DigiPak Research

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Dance Album Artwork
DigiPak Research

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Introduction…
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As part of my research into DigiPak artwork I have looked at the
stereotypical album artwork of dance music.
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Also I have analyzed which conventions of a DigiPak they follow
and don’t follow.
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This research I will use help me create my own dance album.
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Example 1…
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Calvin Harris Album Cover Front:
Artist name
in a large
bold font –
Bright
colour
Background –
crowd raving at
a concert –
bright colours
Album title –
same font and
colour as artist
name – smaller
size text

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Example 1…
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Calvin Harris Album Cover Back:
Small font –
List of songs
on album –
same colour
writing as front
cover – stands
out from
background
Same
background
as front cover
List of
record
companies
Copyright
barcode

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Example 2…
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Chase and Status Album Cover Front:
Artist Name –
bold font –
stands out
from
background
Focal point
– center of
album –
unusual
image
Background
– block
colour –
bright
Name of Album –
smaller font –
same font style

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Example 2…
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Chase and Status Album Cover Back:
Track list
for album –
same font
style as
front cover
Copyright
Bright orange
background –
same as front
cover
Record
Company

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Example 3:
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David Guetta Album Cover Front:
Image of the
artist
Name of
album –
font style –
block –
bright
colour
Bright colour
background – block
colour
Name of artist –
large font –
unique font style
- block

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Example 3…
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David Guetta Album Cover Back:
Bright red
background –
same as front
cover
Copyright
Heading for
first album –
double edition
album
Track list for
album – same
font style as
front cover
Album
Name
Heading
for second
album
Barcode

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Example 4…
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Disclosure Album Front Cover:
Added
effect on
image –
vector
drawing –
links with
the colour
of album
name
Artist Name –
different colour to
album name – block
lettering
Album Name
– White block
lettering
Image – Two boys
sitting on a chair
– look similar to
artist

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Example 4…
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Disclosure Album Back Cover:
Track list
for album –
same font
style as
front cover
Record
Company
Block colour
background –
brown
Copyright
Barcode

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Example 5…
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Rudimental Album Cover Front:
Album name –
handwritten font
– white colour –
small
Artist Name –
Block lettering –
stands out with
border – bold
colour
Mural/ graffiti –
urban setting –
fits with genre
of music center of
album cover –
focal point

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Example 5…
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Rudimental Album Cover Back:
Track list for
album –
same font
style as front
cover
Album
name
Record
Company
Urban
background –
graffiti – links
with front
cover and
style of music
Copyright
Barcode

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Conventions of dance album…
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Bright Colors
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Usually one colour for background
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Block lettering font
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Link to urban theme (associated with the genre of music)
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Artist name is clear – promoted through text or visual or both
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Relatively simple in terms of style
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Front and Back cover not crowded with images and text