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Thursday 10th December
The Killers
The Killers are an indie-rock band, I haven't looked at any of their prodcuts in my previous research.
Panel 1: The front (With the killers name)
Panel 2: Th back (with the landscape only pictures)
Panel 3: Portrait of the lead signer
Booklet:Below all panels
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The Killers digipak is different to the rest as it doesn't appear to have any kind of song titles on the front/back cover (panels 1,2) it just has images, although the band name and the album title is on the front there's no information on the back, simply a landscape of a barren location. The style of the album is inspired by Paul Normansell, an artist who draws using small circles that are visible in the completed photo. I've included a few of his pictures below for context. The use of this style connects the band with his art and his values it may also attract more of an audience for both the band and the artist. The use of the style makes it stand out against other digipaks and makes it look much more original in terms of style as the majority of indie artists use a picture of themselves or a drawing/illustration of something else (Fleet Foxes for example). This is unconventional compared to the previous digipaks and potentially could be something we look into as an option for our ancillary tasks.
Paul Normansell Portraits
The images on panels one and two are quite similar in terms of content, they both feature a dry, barren landscape the only particular difference being the mood and the text on panel one. The moon is often used as a symbol of femininity and transformation perhaps connoting a change in the bands sound/musical themes. The use of the starry night sky connotes serenity perhaps suggesting the album has a mellow sound and is relaxed in terms of sound and theme. The use of the purple/blue sky and the yellow/brown coloured landscape creates and interesting colour palette since usually warm and cold tones are not mixed together, particularly in this genre where darker, colder colours are used more often than brighter, warmer colours. It's an unconventional mix however it is a limited colour palette which is conventional across the genre.
The text is sans serif and appears to be all upper-case, this is practical since a fancy font would not have fit into the style of the image and would've probably been much more difficult to read. The bands name is embedded into the sky creating the idea that they're part of the sky and it's mysteries and complexities represent the band in a certain way. On panel three the lead singer of the band is seen in the same style as on panels one and two, this creates the idea he's more important something that's unconventional from the previous band digipaks as they all appeared equally and nobody was highlighted above the others. This creates distinction between him and the other band members, perhaps because he's more important or perhaps as a marketing ploy because he gets the most media attention and audience attention from fans.
Below the digipak itself is what appears to be a booklet that came with the album, it has a picture of the whole band (lead singer closer to the camera however) and is in black and white instead of the digipaks colour scheme. This could be for ease of reading however it's likely to be part of another style choice perhaps made in a music video or something they usually do in terms of mise en scene. The booklet doesn't appear to contain much information with only a small amount of text on the right side of the booklet however I can't read it. It could be a message from the band or things to do with legislation and copyright laws, again more function that stylistic elements.