This is a digipak cover of the band 'Foo Fighters' for their album 'Skin and Bones'. It was released in 2006.They have used relatively dark colours which suggests the genre of music that they perform, may be of a rock or heavy metal genre, but in contrast there is a section in the middle if the front page which is bright orange, which could then suggest that they are trying soemthing new or breaking through into the unknown.
With it being bright orange it attracts you to look at the centre if the page because it stands out. This in turn brings your attention to the name of the song and the title of the DVD.
When you look closer at the cover you can make out that the picture of is the 'Foo Fighters' playing on stage and a large crowd in front of them. It may have been done like this to show that they have a large fan base as this looks like a still image from a live show. It may even be a still image from a section of the DVD. By putting this image on the front it gives you a feel of the energy that the band ejects. The images on the back cover are of the four members of the band and there are the song titles and some smaller images of the venue which they are playing in. There is also a box of text which lists the names of the songs in order that they appear. Also there are various boxes of images related to the front page.
The font used on the front cover is block writing and is easy to read so it makes it clear the name of the band and name of the DVD. Behind the name of the back is a stave, which you would put musical notes on. This show that they produce music. The choice of black for the font fits in with the colour theme for the rest of the DVD cover. The same writing with the lettering on top of a stave has been used on the side of the DVD cover as well. There is nothing particularly special about the font, it just just block capitals which makes it easier to read so there is no fuss about not knowing what it says.
The words that they have used can be used to reflect the personality and style of the band. For instance the album title is 'Skin + Bones', this suggests that there may be a darker side to this band and this can tell us about the type of music which they play. I doubt from looking at the DVD cover that they would be singing about happy topics but more about deep meanings and horror etc.
The composition of the cover focuses mainly on the front cover which shows the band playing to a live audience which suggests that the DVD is about this performance. Obviously the song names and list are placed on the back of the cover, which is customary to any music disc cover.
This is a Digipak cover for No Doubt's album 'Tragic Kingdom'. It was released in 1995.
The colour scheme used in this digipak is very 1960's when colour was just starting to be used in print and TV. It almost has a grainy effect to it which shows that it is meant to be in an older style. The colours are not particularly bright but rather dull, this is showing that technology may not have been as advanced in the period that they are trying to portray.
The image on the front cover of this CD cover is of the members of the band and the main singer. The composition of the cover is showing that the woman is the more important figure out of the group as she is shown in a more important role because she is the main figure on the cover. She stands in the centre of the back cover showing that she has dominance over the other band members, and also on the front cover she stands out of the circular, which is showing that she is more important the the other band members because they want you to notice her. We can tell that these people are in band because they are each carrying their own instruments, which is showing us the role in which they play in the group. In the corner of the front cover there is images of mouldy oranges and flies, this is in relation to the album title 'Tragic Kingdom'. With it being a 'Tragic Kingdom' it suggest that's bad things happen in the place that they are talking about, so there for things like food being ruined is a tragic thing as people need food for survival. Also flies are seen as a bad thing because they spread dieases.
The word choice of 'Tragic Kingdom' is related to some of the songs on the album, including the song called Tragic Kingdom. This is relevant to the vibe which you get from some of the songs, which i mean you get a certain mood from different songs on the album, some are abit more of the rock and roll genre compared to others leaning more towards the pop side of music.
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