CD Label Inspiration.

In this post I will show you some of the research I have conducted into what Rock/Grunge CD Labels usually consist of and how they have influenced me in the creation of my own CD label for my Digipak.

This image is a Metalhead CD Label, this bands genre is also in the Rock genre like my chosen song but Metalhead are more of a heavy metal band. What I found interesting about this label was that they included the track listing for the album on the actual label, which many CD's don't tend to do as it's on the album cover for the audience to see anyway. I also liked the way they kept the background simple, using a simple grunge texture like I have included on my Digipak cover, it could have many meanings, such as the rough unkept background relates to the fact that the music is raw and rough and unpolished.

This is a CD label for the band Iron Maiden who are part of the heavy metal / rock genre. This CD label I found interesting due to the background, which seems to be a splattered/stained texture and sometimes covers the band name, suggesting the CD itself and the music on it may be more important than the bands name and they want you to focus on the CD itself. The background seems to be some sort of blood texture, which often related to their music such as "Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter" and Iron Maidens songs often had angry or morbid meanings, connotating in their CD label as blood could suggest anger or murder etc.

This is a CD label for Nirvanas, In Bloom CD, who are of course of the rock/grunge genre. This CD label interested me as the bands name and single title are in bold lettering and colours which contrast with the background, like they're trying to grab the audiences attention, make a statement and remind us of what we're listening to. The background is the same as the CD cover itself, which is the inside section of a flower as it blooms, relating to the title of the song "In Bloom". The background colours are plain and dark, relating to connotations of grunge music / clothing / artwork.

This is a CD label for the band Green Day who are of the rock / punk genre. This CD label interested me as it included many features at the same time, such as the band name, the album title and the track listing all on the label and as we can tell from the previous examples, typical CD labels only provide one of these features, but this has included them all aswell as artwork. The artwork immediately draws the audiences attention to it and the way the font and the artwork has a spray painted effect relates to the album being about 21st century breakdown and rebellion shown by the girl with her face covered, suggesting she could've been the graffiti artist. I feel this relates to similar meanings in my video, about modern society breaking down and themes of rebellion.