known, like Delilah is, so people will probably not recognise her on the shop shelf.

I like how this cover shoes a landscape in the background - this area may feature in the video for 'Fools'. I will include a picture of one of the landscapes in my music promo video in my digipak because it will allow the audience to make a link between the two. The bow-like squiggle underneath Lauren's name suggests that she is quite a girly girl, as does her flowey dress, which suggests that her music is of  certain style and perhaps only for a female audience.
The splashes on the surface of the water make it look like Lauren is actually underwater, however the buildings in the background suggest it is an urban area so it is very unlikely that there is an ocean of water there. 

 Gabrielle Alpin is a famous artist who Hannah compares her singing style to. This cover is very plain but it gives a lot away about the album. the monochrome shades suggest that the music is sad and slow. all the songs on this album are played with an acoustic guitar, so they probably mostly are all slow.












The negative space allows the viewer to be drawn directly to the umbrella, and that fact this uses a contrasting colour palette to the dull background emphasises this and makes it the main aspect of the album artwork. The multicoloured umbrella suggests that Gabrielle is happy. I don't want to use any colour on my front cover because that would suggest Hannah is happy, when the song does not have a happy feel to it at all - it is the opposite.