Digipak Analysis 2: Muse - The Resistance

The cover of The Resistance by Muse is filled with lots of bright and vibrant colours. This not only makes the cover stand out but it could also suggest that the album is more upbeat. 

The shape on the front of the album is round and almost earth like. This could represent the scale of Muse’s popularity and that album is to be listened worldwide. 

The only text on the front is ‘Muse’ and ‘The Resistance’. ‘Muse’ is in bigger writing than ‘The Resistance’ to show that the band is more significant. The positioning of the band’s name is important too as it is in the top left-hand corner – a more visible and noticeable place than ‘The Resistance’ in the bottom right-hand corner. 

A common convention of Muse albums is obviously the Muse logo which also appears on the cover of 'The Resistance'.

The image on the back of the cover severely contrasts the front cover image as it is black and white. The image is of the band walking and as its the only image it shows their importance. The image is also blurred slightly but the text clearer which could suggest the emphasis on the songs rather than the individuals of the band; as though the musicians are solely focussed on making music. 

The track listing is in simple font so its easy to read and the colours seem to sweep across the text area with blue in one corner and red in the other (the text in the middle is all the colours in between). This interlinks with the colours used on the cover.