Digipak Research

For a more detailed digipak research we decided to solely focus on album covers that have been released by the Arctic Monkeys. This is because this is the band that we have focussed on and therefore we want our final product to emulate their previous work so that is looks like the real deal.

The focal concern we picked up on was simplisity. With all of the bands album covers they are all very plain with little text. As well as this many of them are cartoonified. We also noticed that only two of their album covers actually feature images and neither of them are of the band members themselves. This is therefore something that we will focus on when creating our digipak.

Every single one of their CD covers has the songs lsited on the back. However the layout does vary. Some are in a vertical list down, whereas others are listed horizontally and vertically. This is something that we will also take into consideration when positioning the song names onto the back of our digipak.

Everyone of their album covers also features their name 'Arctic Monkeys' however the font varies between the CD covers which make it easier for us to conclude on a font that we wish to use as we have free reign, rather than being confined to a certain style because thats what the Arctic Monkeys do.

Colour schemes are never the same with their CD covers, however 3 that have been released are purley black, white and grey. This is something that we can take into consideration as we have to have continuity throughout all 3 of our products having a balck and white theme may be est to link with the webpage and video.

By Daisy White & Natasha Warr

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Above are all of the Arctic Monkeys digipaks, both front cover and back cover to help us for inspiration on our digipak. Digi paks have both their pros and cons, these are:

Digipacks can be more environmentally friendly than jewel cases because they can be made of recycled paper - however, they aren't always in fact made in this way.
They look nice, and many bands and labels like to use them for aesthetic reasons. The three section digipack sleeves opens up more design options because there is more room. However, they're more expensive than traditional liner notes and jewel cases.
The trays in digipacks break much more often then in jewel cases. There's not as much protection since the outer portion of made of paper, so the teeth that hold the CD in place crack and fall out easily.
Digipacks don't crack like jewel cases do, but they will rip and eventually the paper begins to peel apart and separate.