Rihanna “Loud”:
The image used for this album cover is of the artist herself. An extreme close up of her face is used, allowing us to see every detail. Her eyes are closed which contrasts with the title of the album which is “Loud” as she doesn’t look like she is anywhere load, it looks more like she is somewhere serene. She is completely flawless in the image and represents the artist as very glamorous but at the same time powerful.
Colour:
The artist is wearing bright red lipstick with red hair to match. The red is very striking and vibrant which immediately catches your eye. Her skin tone against the red really makes it stand out and to an extent a very “LOUD” colour putting emphasis on the title. Also having no background to the picture and there just being black in the spaces where there would be a background makes the “LOUD” red dominate the image.
Text:
There is very minimal text on this cover. Most albums have the name of the artist as well as the name of the album on the front, but on this album there is the title of the product. Using the word “LOUD” for the title makes it memorable because it is only a four letter word, which is in a way better than having a long sentence because it won’t be a big enough hook for the target market. The word itself is in capitols and a thin font which contrasts with the name as it is not bold, but never the less stands out on the background image.
Image:
The back cover image features the artist in a more vulnerable state, sitting with her head to the floor and is a mid shot. This completely reverses the impression we got from the front cover. I feel that the designer worked well to balance the vibrant front with the subtlety of the back cover and is good representation of the music featured on the album, as some songs are powerful and others are emotional. The artist is to one side to allow the designers room to put the text and the image has a heavy tint of pink to it.
Colour & Text:
As I said before the image has a heavy pink tint to it, but still has the colours of her clothes and accessories showing through. The text is a slightly darker shade of pink, to make it stand against the background for readers to see clearly and the text goes down the right hand side. On the bottom is information including record labels and producers of the album, copyright warning and company logos all in white and finally there are two strips to go in the sides of the album one pink and one red, which has both the artist name and album title.
Aloe Blacc“Good Things”:
Front:
The image is a mid-shot placing the artist in the centre of the cover. There is a slight low angle to the image giving him a sense of authority. He is smartly dress which compliments the smooth blues music featured on the album. The stance he is in makes him look like he is about to do something, like performing etc. The fact he is smartly dressed gives him his own style and will appeal to the target audience.
Colour:
There is not a great deal to talk about when it comes to colour. The colours are not bold but instead have a vintage look to them. His suit is white and summery as are all the colours such as his bright orange tie which stands out against the white. The use of these colours put emphasis on the title “Good Things”.
Text:The text is very simple and basic, the use of the black and bold font is striking against the toned down colours elsewhere on the cover and portrays the importance of having the name of the artist and album stand out on the page.
Back:
On this particular back cover there is no image. Instead the back cover is very basic and simple. In my opinion I find the back a bit boring and as if not a lot of effort has gone into it. The background is an off white/grey, which allows the text to stand out. All the text is centralised with the name of the artist name and album title heading the track listing in the same colour and bold font which was featured on the front. The track listings are not in a list but have numbers before each track corresponding to the number that song is on the cd. The rest of the text is copyright information, producers, record labels and logos which is also in black along with all the other text.
Gavin Degraw “Free”:
Front:
I like this album cover for its simplicity. The artist is shown at a piano to give the audience an idea of what the music may be like on the album, the image is almost a silhouette of the artist which is really nice. It is a long shot with the main focus of the image to the right of the cover. The artist is wearing what look like casual clothes, giving him his own style and portraying a laid back attitude.
Colour & Text:
The artists name is in bold font and coloured black to make it stand out on the white background. The album name is a different font looking more as if it has been written on the cover, also the colour is a turquoise colour which is the same as the tinted shadow the piano player has. The cover is dark but that is broken up by the turquoise and the white, the fact we can’t see the artists face and its very dark creates an element of mystery. Unfortunately I feel this is a bad use of colour on an album cover as it is not very eye catching and bland
Back:
Colour & Text:
The setup of the back cover is interesting, its design is as if it’s been written on paper and then stuck on, with lines and squiggles etc. The background is off white with a dusting of grey in places matching the background colour of the front. Each track name is in bold, black font the same as the artist name on the front and the numbers of the tracks are like the text of the album title on the front. Other information featured on the back includes the promoters, copyright warning, record labels and logos. Similar to the front it is very bland.
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