Digipak Analysis (My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade)

This is the Digipak analysis of the CD album "The Black Parade" by My Chemical Romance.

This is the album cover for the rock band 'My Chemical Romance' and the album is called 'The Black Parade'. Straight away we get the impression that the album is going to consist of 'dark' songs, the bland colours also portray a dull atmosphere; we know the songs aren't going to be upbeat. The style of font used to display the bands name is really in your face and unique; it catches your attention straight away. Due to the album being called 'The Black Parade' they have used the imagery of a marching band member, however the face is a skull emphasising this dark atmosphere. Moreover it is symbolic to the album name, thus making the theme more cohesive.

The back of the CD case is a simple one, understandably the back of the CD case doesn't really have to be eye catching. This is due to the fact that when it stands on a point of sale display the back wont be visible to the customers, therefore it is more important that the front is more aesthetically pleasing because it's the part that will catch the customers eye. As you can see it has the track list on the back, as do most CD cases, this is so that it enables to appoint your songs chronologically or as you please. the overall design of the back of the CD case is adequately boring and simple, however it does the job that it's supposed to.







The ideology of the CD is fairly exciting, it's fair to say it doesn't look lifeless. It has the names of the songs that the album consists of written all around the CD which i personally determine looks good. On the inside of the of the CD it has images of horror-like characters that emphasise the dark, scary theme; some of the characters are wearing the outfits of band members, which coercively engages with the "Black Parade" theme. The consistency of this theme makes the overall digipak more clear and understanding as to why they have used specific images, typography etc.