Research Task 9 - Digipak Analysis 1

For my first digipak analysis I chose the album "Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not" by the Arctic Monkeys. I chose this album because it is in the indie rock genre which is the same genre I intend to use for my own video.

Font/Text:
The text used in this digipak is very small and the song names are unnumbered which is very strange for an album. However because the text is white on a black background, it still stands out and the song names are very clear and gritty which is suitable for the style of music. Also, the song names and band name are all in lower case which is very different to most other albums, this supports the idea of the band being indie and unique.

Image:
The images used on this digipak are very similar with the front cover showing a close up of a man smoking and facing the camera directly and the back cover showing a close up of the same man still holding a cigarette but looking down away from the camera and covering his face. The use of portraits add a simplistic effect to this digipak. Also, the use of the black and white effect support the simplistic style.