Digipak analysis - Franz Ferdinand

As part of the research into my Digipak, I have decided to look at an indie bands digipak. For this I have chosen Franz Ferdiand, a well established English band. Their Image is quite well respected and known now. Especially the font and style of the way their band name is written, as a logo. This is evident in the front cover.

The plain black background makes the white lettering stand out far better. The font is very well established by the group and has become almost like their signature. The band only needs their name on the front because they know that this is a major selling point. People know who they are, respect their music and will want to hear it based on what the group have produced before, musically. Unfortunately, I will be unable to do this with my band as they are unsigned and unknown so will probably have to use the song title on the front more.

Inside the digipak, the band has listed the words to their song so that it involves the audience. The reader can feel a part of the band, singing along to the lyrics and being able to interpret them better. This is something that I may look to use in my own digipak, so that people can understand the lyrics and basis of the song easier.

In the middle of the digipak are pictures of the band. This is the most striking element of the digipak in my opinion because it is representation of the band. They are being represented as a fun, slightly random group of people. This is quite stereotypical of an indie band. Again, the band is able to do this based on their image being a very strong and mainstream one. This will be less effective for an unsigned band.

On the back of the digipak is an exact replica of the front. This acts as a sort of book end to the lyrics and pictures in the middle. It also continues the band image and literal written name style.

Last is the disk. This is very decorative, which is slightly unconventional of a musical CD. The band are pictured for the first time in a performance position. Also, the song list is placed in the same font as the written band name, which is informational