Digipak cover ideas

I have been doing some thinking about the design on my digipak, both cover and back. I also did some research into album cover designs of the rock culture and analysed the conventions that were both conformed to and subverted from. 

The Bronx

The Bronx are an American hardcore punk band. Their album cover design for their third album titled The Bronx (III) subverts from the conventions of rock bands. 

Their album cover consists of two birds edited in a spiral shape. This reminds me more of a sci-fi theme than rock, however, the harsh colours of black and white against the pink conforms to the rock genre. The band's title is clearly marked in front of a black background for emphasis. 

I would like to incorporate this design on my own digipak with maybe images of the "protagonist" of our music video as the main attraction. I also considered using the trees constantly seen in the video, as a background. I think this design is very original and interesting and the bright colours caught my eye, which is something I want for my design. 

Haerts

Haerts are an American indie pop band and their album titled "All For You" caught my eye as it is simple and basic, yet effective.

The front cover of their album is shown on the left. It consists of a colour palette of greys, purples and whites which is very conforming of the indie genre. It also displays an image of a naked person from behind which may represent the exposure of emotions, which is something implied in their lyrics. The band's name is sprawled at the very top of the cover and looks as though it as been written on with a white board marker. Underneath the band's title is the word "hemiplegia" which is the paralysis of one side of the body. This can explain the reason there is a line drawn in the middle of the cover, halving the body, thus illustrating the paralysis on one side of the body. On the right is an image of the back cover which simply consists of the song titles listed in basic font. 

This design interested me because although it is simple, it is very interesting to look at, especially at the image directly positioned in the middle of the framing. I would like to incorporate this into my digipak design, possibly on the back cover with the song titles printed over it. 

Lower Than Atlantis

Lower Than Atlantis are a four piece alternative rock band from Hertfordshire, UK. 

Their newest album titled "Lower Than Atlantis" consists of a pink background which subverts from the usual colour scheme of black and white for the rock genre. In front of the background are the four band members, with the lead singer being closer to the camera than the others. This conforms to the star quality image theory proposed by Richard Dyer. There are two different fonts used which is effective because it creates diversity contrasting with the simplicity of the design. The name "Atlantis" originates from a fictional island from Plato's works. The font suits the idea of Atlantis being an island as the wavy font resembles waves. 

I like the idea of the band members being used on the front cover as it conforms to the rock genre. I am considering incorporating this onto my dijipack cover with my group members and I lined up. I think the background should be a faint image of the trees featured frequently in the music video as it ties the album cover with the video. The image I would be using is from our opening of our video:

Instead of the writing, there would be an image of the band members. The band's title and album title would be at the top in bold white writing so that it is bright against the dull background.