Textual Analysis of

Digipaks

Front cover On the front cover I can clearly see the artists name. It is swirly, bold red letters that look like strawberry laces.

The picture on the front cover is of Katy Perry lying on something that looks like pink candy floss.

In the corner of the front cover is a sign that says parent advisory. I presume that this is there because it obviously means that some of the songs on the CD have words that are not appropriate for younger people.

Also on the front cover is the album title ‘Teenage Dream’ it is printed in bubble writing that looks like candy canes.

I think that the theme for the album was sweets as everything on the front cover reminds me of sweets.

MiddleOn the inside of the digipak there are 3 panels. The first one is a long shot of Katy Perry wearing a little pink dress with a crown on that looks like its made out of sweets staying with the theme of sweets.

The middle of the inside is where the plastic tray for the CD to sit is. Its just a plain black background as I can see there maybe a picture behind it but I can see.

The last panel of the inside is a mid shot of Katy from chest to head wearing the same dress as the first panel but a different crown. Still sticking with the theme of sweets.

Back coverOn the back in red bubble writing we have the track listing this sticks to the conventions of a CD digipak.

On this side we have the barcode which is another convention of a CD digipak this is there so that when you buy it in a shop they can easily identify what it is and how much it costs.

At the bottom we have the record labels symbol and there website and Katy Perry’s website.

This bit down here is just all the legal information and all the contacts and producers, editors and studio’s use.

On the back cover Robbie unusually has his barcode in the top left corner. The background of the back cover looks like water bubbles which goes with the front cover of being by the sea and waves.

The front cover you can see a long shot of Robbie walking towards the camera away from the waves crashing on the rocks behind him.

On the back you can see the usual information record label and copyright notices, along with the track listings of both CD’s.

I believe the title in and out of consciousness has something to do with the use of waves because they come in and out.