Album Cover And Poster Ideas

Kanye West Graduation Digipak

The writing on the front cover is very bright and eye catching, all of the colours on the front are similar but use different tones and tints, this makes the cover very eye catching and instantly noticeable, as a result more people are likely to pick up and buy this album.

The text which is very noticable is 'KanYeWest GRADUATION', it is located at the top of the cover slightly to the right. another noticeable feature about the album title is the 'Y' in 'Kanye' is a capital  instead of a lowercase. "Graduation" is also in all capitals, this is done to emphasise the title, there is also synergy between the title and the album artwork, the cover contains people celebrating their graduation.

Kanye's music is Hip Hop, the album cover clearly shows this as Hip Hop tends to be very colourful, lively and flamboyant. the mixture of vibrant colours shows this.

At the bottom left of the cover there s a forewarning "PARENTAL ADVISORY: EXPLICT CONTENT" this is used to warn the buyer that there is mature content in the album and may not be suitable for a young audience. 

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Right Place Right Time Olly Murs Digipack

The front cover of the digipack depicts a photo of Olly Murs, his name and the name of the album. It has done in a clear simple but fun font that is easy the read. The artist himself is centre of the cover with his name a the top left corner, this draws attention directly to Olly. 

The Background is light blue with the title in white written in different style fonts, 'Right Place, Right Time' is also the name of one of the albums songs which was also released as a single, this is a good way of marketing that single. 
The artist is dressed in very simple but fashionable clothing, this and the use of light colours in the background gives us an idea of the genre of music (pop). This is a very typical style choice for a pop artist. 

The back cover of the album has a listing of all of Olly's songs which are on the album and which disc they're on, All the companies that were involved in producing and distributing Olly's album and the date the album was released. The back of the album also follows the same styling and colours as the front, in the background are all of Olly's songs in a white font. The style of the font is very stereotypical for a pop artist/group.

Green Day 21st Century Breakdown Digipak Analysis

On the front cover we can see two people kissing, fans of Green Day will instantly recognise these people as they are characters from the music videos of this album. Christian and Gloria. This will automatically draw existing fans in to buying the album.

At the top of the cover you have the bands name drawn in graffiti, this can give new people to the band an indication to the genre of music. graffiti and destruction is often associated with punk and rock genre, its a very anti government and  follows anarchy and rebels against the systems.
The title of the album "21st Century Breakdown" suggests that the songs on the album are all about problems and the breakdown of society in the modern age.

The images on the cover have a very 'Banksy' look to them which also suggests further that the album is about the fall of modern day society as a lot of Banksy's art depicts that message.
Red and Orange graffiti spray colour theme further suggests that this is a punk rock album as they are stereotypical colours of punk rock music.

The cross in the R that is in the bands name might suggest the non conformity message the band has, they are not conforming to the government or certain trends.
The light around the couple kissing looks like a torch’s light, this could be implying that the two characters in the videos for the album criminals, outlaws, rioters etc.

The back cover of the digipak contains the whole play list of the album, the song titles carry a similar theme as the title of the album.
We can see the full image of  Christian and Gloria which now gives us a clearer idea of the album and them as characters, they are kissing on top of a burnt out car with flames from a 'city burning'. This phrase is used in a few of the albums songs, the album art work uses good imagery to link in with the songs, this will give the audience a clearer Idea of what the album is about., this could also be used to get the message across of finding peace amongst the bad. This also now tells us that they are more than likely in a riot.

Sven E Carlsson

Sven E Carlsson believes there are two categories that a music video can fall into, Performance and Conceptual.

Performance videos are when you are able to see the artist sing and dance throughout the music video.

Carlsson believes the performer is often made into a materialisation 'commercial exhibition' this where the artist is made into almost selling something; someone that fans of the artist will aspire to
be. These scenes are often extremely high in quality.


Conceptual Videos are videos where you watch something other than the artist, Story telling.

Another type is the televised brad, the artist will be telling a story and will use on screen imagery instead of personal images.

The final type is elctronic shaman, sometimes the artist is 'invisible' and only their voice that anchor the visuals.

Britpop Blur

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Punk Rock- Green Day Analysis

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