Cd cover analysis

1. Title and name of the artist is
written using the same font and
size. This shows consistency and
it emphasizes the title. There is a
color scheme as well. This shows
that they have also thought
about the colors, positioning of
the title and the artist’s name. It
is placed on the top because
when a customer flicks through
CD's they can easily see this
information. The image is digitally
illustrated. This makes the it look
more creative and eye-catching.
The trucks
suggests that it is
a rest stop.
Some elements of rock is shown
through the tattoos on his arms
and the graffiti. This is counter
typical as this does not represent
country music. This could confuse
a customer who is looking to buy
this as they don’t clearly know
which genre of music this is.
Another convention is the
album title
Name of the artist and the musician is shown
here. This is a Convention.
This could be the artist or the
actor. His facial expression
suggests that he is upset. The
telephone suggests that he is
calling someone that he loves
and cares about. This links to
the title of the album.
The genre of this album is country.
This is shown through elements of
mise en scene. For e.g. the trucks
and his clothing. Codes such as the
payphone and the title of the album
suggests that the songs in this album
are about love and heartbreak. This
is stereotypical because country
music is typically about love.

2. This is the back cover. Here, you
can see information about the
track list such as the titles of the
songs, and how long the songs
are. These are conventions. The
font is the same as that of the
front cover. This information is in
bold as this is important and it
enables the customer to identify
and read this information easily.
This shows some information
about the people who were
involved in the production the
music.
You can also see information
about the record label of the
album such as the logo, PO box
and website.
This is a barcode. The
information in this barcode is
read using a barcode scanner in
order to monitor sales and the
order further supplies if needed.
The back cover is very different to
the front cover. It uses bright
colours such as green, blue and red
which suggests hope. However the
back cover uses dull colours. The
dominant used in this cover is a light
shade of brown which suggests
hopelessness. This image suggests
that the actor has left the telephone
like that because they are fed up of
calling.

3. This is one of the inside covers of the
album. Here, you can see some
information about the artist and the
musician such as PO box, email
address and their website. The fonts
and font sizes used on this side is the
same. All the information is also
located in the center. The font size is
small. This indicates that this
information is not very important.
Here you can see three trucks that are
similar to the ones on the front cover.
These are located at the bottom. The
colour used on this side is similar to the
colours used on the back cover. This
shows consistency and it also looks
visually appealing to a customer who is
looking to buy this.

4. This side cover shows the names of
the people who are involved in
producing the music and it also shows
what they did to help with the
production.
The picture of the trucks continues on
to this side cover and the color
scheme is also the same. The colour
looks faded and this gives it a worn
out feeling and the picture of the
truck indicates farm which
emphasizes the genre of this album