The Killers Digipak Analysis

The Killers Digipak Analysis

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  The killers TheKillers ‘Day and Age’ digipak uses mostly low key lighting and dark tones of colour. The digipak features an artistic theme as it uses a painting of Brandon Flowers. The painting is in the style of artist Paul Normanshell an artist who paints with dots . The front cover features the artist name written in purple bold text, this is blends in with the purples used in the background. The white font used for the album name ‘Day and Age’ contrasts with the darker tones in the background. Along the front cover of the album and the second page a landscape has been created from dots, this emphasises a possible setting for the album. The black and white photograph of The Killers is cliché of an indie rock band. The costume shows clearly the music genre as leather jackets, black jeans and suit jackets are stereotypes of the indie genre. The photo being in black and white also emphasises the indie genre as bright bold colours are associated with pop music and darker colours are linked to indie music. The photo uses a plain wood textured background; this does not create a setting in the photograph and gives a sense of mystery towards the setting. The style of the images in the album cover emphasises the artistic style of the digipak by using a mosaic style. The only sense of setting in the digipak is portrayed through the landscape in the cover. This landscape appears to be a desert. Through the gradual shades used in the sky in the landscape suggest the time is sunset as the moon is shown in the sky. The only characters in the digipak are the band members of The Killers, this because it is their digipak. A midshot of Brandon Flower’s face is used, emphasising him being the lead singer. This is also emphasised in the black and white photograph as he is stood on a lighter background to the rest of the band members and he appears to be highlighted compare to them.