The document summarizes and compares the album covers of three pop artists: Madonna, Jessie J, and JLS. Key elements emphasized across the covers include close-up images of the artists to identify them, bold font and high contrast colors to make titles and names stand out, and imagery and design choices that represent the artists' styles and genres. Overall, the covers are analyzed to understand how they portray the artists and market the albums' content and evolution over time.

1. Scott Wells

2. Madonna-MDNA The colour gradient used across the image
creates a different dimension as Madonna is
known for when she was younger it is
almost a representation that she is back and
The overall look of is bringing her style of pop back to the
the album creates modern market.
a very edgy overall
look for the album
and what songs
are on it.
The close up of herself
allows the audience to
identify who exactly she
is.
The vivid colours
used are the
popular colours
which are
associated with
the genre of The bold title is in white
Pop, so it can be to stand our from the
clearly identified background so it is clear
as being part of to the audience. It still
that genre. withholds the line aspect
of which the larger
When comparing this album image does so it links the
cover to her past ones you two together.
can see that Madonna has
been modernised and has
adapted to the market that is
around today.

3. Jessie J – Who You Are The close up of Jessie J
indicates a part of her
style, edgy and
contemporary.
The contrasting colours
The overall look of of black and white have
the album is quite been used to really make
serious in a way due her stand on the cover so
to the actual image the album itself can be
used, accompanied seen amongst others and
by the colours. also makes her a
statement which can be
reinforced by the make
up used.
Even though the title
of the album is
The actual title of the album smaller than the
is ‘Who You Are’ which artists name, by it
almost justifies why she is being positioned
positioned the way she is. underneath the large
text you automatically
Name of the artist is bold and a
look at it when you
contrasting colour to make it
read the text above.
stand out more to the audience.

4. Despite the cover of the album looking quite
JLS - Evolution serious, the images still withhold that boy
band, pop feel. So you know that their music can
be predicted to be from the pop genre, which is
reinforced by previous songs released by the
band.
By having the title of the
album and the name of
the band in a striking
red, it allows it to pop
out of the
image, captivating the
audiences attention.
The mid close up of all
four boys allow the
audience to clearly
identify who is in the
band and also a little The name ‘Evolution’
bit of their own person almost feels like the
style due to the outfits group have grown and
that can be seen which have changed
can allow the audience accordingly to how the
to get a feel for what market has developed
the music on the to be.
album could be like.