1. Digipak Analysis – Pond, Beards, Wives, Denim
The key point about this Digipak for the album is the
consistency. The images on the front and back look
as if they have been taken on the same camera and
video as the music video ‘You broke my cool’. The
location also looks similar to the location we see on
the same music video. This is due to the fact that the
album was recorded on the same location, which is
Zampatti Farm, where the music video was set.
In our analysis of the music video we saw the sign
that appeared half way through the video. This was the sign that advertised the
album and we commented on the style of the sign, which looked to be a 1940’s
television broadcast intermission. The same style is then replicated on the front and
back cover of the album. The font looks rather old, the picture looks dated and the
texture of the front cover makes the album look like it has been made from older
materials. Finally the light cream and mustard colours used also contribute to the
aged look of the album’s front cover.
The inside panels of the album are
very basic. With one image in each
panel, there is not a lot to look at.
However the pattern matches the
same image as the disc and
therefore is consistent. The pattern
on the inside also matches the band.
It gives a psychedelic theme to the
insides of the album, which matches the bands music genre and profile. Taking a
break from the aged feel of the front cover, the pattern looks quite recent and
modern, which emphasizes the fact that even though their music and style is a little
dated, they are still a current, modern band.
The back cover of the album looks similar to the front.
The main thing that stands out is the colour used. On
the cover as a whole, the choices of colours are
identical to those colours on the front, once again
keeping the album consistent. The colours on the
image also match the colours on the front; with the
image looking as if it has been took with an old
camera. The image is still the band together at the
same location, once again emphasizing the context of
this image in relation to the album. The font is also very similar to the font on the
front and gives the album that aged, dated feeling.