2. Simple colour scheme;
White, black, brown and
blue.
Text is simple and thin, very
common with this genre,
doesn’t overpower the image
of the artist.
The handwritten style for his
name is to make it seem as if
he has signed the cover
making it more personal to
each individual that buys it.
The windows here are very over-exposed to create essentially a white
backdrop. This helps keep the attention on the artist by not having anything
to look at elsewhere, but also the colour white has connotations with
positivity and perfection.
The photo has been
taken from a low angle
which is uncommon for
this genre, but is
effective here as it
emphasises the fact
that he is a solo artist
that writes for
himself/plays
instruments himself.
This idea is accentuated
by the lack of props in
the shot easily keeping
the focus on him.
The clothing
choice is quite
casual which is
something his
audience can
relate to.
3. The typical Singer/Songwriter album cover features the artist in a fairly simple manner,
often having their face central, sometimes with their main instrument or some sort of
alteration;
For instance, with the famous Ed Sheeran album “+”, it is just his face, but it has been altered to
white and an orange overlay, to make the image more striking and eye catching but still
putting the emphasis on the artist to get the public familiar with them as much as possible to
increase their popularity and record sales.
Some album covers focus more on catching the eye of the public and have illustrations
relevant to the albums’ title, or have interesting bold pictures sometimes with some
photo manipulation.
One manipulated photo is the cover for “English Rain” by Gabrielle Aplin, where she is running
across a beach which is entirely back and white bar the umbrella she is holding onto, which has
been altered to be multi coloured.
4. The text placement does vary but is rarely seen across the centre of the cover as this
tends to be reserved for an image of the artist or avoiding ruining the artwork.
The most common placing for the artist name and album title appears to be central
across the top or in a bottom corner depending on the image used. The text placement
and font must complement the image or it will seem unbalanced and poorly constructed.
The colour schemes appear to be quite simple with quite a limited range of colours and
shades. Blues and greens are fairly common as are pale and pastel colours. This gives
them a soft and calm appearance, mirroring the genre of music and thus drawing in the
appropriate audience.
