Digipack Analysis

I have chosen to study Yellowcard's 'Paper Walls' album as I think that the album cover actually fits with the title of the album itself.

The Front cover is of houses that seem to be glowing in a street with streetlights down the middle, this has the city in the background making this seem like a typical suburb street. The name of the band is presented clearly at the top of the album which makes the album instantly associated with that band. Yellowcard do not use a font for their band name as every album is pretty much a different font although their logo is on their newest albums and is also used as the moon when you look closely enough.

We then move to the inside sleeve and there is a paper house on fire which resembles the houses from the front of the album cover. This continues the overall style of the album itself as when you move from the front cover to the back of the album the whole thing is shown. Yellowcard is an alternative pop-punk band who's style is partly shown through the album style but I think that the album's design shows more about the songs than the actual genre itself.

The image above shows the lead singer Ryan Key with what looks like letters written on paper which ties in with some of the songs on the album itself. The whole album cover shows a difference compared to one of their first album covers (shown below) which is very simple and could have been made by pretty much anyone.

When we get to the back cover we can see that the image used on the front cover is used but the horizon is covered in smoke and the houses have actually been burned to ashes. This takes what is a nice peaceful image turns the whole feel into the opposite.