Collecting album covers/digipaks from other artists in order to gain a greater idea of what to aim towards has been difficult in the sense that there are a large range of formats in the indie rock genre. I have gathered specific examples that demonstrate the differences in the same genre. The Black Keys EP cover features the 'drawn' or at least animated technique on their cover, this is something that intrigues me, because I want to implement elements or surrealism or 'fantasy' in our digipak cover. The colours in the bird are vivid and by using the contrast of warm and cold create a stronger image.
The vampire weekend cover features a single image underneath the bold and foregrounded text, the image doesn't feature an image of the band itself, which is something I want to avoid in our digipak, the final image shows an experimentation with both an image and animation, it creates a balance that compliment eachother well, If possible I'd like to corporate both realism and fictional imagery in our digipak to display the contrast between fantasy and reality. The simple background illustrated in each of the covers make the image more prominent and are much more likely to attract their audience.
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There are similar elements in each of these examples, this helps in gaining a wider understanding in what is popular in that particular genre. There are however several differences, this gives me creative leeway when producing the digipack covers, it also means it will be easier to follow the conventions of the genre.
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