Digipak and Magazine Advert

What is a Digipak?

A digipak is an packaging for CD,DVD OR BD, they are normally book style paper back or card stock which contain a plastic tray that hold the CD or DVD they normally contain lyrics, information or images of the album or movie.

                                              

Oasis are a British rock band from Manchester who were created in 1991, they created their second album '(what's the story) morning glory' which was resealed in 1995. The digipak for their album contains a lot of photography and also there are printed lyrics of each track from the album. The Layout of the digipak is set in different forums as some of the panels are many photographs, also there on some of the panels of the digipak the lyrics from each of the tracks from the album are printed on the right hand side of the panel with an image of the left of the panel. On the front cover of the digipak there is an large image which covers the whole panel of the two of the band members walking towards each other and also the image has been taken in a street this shows that the band have a relaxed image and also the band members in the photo are blurred and they aren’t star focus This shows that the band don’t have to focus on their appearance like other stars as they are already an iconic band . The title of their album acts as a rhetorical questions'(what's the story) morning glory' at the top of the cover in a bold white writing to make it stand out from the image. The bands logo is bold and black and is in the bottom right corner of the album the logo isn’t that big because the band are worldwide icon band and also they don’t need to make the logo standout as they are icon band.

In the digipak there are numerous of photography throughout the digipak it many like a photo booklet that contains images of each of the band members pictured as their normal chilled relaxed self, the image they have used in the digipak are med shot photographs and they aren't looking at the camera also the images are blurred. There is a low contrast and brightness in the images also created a theme throughout the digipak.

This image which is in the digipak is blurred and created a different contrast as you can’t see who the person is and it looks like they are banging there head up and down as like they are rocking away to the music, Also there is a white boarder round the photographs this makes the photos standout from the back ground of the digipak, The man in the photo if wearing an hoody jacket and has the hood up this creates a sense that the man is trying to hide is identity and don’t want to be seen. The background of the photography is misty red; red is seen as a dangerous colour so this image could strike out if the man is dangerous.

In this image is a med shot image and the man is looking at the camera and smiling and laughing this shows he is happy and enjoying himself also the background of this image is a light blue colour , blue is seen as a calm and relaxing colour this shows that he is calm. This isn’t an angry or violent like the other image above. In the image the man is wearing sunglasses and a black coat this suggest that he wants to keep himself covered up and don’t want people to see him behind his sunglasses.

Here there is an random image of a jar, with texted blend into the image, this panel introduces you to the album, the layout of the panel is that there is an image that covers half of the panel and there is texted on the right in white normal size font telling you about the album. The contrast of the image is blurred and not focused. The image is random of a jar with a little man standing onto of a sugar/flour.

on this panel there are lyrics from one of the tracks from the album and also there is an image on the left of one of the band member with half of their face covered also the man is looking into the camera his emotion on his face is dull and he isn’t smiling also he is starring at the camera. The shot is close up as we see his full face also he is unshaved and is wearing a casual shirt this shows that he is a relaxed person and appearance isn’t everything to him. on the right of the panel there are the lyrics of one of the songs, the texted is presented in white normal font and the layout of the text is in align centre form .

PULP are a British pop band from Sheffield who were created in 1978, they created their fifth album 'Different Class' which was resealed in 1995. The digipak for their album contains photography but there is a few panels which contain text .There has used a central layout when displaying the text on one of the panels as the writing is small and is in write font so it standouts from the black background. The layout of the digipak is set in different forums as some of the panels are photography and text.

The front cover of the digipak is a Wedding photo this is unusual for an album cover as they have involved their personal photos also in the photo they may be showing the different classes of people as the album is called 'Different Class’. The text on the front cover is in white this stands out from the background of the layout also the text is placed above the image. There is a white border around the photography this draws attention to the image as it makes it stands out also the image is an long shot so you can see everyone in the image and everyone is looking at the camera.

On this panel the layout out the sounds tracks which are on the album in a central form as they are one under other also they have made the 'class' in bigger bold writing to make it standout. The colours they have used on this panel is mostly black and white as white standouts from black this could link that they are trying show the different of 'class' by using black and white.

On this panel they have talked about the track on the album, the layout of the panel is in text form they have centre the text in the middle of the panel also for the titles of the tracks they have used bold white font to make the song title standout also they have used a long line underneath the title to show the separation between the title and text. The text underneath the title is in small font and it is hard to read as there is a lot of descriptions used.

On this panel there is photography used and also text used, the image is an random image as there is a dog with a vet collar on and with a women sitting on a bench in the back, but the women is in black and white whiles the rest of the photo is in colour. The black and white image of the women creates an contrast between the other features in the image as she is faded away also the black and white women creates an contrast as old as been mixed as it shows the past or the black and white creates an sense that she is a shadow in the image and shouldn’t be seen.

Magazine Advert

Kings of Leon are a American rock band that formed in Tennessee who formed in 1999, they created their fourth album 'Only by the night' which was resealed in 2005. They have created a magazine advert promoting their album.    

They have used an rang of text which include the release date and they have also mention there hit signals from this album .They have used a wide range of different colour text and fonts. At the top of the advert they have used type text font with underscore in between the letters of the band names also the text is in big white font to make the band name standout. Underneath the image they have used the same font and text size for the album name but they have used green to make it contrast with the colour of the image. Underneath this test there is a small text but with the same font I white which mention there hits which are from the album. below this text they have used the same font but bigger using red font to make the text standout and also red is very eye-catching and is also seen as a vibrant and luxurious colour  but is also seen as a dangerous colour also it’s the only colour which standout from the rest so you can remember the release date. At the bottom of the page in small font there is the band official website and also there are logos of the bands production companies.

The image they have used for the magazine advert which is also the album cover is cut into different section and has been reformed in the shape of an eagle also they are the members from the band .They have also merged the image of an eagle eyes and beak.The image is in green this makes the image standouts and also the image is set all one colour of different tones of green. Also green is seen as a positive colour.

Ed Sheeran is a British solo artist who realised his first album in 2011 which became a huge hit this year with credictics and fans. He has used the web in a magazine advert style to promote his album.

He has used contrasting colours of white, rage and black to create different contrasts between the orange backgrounds also it makes the text on the album standout. The Image they have used has been edited to fade and also the image is in orange to contrast with the artist hair colour. The artist is looking directly into the camera and also the image is an close up image .The artist name on the advert is in big font text to make the artist name standout also the text is in white this makes the artist name standout to the other text on the album. The title of the album is called ' +' the album name is simple and it makes the album standout and always people will remember the album name as it simple and unique. The iTunes logo on the album is in black this creates a contrast between the orange background also it shows you where you can buy the album from electronic.