Digipak Research

Before even planning my digipak I am going to look at various different indie pop digipak's.

To start off I will look at The XX's digipak:

The picture shown on the right shows two alternative versions of The XX's digipack, both have four panels which is the most common used for albums. The digipak has a very simple colour scheme of black and white, this is very conventional for indie pop, as these two colours together are highly associated with the genre.

The album cover (shown to the right) is very simplistic and almost reflects the sound of the bands music (calm, and not over complicated), I really like the design of it and I think it is very effective.

From looking at The XX's digipak briefly I am inclined to make my own with the same house colours. This is because it is very effective and it will also tie in with the black and white of my video which overall will help to create an indentitiy.




The Kooks:

The kooks as well as being a indie rock band are also an indie pop band, their style and following are all of the conventional type for indie pop fans. When looking at their digipak it alike The XX's digipak follows the forms and conventions of indie pop. The design of the digipak is in black and white, although also with red, the style of the people on the digipak meet the style of indie pop artists or fans. Te mood set from this item is very chilled, which is associated with this genre of music, this mood is given of my the way the artists are sitting (not taking it too serious) along with the colour scheme.
Alike The XX's digipak The Kooks' is also a four sided one.






Mumford and Sons:

Mumford and Sons alike The XX and The Kooks is also an indie pop band. Their digipak does not follow the other twos style using black and white however it does follow a simplistic approach like the others and has a neutral colour scheme, this colour schem in my opinion matches the style of their music (calm). The simplicity of the design is very attractive and effective. Looking at the back cover of the digipak I like the way in which the songs are listed, I may adopt this style as I thin it is very effective.


From looking at these digipaks I have gained a