FA: Digipak Analysis

Bloc Party - Four

 

Dyer – Star Image

·         Artist appears through pictures – present

·         Fails to make eye contact in the pictures – absent

·         Shown to be ordinary people playing instruments in the pictures

·         Seen mostly with instruments representing the individuals

·         The audience is therefore unfulfilled which creates a star image

·         The band do not appear in the album artwork, only on the inside cover; encourages fans to find the content for themselves

 

Barthes – Semiotics

·         The four rings of colour are used to signify the relationship of the band

·         The pictures in the digipak and inside cover contains pictures with a colour wash using the same colours as on the front cover

·         Each colour represents a band member with each ring signifying a harmonious relationship between the band