Digipak Sia - 1000 Forms of Fear

Front Cover Without being a huge sia fan you know that she uses a girl to represent her.

The main image is of blonde hair, it is overexposed with the light shining off the hair, although you can't see a face you can see the outline of one so you know it is of a person

With there being no face it conforms with the artist's iconic image of being hidden, it also illustrates the title of the album “1000 forms” since the face is black anything could be hidden behind it. Furthermore the text is in capitals and looks almost like chalk, this could further reflect the title since you can wipe chalk away and write it in a different form.

The color which dominates the cover is black which has dark connotations such as death, similarly reflecting the title of the album.

With the cover being very minimalistic it entices the buyer to pick it up since it has a sense of mystery which intrigues the buyer.

Back The image is clearly of hair (same as the front cover), some parts of the image are overexposed with the light reflecting off creating very white patches but there is a patch at the bottom which has no light so you are able to see the the real colour, you could infer that we eventually see Sias true colours or that it reflects the album title 100 forms of fear, however in this case it might be different sides to her. The hair appears as if it it has been thrown on the floor rather than on someone's head which could suggest that it is the end of this image, or that she is no longer fearful.

Barcode is out of the way on the left not taking up much space.

Record company's information is near the barcode, this gives recognition to the company and also promotes the company themselves. If the buyer likes this album they might like other music by the same record company.

The song list is in the right corner, aligned to the right taking up very little space, you could infer that it is “hiding in the corner” which is what most people do when they are scared, this further relates to the title of the CD. The font of the text is the same as the front cover so it has a running constant.

DiskThe disk is extremely simple with just the text of the album's name, it is in the same font as the rest so it links the whole album together , creating a house style.

The words of the title are broken up and placed on a white background, the fact that they have been separated could reflect Sias life.

The white background lines look like roads or paths, two of which go half way across the disk then stop which could be dead ends and one long which goes to either side of the disk, this could be the path to freedom.

The record companies information is also on the CD

The black and white theme runs throughout the whole CD, it is almost like the good and the bad contrasting with one another.

The font on the front cover and the font of the record company are the only two fonts used, which brings the whole CD together and makes it feel as one.

Due to the CD being very plain and simple it reflects Sia herself and her personality. It also reflects how she feels about her fame and the music industry, which is that no one should be judged on their physical appearance - this is the main reason why she performs with a wig hiding her face.

The overall feel of the CD is very mysterious from there being no face and then the title of the CD “1000 forms of fear” which is intense, you can tell that the CD is going to be an emotional rollercoaster from the get go.

This album is highly creative and very thought through, everything on this album has been done for a particular purpose or reason, leading to the purchase of it.