This is my analysis of David Bowie's album cover 'Aladdin Sane'

1. The artist (David Bowie) is shown
on the front of the album. He has a
lightning bolt across his face and
also has his hair up and dyed red.
This could be to represent the
artists unique style of music as
many of his songs were unusual for
the time they were made in the
1970s and 80’s. The make up and
look that the artist is wearing is very
iconic and is easily recognised, this
would make the album stand our
and be remembered by people who
had seen it making them more
inclined to buy it.
The name of the artist can be
seen in the top right hand corner,
so that when people are flicking
through albums they see the
name first. The name of the
album is at the bottom and both
titles are written in capital letters
as well as having a mix of colours
so that it fits in with the style of
the album.
The album does follow the rule
of three. This design technique
splits the square space of the
album into a top, middle and
bottom. The name of the artist
and the publishers logo are
placed at the top, the artist is
placed in the middle and the
album name at the bottom. This
means that the mind can easily
identify each item and it’s
importance.
Overall the album has a very
simplistic design. It uses an
iconic look by representing
the artist in this flashy and
bold look, as well as using
capital letters so the text
stands out. Everything is
designed to leave an
impression on the listener so
that they remember the
album.