Arctic Monkeys Digipak Analysis The image on the front of the Digipak is of an unnamed man smoking a cigarette. Straight away we can see that from the close up of the man that he is being a stereotypical “bad boy”. The colour scheme is only black whites and greys which also links into indie culture as it symbolises being realistic, in the sense that the world is not often using bright and vibrant colours. The band’s name is placed on a white background, which helps it stand out against the initial background of the man. This helps people focus on the band’s name to help identify them due to the fact that the front cover of the Digipak does not include a picture of the band. The CD is covered in cigarette butts, which gives off a dark tone to the band and also links to the front cover. This also helps link the band’s image to a less than happy tone, which links into realism. The cd stays away from the common conventions of what a cd would usually look like which also helps establish the band from others of the same genre. The back cover includes the same man who was on the front cover, still will a cigarette, however he is now covering his eyes as though he has “smoky eye”. This is where the ash from the cigarette blows into your eye and gives a stinging feeling. This could suggest that he was smoking to try and look cool and “fit in” but once he tried it he couldn’t handle it which links to society and is telling people they do not have to fit in.