This document discusses and compares the album covers of several popular bands. It describes key elements included on the front, inside, and back covers such as the band and album names, pictures representing the theme or location of the music, and lists of songs. Common design techniques are noted, like using simple backgrounds to make other elements stand out and including continuity between the different sides of the cover through matching art styles or themes.

2. 101854074930The use of the guns and of the roses, which is the symbol of the band, suggest that they are trying to say that the album belongs to them, like they have stamped the album cover and is now their property.It also allows the audience to see straight away through the use of semiotics that this is Guns n Roses.This is the front album cover of the greatest hits from the Guns n Roses. As you can see there is some similarities through the way that the album cover was done.

3. The use of a picture of an empty highway makes the audience connect the two things together. Therefore showing the message to the audience of the album name “Lost Highway”.This is Bon Jovi’s album cover for Lost Highway, as you can see there are similarities between this album cover and the other two.1148080140335

4. This is Bon Jovi’s album cover for Lost Highway, as you can see there are similarities between this album cover and the other two.

5. Also the use of a car shows us that they have been travelling long distances.

6. This is similar to the world famous Beetle’s album cover from Abbey Road.

7. This is our inside cover. This shows the two band members (the singer and guitarist) crossing the road as to show that they are on their way to the discount store.This is Guns n Roses inside cover for the album Apatite for Destruction819150-574675

8. The use of the cartoon images has been used throughout the covers.

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10. The use of the receipt again links into the discount store theme and name, this allows the audience to make the connection from each picture to make a strong connection to the album name.The use of a simple background with just a simple image is very common within albums. Including the band’s name on the back cover. With a simple background.This is our back cover; it shows the singers hands on a receipt which contain the song list.The use of the cartoon effect is again used to allow continuity.914400-571500

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12. This is Aerosmith’s back cover for the album Rocks, this also contains the song list.Also the band’s name is on the back with the simple background that helps the rest of the text to stand out.

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14. This is Arctic Monkey’s back cover for the album Humbug. Within this back cover we see that there is again the album name and the artist’s name, also including the song lists.

15. Also the use of another plain background