Digipaks Ideas

The first idea I had for my album cover is themed around the 4 seasons; each one of the panels has a picture representing Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter respectively. The track itself is also relatively upbeat, so the images I have in mind reflect this sort of optimism.

I was inspired by the examples from digipaks in the same genre, which often have natural photography – sometimes in a nostalgic style.

To portray nostalgia I may print off and frame the four images, then take a separate picture of the framed photos to use on the album cover. This would also reflect the plot point of the photographs in our music video.

This specific design is influenced both by my idea for a season themed digipak and the title of the album, ‘Kings’. The woman in the picture will be standing on a hill, overlooking a large view as if she is a King asserting dominance over his land. This pose – arms outstretched, and standing upright – looks very powerful and authoritative, further justifying its use to represent a ‘King’.

This image will heavily cater to my target audience as it will capture the essence of Spring, hopefully having a lush green area and a warm, sunny sky to emphasise this.

The indie-folk genre is a subgenre of folk music, which largely has its roots in people singing and producing music about love and respect for nature.

I hope to use Saffron, the female character featured in our music video, as the subject of this picture to establish continuity.

The beach is a huge signifier of Summer; it represents warmth and excitement, with the blue sky and ocean portraying a calm and relaxing atmosphere.

Whilst deciding what sort of image to use for the representation of Summer, I was in danger of using something which was too similar to Spring. Thinking about the green palette often associated with Spring, I decided to go for the comparatively bright colour of blue, which made me think of the beach.

Our music video features a beach setting/scene during the climax, so this design also fits in with the context of our film.

I would like to use a relatively simple design for the inside right cover of my digipaks (Autumn) due to the fact that it will be centred on the CD of the album.

‘Autumn leaves’ are a signifier of Autumn, so it would be fitting to do a simple design based off of this.

The design for the back cover of the digipak must be as captivating as the front cover. This is why Winter is a fitting choice; a snowy setting is very natural and pristine, and will attract the audience immediately if they were to pick the album up.

For this design I need to ensure that there is enough clear space on the picture to place the songs featured on the album and the copyright information.

Ideas for FontsThese two fonts reflect power and authority, which draws attention to the album.

The album will be named ‘Kings’ after the song we are producing a video for, and therefore I feel like an authoritative and ‘royal’ font would be relevant. These fonts also fit with other digipaks I have researched; the text is often capitalised and powerful, managing to stand out and grab people’s attention.

In contrast, this font is more delicate and agile and will be used for the artist’s name. This is because it looks quite nostalgic, and is similar to other fonts used in digipaks of the same genre.