2. The artists’ name is The colours that have been used in this is quite different as you don’t normally see a black album cover.
positioned in the top right There is also yellow/orange and pink artificial lights that have been used. This is quite unusual and
of the album cover. It is in different, the lights help to make the band members each stand out more.
white font, contrasting it
from the black background
The band members are all in
and helping to make it stand
different positions, doing
out a lot.
different thing. This helps to
make the cover varied and
The title of the album/single interesting. They are all pulling
is written underneath the different facial
band name. Again it is in a expressions, and it looks as if
white font, it stand out a lot they are playing live. They look
and is really clear to read. very passionate about their
music and look as if they are
enjoying what they are doing.
The inclusion of instruments
is something that stood out
They are all wearing black and
to me in this album cover. I
white clothing, a shirt and tie.
think it looks good, and
This helps to link the band
helps to show what they do
members together. Also, the
as a band. From this people
white shirt contrasts against
can tell what each members
the black background and
part in the band is.
really helps to make this band
member stand out.
I like the fact the drums take
up a fair bit of the cover. It
I like how the majority of the
clearly shows viewers that it
cover is taken up by the band
is a music album and from it
and their instruments and how
you know that in the music
the rest is this black lit up, kind
video there will be people
of distorted background.
playing the instruments. I
think that the inclusion of
instruments is quite a good From looking at this cover, I feel that I may consider using I like how their faces have been lit up by the
idea and I may consider the guitar as a prop in my album cover. Also, I think I may lighting, it draws viewers into looking at them. This
getting Jonny to hold the try experiment with making the background slightly especially is through the top two band members with
guitar for my album cover. distorted/blurred to make the people stand out more. the yellow light shinning down directly onto them.
3. The image has been taken so that the majority of the shot is of the The image used for this album cover is quite unique and different.
ground, and the top third is of the band walking. I like this works It is of the artists legs as they are walking along. They are all in
well and it allows room for the album name to clearly be written. different positions helping to make it more varied rather than
When taking my images, I must take into consideration where I them being all just stood along next to each other.
want the text to me positioned.
They are all wearing dark
I like the inclusion of the jeans, helping to show their
stones and I think it works connection with one another.
well to help portray the They look quite
natural environment. When fashionable, making them
taking images for my appeal to the target audience.
album, I am going to use
the environment
around, like bricks, stones The location is very natural, you
and trees for example. can see grass, leaves and
stones. This makes the album
The artist name and name have a very natural feel to it, a
of album is written in this conventions that many
black circle. It is positioned alternative rock covers have in
in the centre, making it common.
very eye catching. The
circle is sort of The image as a sort of sepia
transparent, you can see effect to it, I really like it and
the image in the think it looks good. By using
background behind slightly. different coloured filters, I think
it helps to make the image
The artist name is written in appear more interesting.
white font, it contrasts from
the black circle and is clear
and easy to read. The name The cover has a white border
of the album is written in around it, I think it works well
brown, this makes it link to and makes the cover more eye
the sepia tone of the image. I like the simplicity of this cover, it shows that a simple cover can be just catching. I may consider using a
They are written in the same as successful. I really like the sepia tone of the cover and may experiment border around my product.
font, creating a sense of using a sepia tone on my image. I also like the font consistency and think
consistency. that this work well to make the cover look consistent and professional.
