This is Laura Marling's album cover, she produces folk music and acoustic music. On the album cover, a quirky font has been used, it looks as if it has been hand written. This gives the album a very personal feel (which will be particularly important to fans) and adds to Laura Marlilngs unique style of music.
The colour of the cover gives the album a very dated and vintage feel to it. The album doesn't have a picture of the artist of it, just a drawing of her. This makes the album feel very artistic and creative, it also adds to the vintage effect. The fact that the album cover is fairly basic, consisting of just the artists name, the album title and a basic drawing of the artist. This intrigues people, leaving them wanting to know what the artist actually looks like and what she is about.
The album appeals to both males and females, as it uses neutral colours and is very basic. However, people may feel that it has a feminine edge, as it has a drawing of a female on it and the artist herself is female. From looking at the album cover, I feel that it appeals to ages 18+. This is because, it doesnt use many images or bright colours, which are seen as interesting for younger children. It has a mature feel to it, created by the vintage colour and drawing.
It uses the rule of thirds, with the drawing of her face using up one third of the cover. This suggests that the image is significant to the album. However, the title and artists name takes up almost two thirds. This show's it's dominant and is what audiences will be attracted to first. This is so that audiences know exactly what they album is, as this may not be clear by the drawing of Laura Marling.
It is clear from this album cover that Laura Marling has a close relationship with her audience, this is shown through the personal font used and her intimate drawing on the front cover.
It is clear from this album cover that Laura Marling has a close relationship with her audience, this is shown through the personal font used and her intimate drawing on the front cover.
I would like to use a personal font for my CD cover, as it think it's really important that audiences feel as though the album is personal to them. However, I would like to use a photograph for my cover, instead of a drawing. Although a drawing gives the album an artistic feel, I think a photograph can be much more striking and powerful.
Beyonce is an American Pop/Rnb singer and songwriter. Her album cover is very different to Laura Marling's. They are both of very different genres and therefore portray a completely different message through their album cover's.
Beyonce's album cover connotes glamour and sex appeal, which contrasts with Laura Marling's pure and artistic cover. Laura Marling's cover has a dated feel to it, whereas Beyonce's feels modern and new.
The reason this cover connotes glamour, is because of the sparkling diamond top and earrings that Beyonce is wearing. It makes the album sparkle and feel glamorous, it also draws the audiences attention straight to it. I will use this as an influence for my album cover, instead of using diamonds I intend to use glitter. I think it gives off a very feminine and glamorous feel and creates a very striking front cover image.
The cover also connotes sex appeal, this is shown through the clothing Beyonce is wearing. Having so much of her skin on show creates a sexual feel to the album cover. This has been used as Beyonce's music generally appeals to females, but by creating a sexual image it draws males to the album too creating a wider audience.
The font used on the cover is very modern, this gives a fresh feel to the album. It is a type of bubble writing, which can aslo be seen as child-like. Teenagers are a wide audience for Beyonce and this font appeals to this audience, whilst making the album feel very modern. This makes audiences feel her music is new and the type of music that should be listened to at this moment in time.
The album cover is very powerful, with the striking diamonds sparkling and a beautiful image of Beyonce. It is also powerful as Beyonce is giving eye contact, suggesting she is confident and passionate about her music. It also makes it feel as though the album is personal to her fans and this is her gift. The eye contact suggests she is looking out to her fans and thanking them. This gives female artists a strong and powerful representation, which I would like my album to portray. I will therefore use the idea of having an image of Dalia giving eye contact to create the same powerful and positive feel about female artists.
This is Ellie Goulding's album cover Bright Lights. I have decided to analyse this as I feel that it would fit perfectly with the fantasy aspect of my music video. This cover connotes fantasy and euphoria. Ellie's eyes are shut in this photo, suggesting she is in a state of euphoria and escaping to a fantasy land. The spots of light add to the fantasy aspect and create a more feminine feel to the album cover. The lights also link in with the name of the album 'Bright Lights'. I could use this for inspiration for my cover, as I would like Dalia to look as though she is ecaping to her fantasy land, this could be done by taking a photograph with her eyes closed. This will also entice audiences, this is because the lack of eye contact creates a sense of mystery to the audiences, leaving them wanting to know more.
The album also has a very spiritual feel to it. There is a bright light above Ellie's head, which represents heaven. This adds to the euphoric representation of the album and also creates a religious and spiritual cover. This suggests that Ellie's very passionate about music and her music is like a religion to her that she cannot live without. This indicates her strong dedication to her fans.
The pastel colours used on this album cover create a natural feel to it. This reflects Ellie's folk genre of music. The pastel colours also emphasise the bright lights and Ellie's face, drawing audiences attention to her. Ellie's name is written in bold letters and is central.This shows it's significance and means audiences will look at this first, so they're immediately aware of what the album is.
In my cover designs I intend to experiment with different fonts and I feel that the font used on this cover could work well with my album. The glowing colour used would work with my fantasy aspect and the boldness of it would aslo work well in informing audiences of the name of my album.
