‘ANNABEL DREAM READER’ DIGIPAK AND POSTER DECONSTRUCTION

DIGIPAK DECONSTRUCTIONThis album cover has a very basic design which shows a close up of a tin foil model of a head with bright colours on its face. This psychedelic looking head is conventional of the indie music genre as the genre ties in with the alternative ‘hippie’ music of the 60s and 70s. This is because those bands were also focused on live performances which were also reasonably ‘underground’. This album cover would have been extremely cheap to produce as Indie bands do not have large budgets to produce.

DIGIPAK DECONSTRUCTIONThe CD and back cover of the Digipak display similar designs which are also very psychedelic and abstract. The design also looks slightly homemade and low budget which is conventional. The back cover is also quite reminiscent of bands such as Black Sabbath and Rainbow with their mythical designs and imagery, this theme continues in the interior of the Digipak. This band also has a bit of a dark sound to it similar to Black Sabbath which is where it may have been influenced. Therefore this band crosses into other genres which is conventional of the Indie genre.

DIGIPAK DECONSTRUCTIONThe interior has many different abstract shapes and designs with the repeated tin foil model appearing multiple times. The name of the album, ‘Annabel Dream Reader’ is also present in small font in the interior. However the bands name does not appear anywhere in the Digipak. This suggests they do not place their image as their priority.

POSTER DECONSTRUCTIONThis poster displays the three band members in a graveyard in the snow with their tour dates in the bottom half of the poster. The poster is mainly in black and white with the snow contrasting against their outfits and the font. Consequently following the indie convention of using the colour scheme of black and white. It is also photographed outdoors which is common for bands to do in this genre as it offers a free location to take the photo while creating an effective image. This is cheaper then producing a computer generated design or adding professional effects. The artists are also in reasonably plain clothes which suggests their image is not important.