Digipak analysis

The first digipak I will be analysing is The best of 2pac - part 2:Life. It is in the hip hop genre and the outside panels are black and white. The album is paying tribute to 2pac and the colours black and white are used as a sign of respect for the late rapper. The font used for the title of the album is in bold and it stands out which could reflect the contents of the album. The image used on the front cover is effective in attracting an audience because it shows Tupac in a respectful pose which stands out from the usual hip hop albums where there is usually a rapper with diamonds on his/her teeth posing next to a car. The back of the album is more or less similar to the front. Overall the outside panels are very effective in paying tribute to Tupac by keeping the album looking simplistic and not making it look over the top.

Outside Panel

The inside panels of the digipak continues with the black and white colour scheme. The inside consists of a panel which holds the CD  information about each song and a letter from the mother of Tupac thanking the customer for buying the album.

inside panel, some words from Afeni Shakur.

The next album I will be looking at is a compilation album with songs from various artists called Nuggets. The outside panel has a white background but the foreground is dominated with a whole range of different colours and patterns. This reflects on the different styles of the different artist included in the album. The font used for the title stands out because its the brightest thing on the cover and is quite big which is good for leaving an impression on who ever is looking at the album.

Outside panel

The inside panels of the digipak has a more consistent colour scheme as it is mainly yellow, the same colour as the title of the album. There are lots of images of records all on top of each other which reflects the album being a compilation. The inside goes into more detail of the tracks included. 

inside panels 

The 3rd digipak I will be looking at is Delays, the outside panels consist of the same gold circle with a red background, the front cover consists of a wing with stars and the back cover consists of the track listing in the gold circle.

outside panels

The inside of the digipak has almost the opposite colour scheme to the outside, it contains a black circle surrounded by red leaves, with a gold star and another golden image, this suggests that there is more to the album than meets the eye. 

inside panels