Analysis of three digipaks

This is the digipak for The Smiths' Best Of' album. It is an example of an eight panelled digipak, and the pictures on each panel introduce us to the band and follow the same styles throughout. This includes the use of a blue filter on the photo of the flowers in jeans and of Morrissey and Johnny Marr performing, and the brown filter on the photo of the two of them as well as on the front cover and photo of the full band. The name of the band is written in the same blue as the back cover and the two discs, making it look neater and more organised. 

The tracklisting on the back cover is simple and easy to read, and the production is on the bottom, along with the record label and other information.

Inside panels that open out to show the discs

The booklets are inside the right panel, so no writing is over the pictures. This is a neat way to lay out the pack, as it gives the owner more pictures of the band to see.

This is a four-panelled digipak for the self titled debut by MGMT. The theme throughout the album artwork is that of two guys stranded on a desert island. this can be seen from their outfits and the dirty make up they have on them. 

In this photo, for the inside panels, the band members are still keeping in with the theme of dirty/stranded on an island, and the black and white effect allows us to focus on the CD and booklet. On the right hand side, there are a list of thank you's, along with production details and writing credits. 

The back of the digipak also fits in with the recurring theme, and the effects to make the picture look old work well with it. The tracklisting does not cover any of the picture, so it fits in and doesn't make the picture look too forced. The only thing on the digipak that doesn't fit in perfectly is the two inside panels, and this is because of the money being thrown around. 

My final digipak analysis is on Gorillaz' Plastic Beach. This digipak came with artwork, a 'making of' DVD and a lyric booklet, making it the most all-encompassing digipak on this list. The artwork is very unique, and the characters are easy to place as part of the band. This was a very clever idea by the creators, as it makes them a memorable band. The theme for this digipak is also being stranded on an island, this time called the 'Plastic Beach'. The songs and every other part of the album are all part of the theme, including written passages from the band 'members', allowing the audience to be sucked into the world of the Gorillaz.