Digipak Analysis
While we are creating a CD digipak, Halsey has released her new album as a vinyl which comes with a Digipak style casing. Below is a slideshow of my own personal Hopeless Kingdom Fountain Vinyl Digipak.
The front cover of the album represents Halsey well as she said herself that she writes about "sex and being sad". The two people on the cover are in a romantic position but with forlorn expressions. The contrasting colours of red and white suggest to a certain level these two are star-crossed lovers from different places. Emphasising the fact this album is most likely to be about their relationship. The red background is bright and eye-catching which is a common theme among digipaks for a pop genre. The font of the album title is different to the plain bold text used for Halsey's name, suggesting it's more important and needs to stand out against the rest of the cover.
The inside of the digipak is a fold out picture of Halsey herself, with roses down the side of her face. Roses are known to have a connotation of love yet she has mixed it with a very different look. She's known for her short hair and while conventionally pop artists have long hair she shows that it doesn't matter what anyone looks like they can still have love, which she talks about a lot as an artist. The golden wreath in her hair presents her as a leader/princess character which could link to the well known saying of being a pop princess.
The vinyl cover itself has one side covered in the list of songs, with everyone who helped make the track. Everyone from writers down to producers and publishers. The name of the album is also repeated in the same fancy font at the side paired with a golden sheet with rose petals. Love is shown throughout the entire digipak, implying that this album is heavily based around love and relationships. The other side has less writing but is a thank you letter from Halsey. Or as she says "From the Kingdom" revealing that she is the kingdom the album is referring to.
The back of the digipak is a list of songs on either side of the vinyl with some of the legal jargon required on the bottom of the cover. It's text is mostly the bold Halsey font but some of it is the same fancy font as the title, reminding you that this album is indeed about the Hopeless Fountain Kingdom.
