Digipak Further research

A digipak is a style of CD or DVD packaging that is used to promote a particular artist

My digipak will have between 4 and 6 sides including front, reverse cover, spine and disk impression 

Mind map of conventions found on digipak's discussed in class

Analysis of 'rock' genre CD covers

The Foo Fighters - In Your Honor  released in June 14, 2005 

Name of album/artist - This does contain the name of the artists and the name of the album
Bar code - this doesn't have the bar code on the front cover
copy right - there isn't any copy right symbol on the front cover
Song titles - there is the name of the song 'in your honor'
Picture of artist - there isn't a picture of an artist but there is a picture of golden eagle surrounded by what appears to be banners, with a wreath looking flowers on top of it. There is also a lone Buffalo at the top of the CD cover.
Sticker of front (featuring the song ...) - there isn't a sticker on the front of the CD cover.
Record label - On the front cover there isn't a mention of a record label
Producer - There isn't a mention of the producers on the front cover
Website - There isn't a website presented on the front cover however it could be on another part of there digipak
Parental Advisory sticker - There is no parental advisory sticker on the cover meaning that the songs are suitable for everyone and do not contain strong lyrics or ideological content.
Composition -
Text - The font seems to be old fashioned.
Colour scheme - The use of blues and whites may represent the american flag, this could be due to other factors such as the stars and the words "in your honour"

Foo Fighters - The Pretender released in 2007

Name of album/artist - The name of the band and album cover is shown
copy right -  this doesn't have the bar code on the front cover
Song titles-  There is the mention of the song title, which is also the name of the album cover.
Picture of artist - There is not a picture of the artist instead there is a light bulb shaped in the name of a hand, and would have some hidden meaning and symbolic in a way that reflects the meaning of the pretender.
Sticker of front - there is not a sticker on front however there is the name of the featured song
Record label - The name of the record label is not on the font cover
Producer - The name of the producer is not of the front cover
Website - The name of a website is not on the front cover.
Parental Advisory sticker - There is no parental advisory sticker on the cover meaning that the songs are suitable for everyone and do not contain strong lyrics or ideological content.
Text - The colour of the text for the name of the band is the same as the other CD cover i have analysed, However the name of the album are both different colours which may help them stand out
Colour scheme

AC/DC - Let There Be Rock released in 1977

Name of album/artist - Is both present
Bar code - is not present on the front cover
copy right - There is no copy right symbol on the front cover
Song titles - the titles are not present on the front cover however the name of albums are often the name of the main song
Picture of artist - There is a picture of a hand, it is most likely of the lead singer/guitarist however from this image it is difficult to say
Sticker of front - there is no sticker on the front
Record label - The name of the record label is not present
Producer - The name of the producer is not present
Website - a website is not mentioned and since AC/DC album was realised during a time where it was uncommon  for a band to have a website or access was limited to the internet
Parental Advisory sticker -  There is no parental advisory sticker on the cover meaning that the songs are suitable for everyone and do not contain strong lyrics or ideological content
Composition
Text - The text doesn't have graphic match, but the same colour this would suggest that the logo 'AC/DC' is used to give brand identity.
Colour - The colours are monochrome, using black and white

The Offspring - Ixnay on the Hombre - February 4, 1997

Name of album/artist -  The name of the band and album cover is shown

Bar code - is not present on the front cover
copy right - There is no copy right symbol on the front cover
Song titles - the titles are not present on the front cover however the name of albums are often the name of the main song
Picture of artist - There is a picture of a hand, it is most likely of the lead singer/guitarist however from this image it is difficult to say
Sticker of front - there is no sticker on the front
Record label - The name of the record label is not present
Producer - The name of the producer is not present
Website - a website is not mentioned on the front cover
Parental Advisory sticker -  There is no parental advisory sticker on the cover meaning that the songs are suitable for everyone and do not contain strong lyrics or ideological content
Composition

To conclude from these album covers

• The name of the artist and name of the album is present on all of the album front covers.
• The bar code is not present on the front of the album cover.
• The copyright logo or any copyright disclaimers are not present on the front of the cover.
• The song titles is not  present on the front cover however the name of the main song is usually the name of the album. 
• The picture of the artist is not always used and sometimes another image is used instead that has a symbolic meaning. 
• There was not a sticker on the front of the CD cover saying the name of the featured song on the CD covers I analysed however the name of the featured song is on the cover as the album name.
• The name of the record label is not present on the front cover and nor is the name of the producer. This would suggest that the front covers focus's on the band and the produces and record label would be placed on the back.
• A website is not mentioned on the front cover.
• Parental advisory stickers were not present on the CD covers I analysed, however this could be use to the lack of references to violence or other ideological content on the album and still could be a convention.

From what I have found the structure of CD covers differers and so do its use of generic CD conventions and the way it is structured differs with some conventions not being seen on he front but on other sides and parts of the digipak.