Design decisions for digipak: front cover

Be Human (Deluxe Version) [2009]

Another album cover I found peculiar to examine was British rock band Fightstar's "Be Human (Deluxe Version)". It depicts the four band members walking towards the screen wearing similar outfits, black and white suits, and their deadpan serious expressions on their faces proves that they don't need to face the camera to be expressively recognised by musical fans. Behind Fightstar is London - a city skyline on fire, with the ashen sky blocking out possible sunlight.

For Lymington's album cover the "city on fire" concept will not be used because the album is not about mass destruction and political anger against a capitalist society. Instead, a lively Southend Seafront background will be used for the scenery on Lymington's album cover to establish cultural and regional identity: they are native members of the borough attached to their local musical community.

Like this:

Lymington band shot (without James Aris)

...but walking towards the audience with deadpan serious facial expressions. It may create a PARALLAX EFFECT if the image of the band is taken using a Dutch angle.

A Dutch angle or oblique/canted angle is set on a roll axis so that the angle bears a resemblance to tilting one's head to the side. AKA: the subject is partially, or completely, vertical. Tension or uneasiness is created in the viewer.

The PARALLAX EFFECT involves the background moving at a slower rate to the foreground, creating a three-dimensional effect, creating a subtle element of depth.

I was interested in applying a 3D effect to the album cover as it provides a more experimental approach to digipak creativity.

"808s & Dark Grapes II" (2011) by Main Attrakionz

Simple demonstration of the 3D effect. Looks visually intriguing but may cause vertigo for some sensitive viewers.

I am divided over using this innovative effect for my digipak. I would apply it first to test how cool it would feel in an actual album cover. But if it does not work to a certain extent I may not apply it at all.