2. The background image of the album
cover is a close up on her face, this The artist for this album cover is
betrays that all attention is wanted on Rihanna, Her eye contact is looking
her. The colour of Rihanna’s hair and down from the camera, giving her that
lips in a bold red attracts even more needed edge and mysterious feel that
attention. matches her music genre. Because
the design of her album cover is so
simple, it allows her fans to use their
inspiration about her music. Her
album in general you could say is
The font of the album is goes very un- quite fashion orientated because of
noticed in the colour white against the the beauty.
tones of her skin, hair and makeup.
There is no actual name of who’s album
this is, by Rihanna's face being the
main concentration we are lead to think
that we should just know by the picture
that this is her album.

3. The artist for this cover is Nicki
A soft pink is used as it is a Minaj, her eye contact is looking up
feminine color. The lighting is also towards the camera, which again
soft to correspond with this theme portrays that Barbie fixed type look.
of pink. The flowy like material in the
background makes her as a person
look smaller, which is n fashion
these days to look thin. Her shoes
Nicki, is on the front of the cover is match the colour of her hair, and
portraying the idea that she is background image colour.
Barbie like, the word ‘Pink’ is
actually in the branded Barbie font,
nothing is natural about this image
of Nicki, it is very fake based.
The background image is all pink and white very
feminine and attention seeking like, her legs look
ten times longer than her body and out of
proportion with her body being Barbie like.

4. The background image is The bands name is in a
showing a round shape, the bigger font than the
Same shape as an old record album name showing
The main background image the importance of the
Is coloured yellow and beige but band in general.
theyhave used in the middle of Digipacks sell the bands
the cover a lot of colours such or artist as a whole
as green, purple, yellow, orange, rather than just a single
Red and blue and many more to and is far more effective
attract potential buyers of the and has better outcome
albums attention. values for the band in
advertisement.

5. The contrast of the
Here the bands name is in a background image all
larger font than the album name natural of grass and
to show that the band is the
most important part of this CD
trees against a harsh
cover, the name most be will red modern piece of
known and that is a main part of furniture is confusing,
why people buy the album, we almost expect
because paramore are a well someone to be sitting
known popular successful band. on the piece of
furniture. The red
amongst the natural
colours is bold which
will attract attention.

6. The name of the band is in the
biggest font that features of The background of the
the album cover. This makes it album cover is a pale,
the first thing the buyer sees. creamy beige. This
It is also the most important allows everything else
part of the cover because its of the design of the
what identifies who’s album it album to stand out
is. The lettering is all in capitals and also so the
to attempt to be bold and eye background is not
catching. distracting.
The background image
of this album cover has
The other piece of text is the
no relevance to the
name of the album, this is in a
name to the album
smaller font and a different color
name or the band name.
than the band name. This is to
This image is part of the
make the band name stand out
design to make the
the most but the name of the
album look more
album is still important and is
interesting to potential
still recognizable on this
buyers. The placement
particular album cover.
of the image is central
which makes it the
middle of attention.

7. The background of
This is the album of a this album colour is
band called The Black a plain black, this is
Eyed Peas. Their album
cover as you can see is so the hologram
very modern and is a design stands out
hologram of the main the most. The
singer in the band. The
colours used are different
hologram is the
tones of black, white, main attraction of
green and grey. The font this particular
of the band name is album cover and it
bigger than the name of
the album so that the represent how the
majority of the attention band are a modern
is on the band name as band.
that is what identifies
who's album it is.

9. The information in
This particular advert is text is very easy to
very bold and attracts understand, it is bold
attention in many ways. and simple but still
The main image of this stands out among the
advertisement is the rest of the bold design
artist herself, this lets of the advert. A
people know what she strange thing I noticed
looks like which is an is that the record
interest of fans. The labels name is not
font of the album name present on this
and the name of the particular advert,
artist is very bold and in which is normally
a unique font. This will included in typical
help it stand out from album adverts. Not
the rest of the adverts many colours are used
in the magazine. in this advert but the
boldness of the design
lets it stand out on its
own without much
colour.

10. The main image on this
The layout is quite simple,
advert is a picture of a cat
with all the text being
with wide eyes and a
centered but has a slight
crown on its head. This is
slant to it to give it an
a strange image, which
edgy feel. The only colours
does attract the eye. The
used in this advert are
band name is the in the
black, grey, white and a
largest, most bold font
ting of light green which is
along side the name of
the cats eyes. Even though
the album in a smaller
all the colours are quite
text. The rest of the text
dull the whole design is
on the advert is smaller
quite unique and eye
than the band name and
catching.
the album name and the
context is the dates and
locations that Two Door
Cinema Club are touring.

11. The colours of this album
advert make it very eye The text ‘The Band of The
catching. The image of the Summer’ is a quote from
band members sitting on the Observer newspaper.
the beach give the It also says the album is
advertisement a relaxed out for sale now but not
feeling. The down point much other information
about this advert is that it that that. The record
may be too relaxed, there is label for this band has
a lack of text information. not been mentioned in
The text that is present on the advertisement. The
this advertisement of the layout is very simple but
band album is bond and every aspect of this
does stand out from the advert works together
rest of the design. and is a bold and eye
catching design.

12. This is an advertisement for A HMV logo is in the corner as
Jamie.T Kings & Queens. This an example of where to buy
advertisement is simple with the album from, HMV would
the main image taking up the of probably of paid money to
majority of the album cover. have their institution
This gets the album across advertised as first choice to
visually straight away to the buy the album. The only
audience so if they see the other text is a website and
album in a shop they will MySpace page for Jamie T so
recognize the cover image that if audiences are
straight away. It is also useful to interested they can research
attract the audiences attention him and his music further.
with the bright coloured text Overall I think this is a very
standing out on the black effective advertisement as it
background. The smaller text is successfully persuades
a five star review which gives audiences to take notice of
the album creditability to the the album without using too
audience and will persuade much text and information
them to buy it. which may put the audience
off.

13. The text of this
The design around
advertisement is very
the band name and
simple and there is not
album name is very
much information
artistic and
other than that the
represents the bands
album it out now and
name, the
the three hit singles
background colour of
that the album
this advert is a bland
includes. The
off white colour but
information also says
this allows the design
the album is available
around the band
for download or CD.
name to stand out
The Album name is the
more with the
in the biggest font of
contrasts of greens. I
the design with the
think this advert is
album name ‘The Best
very eye catching and
of’ being smaller.
the design around
the band name is
very interesting.

14. The title of the band
The background of
‘Basement Jaxx’ is the text
this a black
in the largest font. It is also
background with a
the most colorful part of
star in the skies
the album advertisement.
design. There is also a
The name of the album is
scribble of pink
in a slightly smaller font
creeping over the
and is just a simple white
advert from the left
colour. There is not much
hand side. This
text information on this
advertisement is very
particular album advert the
bold and the bold
only information provided
colours pink, yellow
is the release of the album
green blue and black
date, tour dates and the
make the advert very
record label. The main
eye catching which
image of this album is a
will attract potential
picture of a gorilla
buyers for the album.
munching on a piece of
plant. This is quite strange.