This digipak for the Coldplay album Viva La Vida uses a style emulating its central theme of freedom and revolution. Taking the spanish title which translates to 'Live the Life", the front cover is an 1830 painting of the French revolution titled "Liberty Leading the People" by Eugene Delacroix, complete with the image of the figure Liberty facing a French flag in a battlefield. The title is painted over the top roughly and with other accompanying spatters of white paint, reflecting the rebellious theme further whilst also tying the historical elements to the 21st century.
The text and font on the back cover and one of the inside panels is a continuation of the theme, resembling gold engraving with an old-fashioned font and a formal, minimal design.
As the band don't appear on the front cover or other panels, one interior panel is dedicated to showing all 4 members of the band in performance on stage. The use of pictures of the band in performance befits the indie rock genre where the music is the key focus rather than the band members, so the grittier photos inside are more befitting than, say, a photoshoot image of the band.
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