Digipak and Poster analysis

What is a Digipak? A digipak is a patented style of packaging for CD’s and DVD’s. It is typically made from cardboard with an internal plastic holder for one or more discs. It can flip open like a book or have three parts , so that one portion of the packaging opens to the left and other to the right with the CD in the centre. Usually, the portion of the digipack that hold the CD is made of plastic like a traditional jewel case CD - the plastic part is simply attached to the paper background.

Chase and Status – Brand New Machine

Artists name in Capitals on the top of the cover

Unusual image that is in the centre as the main focus

Background colour a solid bright orange

Song list on the back

Record company symbol

Chase and Status ‘No More Idols’

The artists name in the centre of the cover as the main focal point

The title of the album is in a smaller font size

Copyrights on the back

The colour scheme sticking with black, white and yellow.

The track list showing all songs in capitals – in the same font as the front

A close up black and white photo as background of a bulldog - British bulldog showing patriotic.

The bulldog representing toughness.

Chase and Status Song artwork for their Heartbeat remix

Image of Nneka who’s vocals feature in the track. She sung the original song.

The title of the song in the centre of the cover in large font as the main focal point.

Symbol of heart which relates back to the song title/lyrics

The lines could represent the image of heartbeat on a heartbeat monitor.

The initials of the band instead of the full name. This could be so they don’t take full credit of the song

The text in white which stands out against the dark background.

Black, white and icey blue colours used to give a cold dark eerie feel to the song.

The artwork cover for the original of Nneka’s song ‘Heartbeat’

Image of Nneka, the singer and songwriter. She is placed in the right hand corner, similar to the Chase and Status one.

The Nneka’s name in a large text size , image within the writing, images of blood and people.

Images in black and white. Colours like green, orange and red are out in to make them stand out.

The Name of the song in a smaller font. The ‘A’ in the song is symbolised by a heartbeat monitor image.

Images of war, soldiers, Nigerian children and people fighting are used in the picture. This shows the song has a political meaning behind it addressing issues of capitalism, poverty and war.