This document analyzes and summarizes several album covers. It discusses the use of black and white imagery and simple designs on covers that draw attention to key elements like band names and album titles. Simplicity and contrast are highlighted as communicating bands' sounds and messages effectively. Shocking or provocative imagery is described as suitable for bands with political messages or targeting alternative audiences. Key visual elements are interpreted as representing themes in the music, like aggression or longevity in a career.

1. Media CD research
Album cover analysis

2. On this CD cover Diamond eyes …For example the
we do not view the primary colour
whole image, this scheme of black and
draws our white is not one
attention to the often used to make
face of the owl and an image striking
its eyes which are a but here it adds to
visual metaphor boldness of design.
tying in with the
title. The straight hard
The over all edged font does
simplicity of the not detract
design is almost a attention from the
juxtaposition of image but insures
the bands sound the next thing you
and allows it to be see is band name.
eye catching and
draw people in….

3. …Continued
The use of a nocturnal
creature as the central image
would appeal to the target
audience of alternative music
listeners as the alternative
label implies and interest in
darkness.
I like this CD cover due to its
contrast of light and
darkness, and its simplicity,
as this communicates the
bands own contrast in sound
between quiet and loud. It
also paints a picture of
people who are only
concerned with making good
music

4. Ex-Lives
On this CD cover a …as a band who
live action shot Is focuses heavily on
used, this benefits it their lyrics and their
greatly as these message, a no
images help even nonsense approach
more to convey the to imagery
emotions in this encourages people to
scene. The urgency listen in an effective
and aggression are way.
representative of the
songs on the album.
The colour scheme of
Once again the shocking pink on
album cover is very black and white once
simply designed, again draws your eye
with the album title to the band identity,
background and and makes it almost
band logo as the impossible to ignore
only images
featuring…

5. …Continued
This CD appeals to its target I like this CD cover as I The lettering used for
audience as from the offset think it sends a message of the album title is
it starts about recreating the longevity of this bands incredibly
the feelings of the songs on career and the loyalty of its representative of the
the record. It represents following as the whole punk style, it looks
urgency and anarchy, the band name is not even almost lazily scribbled
target audience being of mentioned, I also on as if it’s a demo
the hardcore punk appreciate its simplicity track as a pose to a full
community , this is a very album.
suitable message.

6. Rage against the machine
Rage against the … as this is meant to
machines chosen album convey a strong sense of
image is another live political awareness to you
action shot, it is also one and a rage which is
of historical importance, named in the title.
presenting how the band The design of the album
tackles past ,present and title on this cover is at
future political issues. the bottom of the page
The image is raw in its making it the last thing
message and meaning you see and making you
and the flames have focus on the image and
connotations of anger its message as a pose to
and passion to suit the the bands involvement.
bands style of play , and The blocks of hard
the motivation of most black could be
of their songs being mimicking those used
political issues that they in documents to hide
feel strongly on… text.

7. …continued
The image its self a It targets an
I like this cover for its shock
shocking one, which is audience who do
factor and once again un-
highly suitable as part not want easy
egotistical approach to imagery,
of spreading their listening as rap
conveying a deepness in the
political message metal is a hybrid
music and possibly a better
would be to shock genre of two
quality of song content.
people, the sometimes
challenging controversial
photograph would genres. Its black
provoke the reaction and white editing
they want and connotes a need
communicate their to read between
stance as a politically the lines.
driven band