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| The Resistance (2009) |
Front cover of English rock band Muse's fifth studio album, "The Resistance". It depicts a figure surrounded by a kaleidoscope of multiple colours. They are standing on an illuminated pathway which leads to Earth, skilfully placed in the centre of the album cover. This is trying to convey the idea that human beings are hoping to find the meaning of life through a panopticon of colours.
But... this artwork also raises enigmas among the audience. Why is our human being travelling through the cosmos to find a meaning to life on Earth? We shall find out in approximately a hundred years' time.
What a work of art.
Meanwhile, I have noticed that the font for Muse's band name remains the same on all of their album covers to maintain brand image and audience appeal:
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| The original Muse logo since 1999. |
Included on the physical copy of the digipak is a label: "Includes Uprising / Resistance / Undisclosed Desires". This is one clear example of single promotion, since all three songs were released as singles, all of which are well-known to Muse fans along with their positive commercial performance. In addition, I will borrow this digipak CODE and utilise it on my album cover for Lymington's "Vodka and Cherryade" to promote their hit singles to indie music fans alike.
Meanwhile, I have decided to keep the font of Lymington's band logo the same; this is to promote brand image for them, given that I opt to make my digipak a professional artefact to mirror those of other indie rock bands.
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| Back of "The Resistance" |
Back cover of The Resistance. All three band members are depicted walking through a suburban cityscape blurred out on the cover, in monochrome. Song titles are illuminated in an iridescent colour scheme akin to those visible on the album cover. They are laid out like a contents page (described in numerical order).
Barcode, band credits, copyright notes and record labels are all cobbled together on the bottom right of the digipak back cover. I will include a barcode on my back cover to continue the trend of a professional digipak which can easily be recognised by CD consumers.
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| Gatefold. |
Gatefold depicts muse in different locations all while maintaining the monochrome colour scheme, showing a journey in retrospective captivating aware audiences. The second photo shows Muse walking through what appears to be an abandoned warehouse. However, the picture was blurred for a vertigo-inducing effect. It's as like the viewer is drawn into the action.
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| Lyric booklet cover 1 |
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| Lyric booklet cover 2 |
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| Lyric booklet cover 3 |
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| Lyric booklet cover 4 |
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| Lyric booklet cover 5 |
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| Lyric booklet cover 6 |
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| CD artwork. |
From the subtle details I have seen whilst researching this digipak, I have decided to include pictures of my chosen artist in the gatefold of my own digipak (some of them in monochrome) to make it look professional and have a sense of branding - promoting Lymington in an internal fashion. But sophisticated album artwork like the one shown on the front cover may not be implemented because it will be time-consuming to compose a complex design like a flamboyant kaleidoscope (unless I get creative and apply my innovation skills!). But besides that, it will add colour to the digipak so it wouldn't look boring all of a sudden.
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