Conventions of CDs.

1. Artist’s Name
The name of the artist is always
the biggest piece of writing on the
album cover. The name usually
appears either in front or behind
the main image of the artist so
that the two are shown together.
This helps the audience identify
the artist without having to look at
the main image as some artists
are only be recognisable by their
name and not their face. On this
album cover, the artist’s name,
Selena Gomez is horizontal
across the album cover, making it
the very first thing you see. It is
coloured pink which is a
conventional colour used within
the pop music genre.
Main Image
The main image always
covers the whole of the CD cover.
This makes it easy for the audience
to identify who the artist is. It can
also be used to give the audience an
insight in to what the songs on the
album will be like. For example,
Selena Gomez looks glamourous on
her front cover, covered in jewels
and wearing shiny clothing. This
could tell the audience that the
songs on her album will be about her
glamourous lifestyle and living
luxuriously.
Album Name
The album name will
always be on the front
cover of a CD as this is
what the album will be
known as instead of being
known as ‘the 3rd album by
this artist’. The album
name is usually in a
smaller font than the
artist’s name as the album
is more likely to be
recognisable by the artist’s
name, not the name of the
album.

2. Barcode
The barcode always
appears on the back
cover of the album. This
is what is scanned in
order for someone to
buy the album at a store.
List of Songs
The list of songs that
are featured on the
album always appear
on the back. This is
so the audience know
what they can expect
to hear if they buy the
album. A person may
have heard a
particular song from
the artist that they
enjoyed, they will be
able to see that the
song features on the
whole album and will
therefore be
persuaded to buy it.
Record Label
The record label that the
artist belongs to will
always be shown on the
back cover of the album.
This lets the audience
know who the music
belongs to and most often
appears next to a small
paragraph addressing
copyright rules.
Image
Some back covers have
a main image of the artist,
however not all of them do.
This album has an image of
Selena Gomez on the back
cover that shows her in the
same outfit as the in the
main image on the front cover.
This creates a consistent
theme throughout the digipak
which makes it look more
attractive.

3. Main Image
Album Name
Artist’s Name

4. List of Songs
Barcode
Record Label
Copyright