CHARACTERS
There are no specific stars or characters shown on or within
the digipak which makes it hard to distinguish who’s in the band and who is the
‘star image’ that makes the band recognisable.
STYLE
The digipak is very conceptual and contains a variety of
different images that don’t necessarily connect or link with other parts of the
CD. Most of the images use strange colours and shapes which makes them very
hard to make out what they are. This is very stereotypical for an indie band as
many other bands such as Alt-J use a similar technique.
ICONOGRAPHY
There are no iconic elements other than the bands logo that
stand out. For example, the X on the front of the CD cover, as well as on the
insert and CD itself is easily recognisable for the band. The fact that The XX
has used their logo to allow people to identify the album is very stereotypical
of an indie band, which is what they are. Many indie bands such as The 1975
with the rectangle, Arctic Monkeys with the AM, The National with the N and so
on. It’s very stereotypical for an indie band to use their own designed logo to
sell their album whereas pop or R&B artists use themselves.
SETTING
There is no specific setting or location taken for the
albums front cover as it just a basic design with little or no colour. For
example, as I previously stated about the only use of a logo on the front,
that’s exactly what The XX has done, they've used a basic layout, monochrome
colours and simple font. Even though there are no vivid colours, shapes or
characters on the front cover that is actually eye catching and draws in
attention, because it’s so simple and easy, it actually does bring in attention
as people wouldn’t usually expect to see it.
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