1st Ancillary Task Research: Digipak 'Gloss Drop' - Battles

For the first ancillary task, me and my working partner are researching into covers for the release as a part of a digipak. This digipak, called 'Gloss Drop' by Battles has the traditional gatefold album layout.

Front Cover 

This digipak, entitled 'Gloss Drop' denotes some form of visual element of colour, maybe paint. The front cover of the album shows a gooey substance, which is pink. The substance looks as if it has been dropped like paint, it is in no particular order and looks lumpy. The white background contrasts with the lumpy, pink gloss-like substance that the camera closes up on. This front cover is quite simplistic, does not include the album or artist's name. 











First Contents Side (including artwork pull out inside)

The first contents page inside the digipak includes the album name, artist's name and credits of the album production all in the same font and size: 'Produced by...', 'Recorded and mixed by...', etc. 
The contents page also has the artwork of the gloss substance but this time, in an extreme closeup. The whole of the contents page is covered with the artwork from the front cover artwork but from a different angle. Inside the sleeve of the page includes folded artwork. 


Second Contents Side (including CD album)

The second contents page includes a mention of the band's other albums, EPs and singles. The second side also includes the artwork which has 'spilled' over two pages. This side includes the CD which is tucked in the sleeve off the contents page. 








Full Contents - Inside Digipak

Here, you can see the full contents, where the artwork is spread over two sides. You can also see that the traditional 'gatefold' digipak layout is kept in this album.  










Back cover - Album lists

On the back cover of the album, there is a list of all the songs from the album, crediting the other artists that are 'featured' on the song. There are twelve tracks in total, all in the same font and size. The barcode in the bottom right-hand corner is also shown on the other digipaks in the same place.  








Back, Spine and Cover Page

Here, you can see the full exterior view of digipak. You can see the back, middle/spine and the front cover. In comparison of the back and front cover, the same white/cream background applies giving a sense of house style. 








Spine and Front cover 

Here is an overview of the digipak. The spine can be seen clearly here and includes the record companies logo and the bottom corner. The band name and album title are also on the spine