On the front cover we can see two people kissing, fans of Green Day will instantly recognise these people as they are characters from the music videos of this album. Christian and Gloria. This will automatically draw existing fans in to buying the album.
At the top of the cover you have the bands name drawn in graffiti, this can give new people to the band an indication to the genre of music. graffiti and destruction is often associated with punk and rock genre, its a very anti government and follows anarchy and rebels against the systems.
The title of the album "21st Century Breakdown" suggests that the songs on the album are all about problems and the breakdown of society in the modern age.
The images on the cover have a very 'Banksy' look to them which also suggests further that the album is about the fall of modern day society as a lot of Banksy's art depicts that message.
Red and Orange graffiti spray colour theme further suggests that this is a punk rock album as they are stereotypical colours of punk rock music.
The cross in the R that is in the bands name might suggest the non conformity message the band has, they are not conforming to the government or certain trends.
The light around the couple kissing looks like a torch’s light, this could be implying that the two characters in the videos for the album criminals, outlaws, rioters etc.
The back cover of the digipak contains the whole play list of the album, the song titles carry a similar theme as the title of the album.
We can see the full image of Christian and Gloria which now gives us a clearer idea of the album and them as characters, they are kissing on top of a burnt out car with flames from a 'city burning'. This phrase is used in a few of the albums songs, the album art work uses good imagery to link in with the songs, this will give the audience a clearer Idea of what the album is about., this could also be used to get the message across of finding peace amongst the bad. This also now tells us that they are more than likely in a riot.
