1. This album cover „We are the night‟ shows how the Chemical brother‟s The CD has a relatively simple design but consists of the themes on
predominantly play in night clubs and other events that occur at night. The the front cover. The chemical brothers „logo‟ is in the same font as on
name of the album can relate to the listeners as they are the consumers of the cover to keep it consistent. The song titles are placed around the
the performances that The Chemical Brothers provide. This is a good name
Town circumference of the CD to give it a boarder and also this helps you to
for the album as it is addressing the chemical brothers and the listeners in navigate the CD if you do not have the back cover. The record labels
the same statement making them feel involved with their music. When can be found at the bottom of the CD notifying what company
thinking of the title for my album I will consider what will relate to my target produced and distributed the music, this is common on most albums
audience, the things that you would expect to see on a night out and or singles and it is something that I will include in my product.
conventions of the genre.
The abstract designs are continued on the back with more images of stars
The star constellation and rocky moon design highlights the themes of the
and clouds. The scattered feel makes it seem like it is space that you are
album as it is setting an abstract scene at night. Abstract designs are seen
looking into with the song titles in the distance. The darker colours make
to be common within the dance music genre in its entirety. This is because
the songs stand out more against the background and also it is clear that
the DJs that make the music are focused on the reaction of the crowd and
they are not trying to shove this in your face as they are in an orderly format
less of the perception of how they are seen unlike mainstream artists. Also
and font. However the title of the album is again on the back but this time
it makes the album iconic and unique causing it to be diverse it from many
in a different font. The block type font brings the attention away from the
others.
song titles but onto the album name.

2. As pink Floyd was a very influential band of the 70s, 80s and still to this day; this album had many conspiracies as to what it actually
stood for. The title „Dark side of the moon‟ has said to have represented the mediocrity or a class system within the world. “Those with
no say or influence, we live on the dark side of the moon”. The very simple yet effective design of a prism reflecting colour has caught
the eye of many consumers and has become very famous used in thousands of reproductions and re-vamps with a modern edge yet
the same 3 piece design has stayed the same. The text “Pink Floyd Dark side of the moon” is in the top right hand corner in a very
neat manner. It is clear to see as it contrasts with the background however it is very simplistic. Keeping my ancillary design simple is
key to an effective product; therefore I need to consider what will be a good use of images and text yet eye-catching.
The CD design is very unique as it has the colours from the prism going
On the back cover we can see the same image but flipped over. This
in all directions. Red, blue, yellow, orange, green and purple make up the
draws a lot more focus to the design rather than the tracks. However
beams of light coming off from different angles. This is a very abstract
linking back to the idea of society being un-equal, the reason for it
and vibrant design, iconic in its own way via the use of simple colours.
being flipped over may be that they want to see a change. With track
The track listing along with record labels can be found to the right of the
titles such as „Money‟, „On the run‟ and „Us and them‟ it reflects their
CD. In my ancillary I will involve the record label on the CD however I will
ideology of a poverty stricken and corrupt world we live in and how the
not include the track titles. This is because in my opinion I think it looks
band have addressed this issue.
cluttered and unorganised.

3. To the right is a compilation of the very best of the stone roses. They were a very influential band throughout the
90s that started off their own unique style in music. The creator of this piece of art was a band member himself,
John Squire. His artwork has adorned the singles, album covers and promotional posters for his and the Stone
Roses' music. In the late 1980s and through to the 90s, Squire's artistic style was heavily influenced by the action
painting technique of Jackson Pollock. Also the heavy drug use at this time throughout the music industry might
have given Squire some psychedelic inspiration to use paints in such an expressive way. The album cover is trying
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to maximise awareness of Squires art fully as the title is only in a small font placed at the top. In my ancillary task I
will attempt to create something similar with its own abstract style, possibly an obscure image or the use of vibrant
colours.
John Squire
Again we have another of Squires art pieces as the CD. This makes
The back cover for this album replicates the front with another piece of Squires artwork. A
the CD very unique as it is a piece of art itself, no writing is needed
section has been highlighted for the track listing separate to the art work. This is because
just the image that he has created. This links in with the front and
again they wanted to maximize the awareness of his work and give is a continuous theme
back cover making the album feel like one item. This differs to most
throughout. My design will be similar in the way that it will not differ very much throughout
CDs as it has a colourful vibrant design on it; this adds personality to
in terms of design colours and fonts. Sticking to similar colours the blue and white help
the album and style. Squire‟s designs are very abstract and creative;
the song titles to stand out and made easy to read, I have considered this when coming
it reflects both his personality and the style of experimental music
to create my ancillary as I will use colours that make it easy to read and visible.
the Roses create.