The album cover uses natural lighting and features the band at what seems to be a family birthday party, though the band members look like they're having more fun than the kids. This hints that the album has a fairly simple, uncomplicated sound rather than being adventurous. The only adults shown are the band members.

1. Lots going on the Dark colours uses, hints that the
album cover (lots of songs aren’t happy and uplifting Direct mode of
different colours address (eye contact)
used), hints that the
album is upbeat.
Rip down the centre
of her face plays on
with album name
‘cannibal’, could
potentially show how
she is like 2 different
Close up shows people
the emotion of the
Intense expression
singer
on the singers face
which is enhanced
by her having her
hands in her hair
Name in gold to
Album cover is very
enhance the dollar sign
similar to 50 cent’s curtis

2. The title looks as though it has
been scrawled on by hand
Dark background makes
Cd is aimed toward the white stand out more
fans as the album
cover doesn’t give
away the artist so
people unaware of
her wouldn’t buy it Cd cover is quite
bare as there is not
much too it
The diamonds are
representative of
drugs/smoking
R is signature for
rihanna – this is
the only symbol
Tattoo and diamonds shows that this to tell the
maybe a hip-hop cd audience that the
artist is rihanna

3. With a very busy album Text looks childish and cartoon-
cover the title doesn’t like, hinting that the album isn't serious
stand out, this is Direct mode of
unconventional address from 2
of the singers in
the group
Album cover doesn’t
relate to album
title, as the title refers
to zombies, aliens…
but the album cover
The only adults
shows a family
shown are the
birthday party.
band members
(excluding the
clown)
The album cover uses natural The band look like they are having
lighting, this hints that the album more fun than the kids, as if they’ve
isn't adventurous and is fairly simple crashed the party

4. Direct mode of address
The albums called
walking on a dream The band is
and everything pictured on what's
featured behind meant to represent
them is dream like. the sun to show
As the band is the that they are
biggest image in literally the empire
the frame it is as if of the sun.
they are on top of
everything (walking
on a dream)
The light behind the
bands name is
meant to represent
The crown the sun as the band
represents is called ‘Empire of
Serious facial expression
power, reinforcing the Sun’
hints that the album maybe
the ‘Empire’ in the
also be serious in tone
bands name

5. Text looks like a newspaper font
Quite plain album cover Looks like a
newspaper, as if
they are announcing
in the papers that it
Name of band is like is the end of the
the headline world
Direct mode of
Photo of the band
address from 2
look old/from a
of the members
newspaper
of the band
The way the members are dressed
Unconventional space left hints that the genre maybe alternative
or indie