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

2. As pink Floyd wasa 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 On the back cover we can see the same image but flipped
going in all directions. Red, blue, yellow, orange, green and purple over. This draws a lot more focus to the design rather than
make up the beams of light coming off from different angles. This is a the tracks. However linking back to the idea of society
very abstract and vibrant design, iconic in its own way via the use of being un-equal, the reason for it being flipped over may be
simple colours. The track listing along with record labels can be found that they want to see a change. With track titles such as
to the right of the CD.In my ancillary I will involve the record label on „Money‟, „On the run‟ and „Us and them‟ it reflects their
the CD however I will not include the track titles. This is because in my ideology of a poverty stricken and corrupt world we live in
opinion I think it looks cluttered and unorganised. and how the band have addressed this issue.

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
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expressive way. The album cover is trying 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. The back cover for this album replicates the front with another piece of
This makes the CD very unique as it is a piece of art itself, Squires artwork. A section has been highlighted for the track listing
no writing is needed just the image that he has created. separate to the art work. This is because again they wanted to maximize
This links in with the front and back cover making the the awareness of his work and give is a continuous theme throughout. My
album feel like one item. This differs to most CDs as it design will be similar in the way that it will not differ very much throughout
has a colourful vibrant design on it; this adds personality in terms of design colours and fonts. Sticking to similar colours the blue and
to the album and style. Squire‟s designs are very abstract white help the song titles to stand out and made easy to read, I have
and creative; it reflects both his personality and the style considered this when coming to create my ancillary as I will use colours that
of experimental music the Roses create. make it easy to read and visible.