This album cover uses photo manipulation techniques like those employed by Kanye West and Pharrell Williams to create a surreal image. The neutral colors and animation emphasis the indie genre. Though simple, the keyboard highlights the artist's passion for music while the messy room and wires create a sense of her distorted life. Small details about her life are meant to give the viewer a sense of her fun and relaxed personality to entice listeners without overstating her image.

1. The portrayal of
the wardrobe of Title is simple yet
this album clearly very edgy which
places emphasis on coincides with the
the whole concept of
alternative/indie the rough
genre this album is depiction.
This album cover is interesting as it highlights the moving technologies of the media. It is
evident that this cover was done with the assistance of photo-shop which allowed the whole
concept to be based upon the trend of animation, used by plently of contemporary artists such
as 'Kanye West' and 'Pharrell Williams (N*E*R*D), it makes the cover
surreal. The cover is simple, however, as they have stressed on the
animation and the neutral colours it makes a statement as we
understand the direction of the artist in terms of the target audience and
what will expect whilst listening to the CD. Having an image of the artist
as the central focus is a well known convention within musical albums as
we can form an identification with the artist, if we were to see her on a
music channel or in an interview we would be able to connect with her
as we have seen her face before. The keyboard on the far right of the
cover emphasises on the love and passion of music Ladyhawke has, it
is evident that music is her priority hence the mess in the room, the
wires creates a sense of confusion and a distorted image of her life. The
cover seems to entice the consumer into getting into the artists world,
perhaps she has a love for cats, computer consoles (controller on the
floor and she is playing with it) all of these images places an ideology, in this case it is the fun
and relaxed spirit of the singer, it all creates meaning and influence. This is deemed to be
such a success as the cover does not overstate the artist, it is simple, artistic and creative
which allow us to form an image of star persona and we create to an extent an opinion of her
music without listening to the whole album. Additionally with new artist, their début album is
usually their name, which makes it easier for the consumer to remember and to buy when
purchasing the album.