ImageThe artists for of the band are following typical rock genre with the clothing that they are wearing; smart/casual clothes. This type of clothing is usually used to represent the mood of the band, and in this case the band are wearing very casual clothing suggesting them to be

TextThe text is very plain and straightforward to either suggest getting to the point or reinforce the idea of being laid back and calm about all matters. However, the font does show sleek design in some of the letters which could reinforce the theme of having some sort of twist in their

Star ImageMuch like all rock genre digipaks the artist is next to always a focus for the design of the digipak and is very rarely included in the design, sometimes there is some version where the artist is edited into something that looks nothing like the artists. However, with this

ColourThe colours of the digipak link back to the band description in the image section. The colours being black and white suggest the band and the music to be simple and relates to the look of them being laid back in the images. The inclusion of the red is not only a genre convention of

Digipak Analysis - The Kooks

NarrativeWith the rock genre it’s quite often you see some digipaks actually have a narrative structure to it. This digipak does have some sort of narrative to it when you follow the images. The narrative looks as if the process of how they create their music; write it, play it, edit it. This links back to the image section with how important music is to the band how much it influences their lives.

MirrorThe band image for the front cover is taken in what seems to be a recording room. The professional angle of the camera shot allows the audience to see the drummer who wasn’t put into the actual shot. The most interesting thing about the mirror is that it includes the drummer in the typical position that the drummer would be in on a

stage.