When I was researching Digipacks and album booklets to analyse, I found that the back cover is the most similar amongst albums, but is the hardest to design. So, I have focused my research around the back cover of albums, and the consistency of it.
The Killers - Day & Age
The album was designed by Paul Normansell, a famous alternative artist, who also drew portraits of each of the band members, and they feature inside the album booklet; the portraits feature in the music video for 'Human', the first single from the album. The design on the front page continues inside the booklet and onto the back cover. The picture of the band focuses on the lead singer, as he is in the foreground of the picture and the other members are behind him, but he's also on a different background to the other members, making him stand out from them. In an interview, the lead singer, Brandon Flowers, said that the picture used for the front/back cover "is like looking at Sam's Town (Las Vegas) from Mars". Las Vegas is the band's hometown, and the title of their previous album, linking them all together.
Sam Smith - In The Lonely Hour
I instantly liked the back cover of Sam Smith's album because it is so simple yet so effective. It follows a black and white colour scheme, and the songs are the main focus of the back cover, as they are placed in the centre; this shows the importance of them to the artist. The logo of the artist's record label is at the bottom of the page, and underneath it is the copyright information.
The Neighbourhood - I Love You.
The image of the storm on the back cover is the same picture that is on the front cover of the album. The name of the album is on bold, making your eyes draw straight to it, and then your eyes are diverted to the tracklisiting beneath it, which is in an usual format. The logos for the band's management and record label are on the back cover, along with producer credits and copyright information beneath that, which are common features on the back cover of albums.
Union J - Union J
The main focus of the back cover is the tracklist, which shows that the songs are the most important thing to the band in terms of the album. The background is taken from the front cover, and is the wall behind the band in the picture. The typography is consistent throughout the Digipack, and the logos of the band's management an record label are placed above the copyright information, just like the other digipacks.
I will make a post soon with my digipack design.
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