Digipack research

I have looked at a few different digipacks I had at home that are in the pop genre. I have found that they are all quite similar with their photos

and what they have put on the pages of the booklet. They all have thank you pages and the lyrics of the songs which I will incorporate into

my section of the digipack.

By Bonnie Massey

The Saturdays

Large band name which stands

out.

Plain background to make the band members more

noticeable.

Serious facial expressions show

the girls are independent.

None of the girls are shown more than others they

are all equally shown suggesting they are all one group – no lead

singers.

All the girls have the same

costume showing they are all equal and all one group.

They all have individual colours showing they have different personalities but the

dresses are all the same showing they are still one band.

Each page in side the digipack has a photo

of one member of the group.

There is also a page of writing where each girl says

thank you to people who helped with the album.

There is also each girls signature making fans

feel more in touch with the band.

Ashley Tisdale

Artists name stands out making it

obvious who it is.

Facial expression shows she’s

independent and serious.

Costume is fashionable but not colourful like most costumes in the pop genre showing she is challenging the stereo type of pop artists.

Album name is clear and looks

handwritten suggesting the

album is her own music and feelings.

Bright colours in the background and

different panels of colour shows the

album has a variety of music.

Bright colours fit the pop genre.

The pages throughout the booklet have very feminine colours. The lyrics are also displayed for each song on

the page.

Her costume and hair challenges stereotypes

as it would be more associated with indie

artists.

The track list is simple with feminine colours

but the font challenges the pop genre as its

block writing.

This digipack also have a thank you page which again used

bright feminine colours.

Her costume and body language again challenges the pop genre as she doesn’t look “bubbly”.

Her costume is more provocative than what would usually be seen in

the pop genre.

Thank you pages make the audiences more in touch with the artist as they

write it their selves.

The Sugababes

Plain background so the members of

the group stand out.

The band name stands out a lot

against the black dresses.

Their costume is all pretty much the same making them all fit in together and no one stands out more than the

other. This shows they are equal – no lead singers.

Facial expressions make them seem just like ordinary

girls and quite innocent – how

people in pop are represented.

The colours used challenge the

conventions of the pop genre as they

are very dark subtle colours –

vibrant colours are usually used.

Colours indicate that their music is

slow pop music rather than

upbeat.

Photos of each member of the group on their own on each page of

the digipack.

Their facial expressions are still very innocent and simple. Shows it isn’t all about their image, just

about the music.

Their costume is still simple further showing that their look

isn’t the most important as they use subtle and classy

colours.

There are the lyrics to each song throughout the booklet so the fans can get to know

their music better.

A page of thank you’s which makes the fans able to read personal

messages from the artist. Still uses the subtle colours challenging the

pop genre.

Track list on the back of the cover is simple with an

ordinary font and still using the dark colours.

Miley Cyrus

Facial expression fits the

conventions of pop well as she shown to be very happy

and upbeat.

Body language shows her to be

very carefree and happy – fitting

conventions of pop.

Plain background makes the artist stand out from the rest of the

album.

Artist and album name doesn’t

stand out much indicating that she wants to be known

but recognised more by her looks.

Stars fit the pop genre will as they are seen to very feminine and indicates that she will become a big

pop star.

The lyrics of each song are displayed on the pages throughout the digipack so the fans will know the artists song

better.

Subtle colours are used throughout the digipack but the red starts really

contrast and stand out fitting conventions of pop as being a vibrant

and bold genre.

There is a thank you page which carries on the vibrant red theme throughout

the digipack. Her facial expression is still shown to be happy and innocent.

Track list on the back carries on the red theme and is simple with standard fonts and the bold red

fits the conventions of pop.

Gwen Stefani

Editing in the photo gives it a watery

affect – fits in with the fun side of pop.

Very bright colours used fitting in with

the pop genre making it clear what

type of music she produces.

Challenges the conventions of pop with her body language as she is giving quite a lot of attitude

rather than looking innocent.

Her name stands out but is in a

small section in the corner making

it insignificant.

Solo artist but has other people in the

cover suggesting other people feature on tracks and its not

all about her.

Lyrics of the songs are displayed on each page in the booklet with very

bright and bold colours all around it fitting in with pop.

Like the other digipacks there is a thank you page which uses bold colours again further supporting pop. The font also supports this

as it is very feminine.